Presenter:
Marc R. Roy, CPA, has over 15 years of experience in auditing and accounting, with a focus on governmental accounting.  In addition to auditing governments, he has also served as the out-sourced business manager and comptroller for towns, counties, and schools across the state.  From these two roles, he has gained the unique experience of being on both sides of an audit – as both an auditor and an auditee.  He is the owner of Blue Star Accounting and Advising whose mission is to help governments better serve their citizens by enhancing their accounting and business management processes through consulting, training, and comptroller services.

Who Should Attend:
Town Managers, Finance Directors, Treasurers, and Business office staff.

Course Description:
Preparing for an audit (and going through an audit) can be very stressful for a town’s finance staff.  Often, staff members don’t know what to expect, don’t fully understand what the auditor is doing or why the auditor is asking for certain items, misunderstand their and the auditor’s respective roles and responsibilities, and generally feel unprepared to help the audit go smoothly or to make improvements for future audits.  This workshop aims reduce that stress by explaining roles and responsibilities, the overall objective of audits and what auditors need to render an opinion, and how to efficiently organize supporting documentation and have it ready to go before the auditor even contacts the town.

Course Topics:
What an Audit Is and Isn’t
To properly prepare for an audit, you must first have a clear understanding of the audit’s objective, what your role is, and what you’re responsible for.

How Auditors Conduct an Audit
You’re going to be able to prepare for an audit more efficiently and effectively if you have a good understanding of how an auditor carries out an audit and what the auditor will be looking for.

Preparing for the Audit
With the above knowledge in hand, you can engineer your processes and techniques to make preparing for an audit a lot easier and a lot less stressful

During and After the Audit
Your role and responsibilities don’t end once the financials and supporting documents are with the auditor.

Cancellation:
Cancellations must be submitted using this Cancellation form https://www.memun.org/Training/Cancellations to cancel your registration for an event. Cancellations received before 3/6/26 will be assessed a $15 administrative fee for processing. Cancellations received on/after 3/6/26 will be charged 50% of the course fee. Any registrant who does not attend and does not cancel their registration (i.e., no-show) and any cancellation received the day of the event will be charged the full registration fee. Registration substitutions are permitted for registrants within the same municipality/organization and will be assessed a $15 substitution fee. Please email wsreg@memun.org to request a registration substitution. Registration transfers to a future training offering are not permitted. Membership & Event Registration Questions can be directed to AGmemberservices@memun.org. All other questions related to the affiliate group can be directed to Educational & Affiliate Services at training@memun.org or 207-623-8428.

Certification:
Participants must check in at the beginning of the course. If you do not pick up your certificate after the class, you will not receive credit for attending. For attendees who must leave early for emergency situations; a determination will be made by the Professional Development Committee of the Executive Board as to the nature of the emergency and whether a sufficient portion of the course was covered to warrant certification credit. *Any member whose certification expires must attain their original certification again.

Disclaimer:
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