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GETTING TO KNOW
INTERNAL AUDITING
THE PROFESSION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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WHAT’S INTERNAL AUDITING?
“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 its objectives bybringing a systematic, disciplined approach to
evaluate and improve the eectiveness o ris!
management, control, and governance
processes."
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HIGH LEVEL COMPARISON
Internal Audit
# $road ocus % &ccurate inancials
% iciency(eectiveness
% &ccomplishing objectives
% )ompliance *(la*s, policy
% +aeguarding assets
% &nd more
# Diverse s!ills sets are re-uired
# Integral part o the
organization
FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT
# +peciic ocus % &ccurate inancial statements
% oing concern % /evie*ing historical data
% )ompliance *ith accounting
and other regulations
# Primarily accounting s!ills
# Independent rom the
organization
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INTERNAL AUDITORS ASSESS RISKS…
# 0o help !eep bad things rom happening
# 0o help assure good things can happen
# 0o help management understand % 1here their ris!s are % 1hether the ris!s are under control
% 1hether the ris!s are *orth ta!ing
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FINDING RISKS IS NOT ENOUGH
# Internal auditors evaluate the controls
that help organizations manage ris!s
% &re controls in place2
% Do the controls *or!2
% &re additional controls needed2
% &re there unnecessary controls2 % &re the controls cost3eective2
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FIVE CRITICAL TASKS
# Determine *hether controls are ade-uate
# +uggest improvements to increase eiciency
and eectiveness or to lo*er operating costs
# Determine *hether policies and procedures areollo*ed
# Determine *hether la*s and regulations are
being obeyed# Detect raud or manipulation o records
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EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
Board of Directors
Management
E x t
er n al A u
d i t I n
t e r n a l A
u d i t
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MAINTAINING INDEPENDENCE:
DUAL REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
# &bout 45 percent o )hie &udit
6ecutives 7)&s8 report unctionally to
the &udit )ommittee($oard o Directors % Independent rom audited activities
% 1ide authority
# 9ost common administrative reportingrelationship is to the President()O
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MEETING DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER NEEDS
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INTERNAL AUDITORS
# ind out *hat;s *or!ing and *hat;s not
#
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AUDITORS TELL IT LIKE IT IS
#
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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY…
# I someone as!ed you
*hether or not their
organization neededinternal auditors2
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WHAT WILL AN INTERNAL AUDIT
FUNCTION ACCOMPLISH?
# 1ill it reduce liability or help control ris!s2
# 1ill it ree management to ocus on core
mission2
# 1ill it improve the accuracy o inancial andoperational inormation2
# Do *e need a second opinion2
# )an *e improve service delivery2# 1ill it improve inancial results2
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INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICES FRAMEWORK
# 9andatory uidance
% International +tandards or the Proessional Practice
o Internal &uditing
% Deinition o Internal &uditing % )ode o thics
# +trongly /ecommended
% Position Papers
% Practice &dvisories
% Practice uides
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QUESTIONS?