FACULTEIT ECONOMIE EN BEDRIJFSKUNDE HOVENIERSBERG 24 B-9000 GENT Tel. Fax. : 32 - (0)9 – 264.34.61 : 32 - (0)9 – 264.35.92 WORKING PAPER Internal Auditor’s Perception about their Role in Risk Management Comparison between Belgian and US Companies Gerrit Sarens1 Ignace De Beelde April 2005 2005/304 Department of Accounting and Corporate Finance‚ Kuiperskaai 55/E‚ 9000 Ghent‚ Belgium. Email: Gerrit.Sarens@UGent.be‚ Phone: +32 9 264 35 66‚ Fax: +32 9 264 35 88. Acknowledgment: We appreciate
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According to attribute standard 1100‚ the internal audit activity must be independent and internal auditors must be objective in performing their work. Independence is the “freedom from conditions that threaten the ability of the internal audit activity or the chief audit executive (CAE) to carry out internal audit responsibilities in an unbiased manner.” Objectivity is “an unbiased mental attitude that allows internal auditors to perform engagements in such a manner that they believe in their work
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Further studies indicated that the loss was mainly due to the lack of auditors’ independence and ineffective risk management practices. This scandal displayed an operating environment characterized by lax oversight‚ poor risk management‚ and weak internal control. The United Kingdom’s Combined Code on Corporate Governance Major corporate abuse and failures triggered the enactment of the Combined Code on Corporate Governance (2008). Apart from
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Role of Internal Audit Function Nano Circuits Inc‚ is a publicly traded company that produces electronic control circuits‚ which are used in many products. In an effort to comply with SOX‚ Nano is in the process of establishing an in-house internal audit function‚ which previously had been outsourced. The company began this process by hiring a Director of Internal Audits. Nano Circuits’ CEO recently called a planning meeting to discuss the roles of key corporate participants regarding the implementation
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Integrity‚ objectivity and independence Provision of internal audit services to financial statement audit clients 141. A self-review threat may be created when a firm‚ or network firm‚ provides internal audit services to a financial statement audit client. Internal audit services may comprise an extension of the firm’s audit service beyond requirements of generally accepted auditing standards‚ assistance in the performance of a client’s internal audit activities or outsourcing of the activities. In
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programs. As the name implies‚ continuous monitoring enables management to continually review business processes for adherence to and deviations from their intended levels of performance and effectiveness. Similarly‚ continuous auditing enables internal audit to continually gather from processes data that supports auditing activities. The current environment of rising risks‚ regulatory activity‚ and compliance costs makes this the ideal time to consider (or to reconsider) the potential role
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________________________________ Chapter 4: Assurance and Consulting Services 97 CHAPTER 4 ASSURANCE AND CONSULTING SERVICES Urton Anderson The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation Disclosure Copyright © 2003 by The Institute of Internal Auditors‚ 247 Maitland Avenue‚ Altamonte Springs‚ Florida 32701-4201. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form by any means
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The concept of this question needs the explanation of inter-relation between business risk and audit risk‚ which is automatically‚ must include the risk analysis as an approach to auditing to overcome with the concern of handling these risks. Before entering deeper to the business risk and how an auditor can manage and be aware of these risks‚ lets define and describe some of the terms which is related to this question as follows:- Business risk is generally defined as the threat posed
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How to conduct an efficient and effective internal audit ACCT 601 ACCOUNTING CAPESTONE Tina Johnson Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Review of Literature IV. Analysis V. Recommendations VI. Summary and Conclusions VII. References I Executive Summary There were numerous data sources‚ majority web publishing‚ which consist of articles directly from accounting journals and article written by other Accounting professional
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issues 5-6 3 Database 7 4 Findings of study 8-24 5 Conclusion& recommendations 25-27 1. Internal Control Policy (1.1) Overview Banking has a diversified and complex financial activity which is no longer limited within the geographic boundary of a country. Since its activity involves high risk‚ the issue of effective internal controls system‚ corporate
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