It’s no secret that internal auditors and the managers of the units, departments, and functions they audit don’t always get along. After all, it’s not easy to embrace the idea of strangers coming into your offices, looking over your shoulder, sifting through your documents and data to find all the Read More
Why do some internal auditors shy away from using data analytics? Some say the complexity and jargon surrounding it are too overwhelming. Team leaders don’t know how to distinguish between hype and practical application. Team members are hungry to learn how to apply data analytics but aren’t sure where to Read More
A new report hopes to provide more clarity around the roles of internal audit and compliance, as they each work to fulfill separate but related duties without too much overlap and interference. The report, which is part of the Institute of Internal Audit’s Global Perspectives & Insights series, explains why Read More
The overall effectiveness of corporate governance among publicly traded companies declined slightly in 2021, according to data from the third annual American Corporate Governance Index (ACGI) from the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Neel Corporate Governance Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business. Managing change Read More
FEATURED BLOG POST I have always been on the lookout for clever ways to describe internal audit’s role in an organization. One of my favorites used to be “internal audit is the brakes that allows the organization to drive faster.” The reasoning behind this analogy is that brakes are a Read More
A new report finds that internal auditors are still largely working from home, and with the rise of the Omicron variant it looks like remote internal auditing will likely last well into 2022. The study, conducted by the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Internal Audit Foundation and audit technology provider AuditBoard, Read More
Global bank Citi recently announced plans to hire more than 100 employees to join its global internal audit function. The new auditors will be hired at offices in Jacksonville and Wilmington, Del. as the newest strategic locations for the internal audit function in the United States. The open roles will Read More
If 2020 was the “Year of Covid,” 2021 will go down as a year of trying to return to normal. In many ways we did get back some semblance of normalcy, as kids returned to school, fans returned to sports venues, and shops and restaurants reopened. Yet, in many other Read More
The latest Global Knowledge Brief from the Institute of Internal Auditors and CaseWare, “Four Steps to Starting Internal Audit’s Data Analytics Journey: Demystifying the world of data analytics,” outlines internal audit leaders’ experiences navigating these key steps, along with recommended tools to guide internal audit functions along the way. It Read More
According to a new survey from Protiviti and NC State University, pandemic-related regulation and market conditions due to COVID-19 remain top concerns for 2022 for board members and C-suite executives. Looking ahead to 2031, business leaders cite workforce and talent-related issues as their primary concern, indicating that the impact of Read More
