Write a program for auditing compliance of a law, regulation or policy. It should include an objective, scope and audit procedures. Select a law, regulation or policy that a company must be in compliance with from any industry. Research what is required for a company to be in compliance. Narrow down the requirements to a specific section of the law, regulation or policy.
The objective is formed by first determining what management is trying to acheive and then restating their objective by adding "To ensure..." or "To determine if...". In a compliance audit, management is trying to be in compliance with a law, regulation or policy. The auditor will ensure they are doing what is necessary to be compliant. Word the objective to the specific section being audited, not the entire law, regulation or policy.
The scope defines the section of law, regulation or policy being audited. It should include the time period of the audit (last 12 months, quarter, 2 years). what will be sampled and the sample size. Sample size may be made up but consider what you think would be reasonable to be competent and sufficient.
The audit procedures or steps should be specific and detailed clearly for an auditor to pick up and understand what action must be taken. An auditor does not perform management work, make management decisions or supervise client personnel so the steps are not a procedure manual of what management should be doing. The steps are written to ensure that each of the procedures that management should be doing is being performed. Do not use generalities such as, "Ensure the document was completed properly". The audit steps must define what properly is and what the auditor is looking for. A minimum of 8 steps is required.
The audit program must be your own work and not an altered program downloaded from the internet.