audit reports

April 10, 2023

6 Things Internal Auditors Should Remember About Human Nature

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

7 Common Mistakes That Will Doom an Internal Audit​​

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

Surprise! Proposed IIA Standards Will Mandate Internal Audit Ratings on Findings and Reports

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

New Report Reveals Surprising Insights from Internal Audit Executives

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

Six Tips for Internal Auditors When Delivering “Bad News”

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

​Curse of the Happy Workpapers

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

Audit Reporting at the Speed of Risk: 4 Strategies for Success

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

Returning to Workplaces Will Be Risky: Roll Up Your Sleeves, Internal Audit

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

​My Top Internal Audit Blog Posts of 2019: Self-awareness and a Little Humor

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

Enforce or Enlighten? This Should Not Be a Dilemma for Internal Audit

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 […]