audit reports
April 10, 2023
As a young internal auditor, I concentrated on learning technical skills of the profession. I came to appreciate the importance of developing an audit plan at […]
April 3, 2023
In recent months, there have been some excellent articles on mistakes that internal auditors should avoid in planning and conducting internal audit results, and reporting engagement […]
March 27, 2023
By now, most internal auditors are aware that The IIA has released long-anticipated proposed revisions to its Global Internal Audit Standards. As I recently shared in […]
March 20, 2023
Readers of my blogs will know that I often draw attention to new thought leadership on the internal audit profession. I recently highlighted some timely benchmarking […]
January 2, 2023
In a recent blog, I observed that in many companies management and boards do not welcome – or even permit critical scrutiny by internal auditors. Fortunately, […]
September 6, 2020
As a young internal auditor, I took very seriously the painstaking art of documenting the results of my internal audit work in workpapers. I believed that […]
June 8, 2020
News last week of improvement in the U.S. jobless situation brought a glimmer of hope that, perhaps, the very worst may be behind us. At least […]
May 11, 2020
After weeks of uncertainty and anxiety over the COVID-19 pandemic, sporadic signs of normalcy are beginning to appear. A growing number of jurisdictions are easing or […]
December 9, 2019
For the past three years, I have reviewed my most-popular blog posts to seek insight into what appeals most to my readers. In 2019, with more […]
November 12, 2019
I have lost count of the number of times in my career when I heard someone refer to internal auditors as “corporate police” who hide behind […]