The Chartered IIA has announced the appointment of John Wood as interim CEO. “John is a very experienced interim CEO and Chairman, with a blend of commercial, not-for-profit and third sector experience to call upon, who specializes in advising organizations who are going through change and growth,” the organization said Read More
When Ed Wilkins, CPA, talks to audit committees about adding data analytics to the audit process, he explains to them that it usually takes three years for investment in a complex audit analytic to pay for itself, according to a recent article in the Journal of Accountancy. Audit analytics give Read More
The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors released its long-awaited new Internal Audit Code of Practice, to serve as a guide to practices and standards of internal audit professionals in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The professional organization says the new code will increase the effectiveness of internal audit functions and Read More
SPONSORED ARTICLE: When Jae Kyung Gianelloni accepted a job at Caesars Entertainment as Director of Performance Assurance in the internal audit department in 2017, she knew she had a lot of work to do. The company was still running what Gianelloni describes as a “compliance-focused internal audit shop,” and the Read More
An internal audit conducted by Boeing in December, at the urging of regulators, has identified some new safety issues with the aerospace company’s troubled 737 Max planes. A report by the New York Times said the audit looked at every facet of the plane. Boeing has halted production of the Read More
F or many internal auditors, 2019 was a transitional and eventful year. Most internal audit shops are still coming to grips with some big underlying shifts in internal audit. The biggest trends continue to stem from the acceleration in the use of technology to fulfill internal audit’s objectives. Some other Read More
A new report issued by an independent U.K. committee convened to review just about every facet of the audit function—from internal controls to internal audit to the independent assurance function offered by the Big Four and others—is urging a complete overhaul of the audit process. The Brydon Report, issued today, Read More
A former finance director stands accused of misappropriated more than $6.94 million in public funds from the Pierce County Housing Authority, according to a fraud investigation report the State Auditor’s Office released Monday. It’s the biggest case of fraud for a local government in the state of Washington, according to Read More
The City of Tye, Texas, is conducting an internal audit to look into a high number of water billing errors and complaints of soaring costs. One customer has complained that in recent months her bill more than doubled, from $50 a month to $106. In October, residential water bill rates Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the Neel Corporate Governance Center have unveiled an annual corporate governance index that measures the quality of corporate governance among publicly held companies in the United States and the results aren’t very good. The inaugural American Corporate Governance Index (ACGI) graded U.S. companies Read More
