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Are Internal Auditors Missing the Boat on What’s Most Important?

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GUEST BLOG POST A s internal auditors, we provide assurance, advice, and insight on the system of internal controls over the more significant risks to enterprise objectives. But is that missing the boat on what’s most important? We may also audit risk and governance practices, and how information and systems are protected.

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Incorporating Fraud Detection Into Every Audit

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This article will share the main reason so many auditors miss fraud and two simple ways to apply fraud detection to every audit. Why Auditors Miss Fraud We do not find fraud simply because we are not actively looking for fraud red flags. Imagine what we could do if we focused on fraud in every audit.

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Audit Committee Toolkit: Maximizing Value From Internal Audit

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During those meetings, the audit committee needs to digest a great deal of information related to trends and risk exposures that are occurring, the organization’s performance in managing risk, and internal audit strategies to improve their focus on risk, as well as to review the structure and composition of the department’s resources. .

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IT Dependency (ITD) Validation Process Best Practices

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While Access Provisioning, Access Deprovisioning, and Change Management are areas of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) management testing that get a lot of attention, IT Dependency (ITD) validation for completeness and accuracy is often a misunderstood or a missed area of SOX testing by management. What Is an IT Dependency (ITD)?

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Solidifying Risk Management: How to Get Started With Continuous Monitoring

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This uncertainty and lack of confidence leave them inclined to keep their heads down, avoid the topic — and miss critical opportunities for monitoring and responding to risk. Many companies who claim to be doing it are simply performing assessments every few months. That’s not continuous, and that’s not what’s needed.

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Auditing a System Implementation: Potential Questions, Risks, and Audit Areas of Focus

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Our role could be to act as consultants at key milestones, perform a pre-implementation review, perform a post-implementation review, and/or be engaged throughout the entire project. Example Internal Audit Considerations What structure is being established by management to manage and oversee the project?

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Implementing Effective ESG Internal Controls

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In this episode of AuditTalk , Steve Wang, Managing Director at Protiviti , explores ESG internal controls and what organizations can do to address this changing landscape, including: The role of internal controls in ESG , and why ESG internal controls are important. Watch the full video and read the can’t-miss highlights below.