The President of the IIA shares what he sees as the top seven attributes of an effective internal auditor, and in general I agree, with a few distinctions. The most important attribute is referred to as business acumen, but the description that accompanies it has more to do with having an in-depth knowledge of the […]
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Top traits of an effective internal auditor
December 15th, 2010 · No Comments
Category: Auditing
Tags: communication, courage, experience, IIA, integrity, skills
IIA and ISACA pool resources and expertise">IIA and ISACA pool resources and expertise
November 15th, 2010 · No Comments
At the end of September the IIA and ISACA announced they had reached an agreement to “create a basis for cooperation and collaboration” between the organizations. The agreement is formalized in a Memo of Understanding that has been signed by both parties. The MoU lists a few areas where this agreement makes cooperation possible: Speaking […]
Category: Auditing
Tags: audit, certification, IIA, information systems, internal audit, ISACA, professional
IA feeling the squeeze">Survey says: IA feeling the squeeze
January 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment
A survey conducted at the recent Institute of Internal Auditors annual conference by Protiviti has revealed that ⅔ of IA professionals believe their department is under-resourced and therefore unable to adequately carry out their duties. Protiviti’s take is that due to increased expectations of the assurance Internal Audit can provide on an ever-widening spectrum of […]
Category: Auditing
Tags: IIA, internal audit, risk, staff, survey, training
IIA: Keep internal and external audit separate">IIA: Keep internal and external audit separate
September 4th, 2009 · No Comments
AccountancyAge is reporting that the UK and Ireland IIA’s chief executive Ian Peters recently made a statement on the contentious issue of having external auditors provide internal audit services: Internal auditors answer to management and the non-executive directors… external audit reports to shareholders. Merging these two important functions has the potential to cause serious conflicts […]
Category: Governance
Tags: external audit, IIA, independence, internal audit, KPMG, rentokil

