The dual role of Internal Audit
Internal Audit has an assurance role and partners with management and other parties to obtain assurance that the controls in place are working and that the business objectives are being met. This is one of the two main functions that modern Internal Audit performs, the role of assurance partner. The other function is that of […]
The anatomy of an audit (Part Two)
After planning the fieldwork can start. The audit team is delegated specific tests to perform and the fieldwork commences. Everyone should know what they are doing, time allocated and who they will be seeing. The work should be performed in sequence as per the audit programme. This prevents stops and blockages in performing the audit. […]