The new practice guide, Creating an Internal Audit Competency Process for the Public Sector, provides advice on developing, implementing and sustaining an internal audit competency process to ensure ...

Internal Audit identifies all auditable activities and relevant risk factors, and assesses their significance through an annual risk assessment, utilizing the Committee of Sponsoring Organization's ...

Academic research in internal audit provides best practices and pertinent information for external and internal auditors. Below, we summarize recent internal audit research from leading academic ...

A semi-annual or annual internal audit allows you to gauge the effectiveness of your business's internal control system. Unlike an external audit, which focuses on determining whether financial ...

The Institute of Internal Auditors' new practice guide for internal auditing shares some good insights, but falls short in a few areas. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has published a new ...

Drexel University is an institution that provides high-quality education, research and service; to ensure high standards are met, it is important that there be adequate systems of control and ...

Why is Auditing so Important? The food industry has seen unprecedented technological advancements, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and reducing costs. More importantly, these ...

Internal auditing is an independent appraisal function that is performed in a wide variety of companies, institutions, and governments. What distinguishes internal auditors from governmental auditors ...

The concepts of quality assurance and audits are two distinct ideas that serve the same purpose: improving quality, consistency and reliability in operations. Quality assurance is more of an abstract ...

Annual Audit Plan – An annual audit plan is developed by the Director of Internal Audit based on a university-wide assessment of risk and where Internal Audit can make the greatest impact. Input from ...

Internal Audit is an independent, objective, assurance and consulting activity, assisting the university in meeting its objectives and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control and ...

Financial risks focus on managing the risks of potential loss of physical assets and financial resources. Business risks include contracts, cash and investments, revenue, and inventory. Operational ...