GUEST BLOG Editor’s Note: The views expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the views of Internal Audit 360°, as we seek to bring varied and provocative ideas to our readers. The idea that audit plans should be risk based is so old and widely accepted that we rarely Read More
A recent internal audit of the Boulder Police Department has resulted in a determination of officer misconduct in the force’s investigations unit. As part of her ongoing reform efforts since she was hired, Police Chief Maris Herold requested the department review its case management system. While upgrading data and transitioning Read More
There is a common joke among physicists that fusion energy is 30 years away … and always will be. You could say something similar about artificial intelligence (AI) and robots taking all our jobs. The risks of AI and robotics have been expressed vividly in science fiction by the likes Read More
The D.C. Housing Authority illegally contracted with a Virginia-based software company, spending about $1 million without competitive bidding and splitting the amount into smaller purchases to escape scrutiny from the agency’s board, according to a report by the Housing Authority’s internal auditor. The review alleges that DCHA under its previous Read More
SPONSORED ARTICLE Accountability is vital in effective city-building—and this is where internal auditors come into play. In the City of Vaughan, in Ontario, Canada, the Internal Audit department maintains and operates a workplace environment where open and honest communications are the expectation, not the exception. This is also the crux Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) a professional association for internal auditors, has announced upcoming changes to its continuing professional education (CPE) reporting policy. In a statement, the IIA says the changes, which were approved by the IIA’s Professional Certification’s Board (PCB), were made to “ensure internal auditors are regularly Read More
GUEST BLOG POST All human beings are creatures who change with their environment and circumstances, who hopefully grow and develop with experience, particularly their work experience. But all processionals have to start somewhere. We can probably all remember the early days of our careers as we fumbled and bumbled our Read More
While auditors spend a great deal of time and energy scrutinizing processes, analyzing procedures and transactions, and identifying control weaknesses, the real value we add to organizations resides in our audit recommendations. Management expects auditors to leverage our business knowledge and ability to perform root cause analysis to suggest process Read More
Mattel has agreed to a cease-and-desist order and will pay a $3.5 million civil penalty to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to misstatements the U.S. multinational toy company made in its third and fourth quarter 2017 financial statements. The SEC separately has initiated litigation against Read More
As internal auditors, we all have a “spidey sense” of what we should be auditing. Sure, we should, of course, conduct comprehensive risk assessments that drive our audit plan, and many of the usual suspects will end up on that plan: cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, financial reporting, third-party relationships, and you Read More
