# Write a concise executive summary for an audit report

Condenses a full audit report into a one-page summary with an overall opinion, key messages, and management commitments.

- Topic: Writing & Editing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-concise-executive-summary-for-an-audit-report

## Prompt

```text
Help me write the executive summary for an internal audit report.

**Audit area and objectives:** [WHAT we reviewed and why]
**Scope and period:** [IN and OUT of scope]
**Findings:** [PASTE titles, ratings, and short descriptions]
**Positive observations:** [what is working well]
**Management action plans:** [owner roles and dates]
**Overall rating scale:** [PASTE definitions, e.g. Satisfactory / Needs Improvement / Unsatisfactory]
**Readers:** [e.g. CFO, audit committee, business unit head]

Write:
1. **Overall opinion** - the rating and one or two sentences justifying it against the scale definitions.
2. **Why it matters** - the business impact in plain terms, 2-3 sentences.
3. **Key findings** - the most important 3-5 as one-sentence bullets, highest risk first, each linking to the business consequence.
4. **What is working well** - 1-3 genuine positives, specific not generic.
5. **Management's commitments** - headline actions and target dates.
6. **Themes** - any pattern across findings (e.g. ownership, manual processes, system limitations).

Rules:
- One page maximum (about 350 words).
- No audit jargon without explanation; write for a busy executive.
- The opinion must be consistent with the findings and the rating scale - flag if it is not.
- Use only the facts I gave you; mark gaps [ADD].
```

## What to fill in

- WHAT we reviewed and why
- IN and OUT of scope
- PASTE titles, ratings, and short descriptions
- what is working well
- owner roles and dates
- e.g. CFO, audit committee, business unit head
- ADD

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