As most card-carrying members of the IIA know, the IIA updates its Standards on the average of about every 3 years. Why? Because many of the power brokers of the IIA want to ensure the Standards are in tune with changes in the regulatory environment and, in general, to continue to advance the profession of internal auditing. While the rationale …
IIA Back to Basics – Analytics Refresher?
In the October issue of the Internal Auditor magazine in the Back to Basics section an article was written called “Analytics Refresher“. The authors state “internal audit can be a catalyst for expanding the use of analytics through the company to provide greater, more holistic business insights”. Very True. But the very last paragraph of the article states “Internal auditors …
IIA Tone at the Top – Compliance Overload: 5 Steps to Taming The Beast
In the most recent issue of The IIA Tone at the Top periodical, the topic of the ever increasing amount of time the board and audit committees spend on compliance oriented issues is examined. The authors noted “5 steps” the board and/or the audit committee can take to “tame the beast” which from my vantage point and experience these “steps” …