Prior to conducting a Findings and Actions Workshop with the business and key audit stakeholders, its important to make sure all...

As we progress through an audit, there will be a number of observations / findings / issues, which may warrant being included in the...

On Monday 23 September 2019, news spread that the 178 year old business had collapsed. This has been a long time coming for the company....

The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors last week dropped their 'Risk in Focus 2020' report. The report compiles the results of...

As auditors, I am sure we have all, at some time or another, questioned the purpose of what we are doing. As we are sitting in the cramp,...

I've previously wrote about the need for ASIC to take a much harder stance against the Big 4 and audit quality, so it was with great...

I am a firm believer that the quality of your audit workpapers is a direct reflection of the level of care, diligence, and effort which...

The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors this week released draft Code of Practice and sought feedback from audit professionals and...

An Audit Work Program forms the backbone of your review. It's what brings the assignment plan / scoping document, fieldwork, and...

It's 2019 and the weather has gone crazy. Paris experienced its hottest day on record this year. Cape Town counted down the day days to...

It was almost ironic the timing. Whilst performing an audit (and being told by the business area "... how under resourced, and...

With all the focus currently on Big 4 audit firms and the quality of their audits, it has made me question the amount, we as auditors,...

On 2 April 2019, Rachel Reeves MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee, presented the...

But what else can we do to improve our audit quality? The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (ICAANZ) last...

Helping with audit recommendation implementation. They're loathed by everyone. Loathed by recommendation owners who are charged with...

An article appeared in front of me today titled "How to avoid an audit". My initial thought was "how bold; an article telling people on...

The Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) today released its media statement regarding Mr Wayne Allan Armistead, former...

This Tuesday, I was fortunate enough to attended to an ICAEW event (promoted by Australian and New Zealand Accountants in London) at...

As the probe into audit firms across the UK continues, the fresh new face of Grant Thornton, David Dunckley, stated in front of committee...

A company’s culture is important on so many fronts. It’s how the employees feel whilst they are at work. It’s how the public perceives...