The Institute of Internal Auditors has released a collection of tools and resources to help internal auditors incorporate the new Global Internal Audit Standards into their practice. The new Standards, which were released in early January, will become effective in January of 2025. According to the IIA, “the new Standards Read More
In my role as an internal auditor, navigating the intricacies of risk assessment and control testing sometimes leaves me uncertain about whether I’ve identified a noteworthy observation, encountered an actual problem, or if there’s room for refining our processes. Recently, I discovered a method that has proven invaluable in such Read More
The new Global Internal Auditing Standards are here! (Well, almost here at the time of this writing.) The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) plans to release the new Standards in the coming days, likely sometime next week. When I thought of what I wanted to say for this article, I Read More
There’s a palpable concern for the future among internal auditors. I wouldn’t quite call it anxiety, but there’s certainly some underlying angst about how the next few years will play out for internal auditors. There’s consternation, for sure, over how things like artificial intelligence, increasing digitalization, the data of everything, Read More
The Institute of Internal Auditors’ work on issuing a new version of its professional practice standards cleared an important hurdle this week, paving the way for their release in early January. The IIA’s committee in charge of the project, the International Internal Audit Standards Board (IIASB), voted to approve the Read More
GUEST BLOG POST: I am a huge believer, as are most leading internal audit practitioners, in enterprise risk-based auditing. That means that the audit plan is designed to provide assurance, advice, and insight on the more significant sources of risk to the organization and the achievement of its objectives. It Read More
Among the most difficult factors to consider before and during an internal audit is its scope, or the boundaries and objectives of the audit. Set too wide and internal auditors can feel like they are trying to boil the ocean. Set too narrow and it may seem like the audit Read More
As the saying—attributed to management guru Peter Drucker—goes, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” To drive performance, most functions need to measure their operations. In internal audit, some metrics, like the percent of the audit plan completed, often act as a starting point for assessing performance. At the same Read More
The movie Forrest Gump is an acclaimed and universally known film. It received 13 Academy Award nominations and took home six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Director. In 2011, the movie was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress Read More
GUEST BLOG As a consultant, I review internal audit departments at multiple financial services organizations each year while conducting Quality Assurance Reviews. While my goal for these reviews is to help the internal audit become more efficient and effective, I also focus on providing reasonable assurance that the departments are Read More
