New Report: SOX Benchmarking from Your Peers
Find out how your SOX and internal control processes compare to your peers in this fifth annual report from the SOX Professionals Group. READ THE REPORT
Internal Audit Still Lags in Use of Data Analytics
GUEST BLOG These are difficult days for many companies. Recent developments, including the economic downturn and other problems stemming from the coronavirus crisis, threaten the very existence of businesses across several industries, from airlines to retail, to manufacturing. With so much uncertainty and disarray, corporate boards and senior executives are Read More
Death of the Audit Report: It’s Time to Reconsider How to Convey Internal Audit Findings
Does anyone really enjoy any aspect of internal audit reports? Raise your virtual hand if you like drafting them, editing them, issuing them, or even reading them? It is likely there are very few, if any, hands raised. Anyone who has authored, edited, or received an audit report would probably Read More
AuditBoard Partners with IIA to Offer Training Scholarships to Internal Auditors
Software provider AuditBoard is teaming up with the Institute of Internal Auditors to provide some relief for members of the internal audit profession who have been adversely affected by the coronavirus crisis. The two organizations announced the launch of a $500,000 scholarship program to provide access to training and educational Read More
Internal Audit’s Role in Assuring Whistleblower Hotlines Are Effective
When it comes to preventing or detecting fraud, whistleblower hotlines remain among the best protection money can buy. They can also be an important tool for internal auditors to assess fraud risk and provide information that can increase the quality of audits and should be assessed on a regular basis. Read More
Workiva for Audit, Risk, and Compliance
Words just don’t do Workiva justice. See how teams like yours are using different features of the Workiva platform for audit, risk, and compliance. Take a closer look at dashboards, evidence requests, testing, and more. See How it Works >>
Do You Have a Skills Gap? Avoid These Co-Sourcing Pitfalls
Internal audit professional standards require each department to establish a risk-based internal audit plan. When focusing on the highest organizational risks, however, they are often likely to find a gap in the talents and skills needed to execute that plan. Although it may be tempting, ignoring risk-based audit projects when Read More
Risk Leadership’s Guide to the Second-Phase Impact of COVID-19
What is that second phase of COVID-19 risk? How can risk management teams adapt to that world? Matt Kelly explains in this can’t-miss guide: DOWNLOAD NOW >>
Navigating Executive Sessions During an Audit Committee Meeting
There are few aspects of the chief audit executive (CAE) job that are more anxiety inducing than the executive session of a board or audit committee meeting. Audit leaders can often find themselves pulled in different directions, questioning their loyalties, and put in the precarious position of having to discuss Read More
A Roundup of Virtual Events for Internal Auditors During Fall 2020
Internal Audit Conferences Head Online this Fall
Typically, internal auditors are marking their calendars and making travel arrangements at this time of year to attend a host of internal audit conferences, user forums, and seminars. This year things are different, of course, and few, if any, professional development events are taking place live. That doesn’t mean internal Read More