Internal auditors are a company's financial watchdogs. Their task is to objectively examine a company's financial documents and review the operating procedures independent of management. When internal ...

An internal audit helps a company ensure it has the proper controls, governance and risk management processes in place, according to the Institute of Internal Auditors. By nature, it's an independent ...

Why is Auditing so Important? The food industry has seen unprecedented technological advancements, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and reducing costs. More importantly, these ...

As the cost of compliance continues to increase, risk managers are finding that collaboration across the three lines of defense can achieve an integrated risk management solution that optimizes ...

The Institute of Internal Auditors' new practice guide for internal auditing shares some good insights, but falls short in a few areas. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has published a new ...

Fene Osakwe is one of Africa's most sought-after cybersecurity advisors, best-selling author, a vCISO, global speaker and cyber mentor. “The more things change, the more they stay the same”—from an ...

Drexel University is an institution that provides high-quality education, research and service; to ensure high standards are met, it is important that there be adequate systems of control and ...

Academic research in internal audit provides best practices and pertinent information for external and internal auditors. Below, we summarize recent internal audit research from leading academic ...

After more than 10 years of sounding alarms about the dangers of having internal audit report administratively to the chief financial officer, I must grudgingly concede my warnings have fallen on deaf ...

Internal Auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish objectives by ...