User Guide — Audit Manager

As an Audit Manager, you coordinate engagement execution, review audit work, manage your team, and ensure quality across engagements.

Your Role in AIIA

Area	Responsibility
Engagement Management	Create, scope, and manage engagements
Team Coordination	Assign auditors, monitor progress, resolve blockers
Quality Review	Review workpapers and findings before CAE approval
Planning Support	Help build annual plans and resource allocations
Client Communication	Manage PBC requests and client relationships
Report Drafting	Oversee report creation and initial review

Daily Workflow

Morning Checklist

1. Dashboard — Check engagement status cards for your team
2. Signoff Queue — Review pending workpapers submitted by auditors
3. PBC Tracker — Check overdue evidence requests
4. Findings — Review draft findings before management response
5. Notifications — Escalations, deadline alerts, AI suggestions

Key Tasks

Creating Engagements

1. Navigate to Engagements → + New (or use the Wizard for AI assistance)
2. Define scope linking to Audit Universe entities
3. Assign lead auditor and team members
4. Set timeline with milestones
5. Select methodology template

Reviewing Workpapers

When an auditor submits a workpaper for review:

1. Open the workpaper from the Signoff Queue
2. Review the content for:
   • Adequate scope coverage
   • Sufficient evidence linkage
   • Clear, objective conclusions
   • Proper cross-referencing
3. Approve or Request Changes with specific comments
4. Use AI Clarity Check to verify language quality

Managing Findings

1. Review draft findings from your team
2. Ensure CCCER components are complete
3. Validate severity classification
4. Send to management for response
5. Track remediation progress

PBC Management

1. Create evidence requests for audit clients
2. Set due dates and priority levels
3. Monitor response rates
4. Send reminders for overdue items
5. Accept or reject submitted evidence

Permissions Summary

Permission	Description
engagement:create	Create new engagements
engagement:update	Edit engagements
workpaper:review	Review and approve workpapers
finding:update	Edit findings
report:create	Create draft reports
pbc:manage	Full PBC management
plan:create	Help build annual plans

Tips for Success

1. Use the Engagement Wizard — AI pre-populates scope and test procedures
2. Set up PBC reminders — automatic reminder emails reduce follow-up burden
3. Review with AI — AI clarity check catches vague or biased language in workpapers
4. Track via dashboards — monitor team progress in real-time
5. Template everything — create engagement templates for recurring audit types