Today, the fate of MAdE Establishment became a bit clearer, as celebrity chef George Calombaris faced the media to report that his...

It's a document which I think isn't given the importance it deserves, but given the Internal Audit Charter s both a requirement of the...

Each year, many of the 'Big 4' and various other groups release what they consider to be the hot topics or key focus areas for Internal...

How to present those findings and observations whilst adding value Presenting audit observations is not necessarily the most fun activity...

The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors has today published a new code to increase the effectiveness of internal audit functions....

Setting goals and new years resolutions for your audit team With the new year already in swing and all of our valued audit team members...

Let's just jump straight into it... do we really need a rolling schedule for Internal Audits? Don't get me wrong, I certainly believe we...

An Audit Universe can be extremely valuable to any Internal Audit function. Regardless of the maturity of an organisation, how robust and...

How we have attempted to make our templates meet the criteria of the IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of...

If you want to know how well you have truly done on an audit, its best just to ask those you have audited. Enter, the audit satisfaction...

Harnessing the power of Microsoft Office Documentation is the one critical component of any internal audit, and for those who have worked...

It’s amazing that in today’s age, with the amount of technology, security and surveillance in place, that someone thinks they can get...

Audit Reporting is one of the most crucial parts of the audit process. Its the final output from the audit and the main deliverable which...

You've done the planning, you've done the fieldwork, and now you have to deliver the outcomes of your work to the business area. How you...

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...