Audit Report Template

Overview

The Audit Report is the official record of the audit. It must be clear, concise, and accurate.

Key Sections

1. Executive Summary: A high-level overview for management.
2. Audit Details: Date, location, team, scope, criteria (copy from Plan).
3. Audit Findings:
   • Conformities: Good practices and strengths.
   • Nonconformities (NCs): Specific failures to meet a requirement. Must cite the exact clause/procedure and the objective evidence.
   • Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs): Suggestions that are not nonconformities.
4. Audit Conclusion: A statement on the overall effectiveness of the system.
5. Distribution: Who receives the report?

Writing Good Findings

• Criteria: What was required?
• Evidence: What was found?
• Finding: The gap between the two.

Example: “Contrary to Procedure X which requires daily checks, the logbook for Machine Y showed no entries for the past week.”