EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper will evaluates the role of information technology and how it affects internal audit process in banking industry. The study will also stresses on how IT affects internal control (control environment‚ risk assessment‚ control activities‚ information and communication and monitoring) and provides guidelines and best practices in evaluating techniques available to effectively perform auditing tasks internally. It will addresses how technology‚ Information system (IS) and
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Published Article-Sox Institute 12/2008 The Essence of Internal Control A statement on policy and procedures issues as they relate to managements views and /or findings with regard to OMB A-123 audits. Writing position papers on justification of actions taken has raised some questions about control. There seems to be a shift in the mind set of managers now that Section 404 of Sox’s (documentation) has really kicked in with compliance performance of the financial managers responsibility
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4. Firm Strategy‚ Structure and Rivalry Closing the circle of the factors that determine the existence of a competitive advantage‚ it is necessary to take into account the context in which firms are created‚ organized and managed and the nature of domestic competition. Goals‚ strategies‚ and ways of organizing companies in the industry are widely influenced by national conditions. Achieving national interest depends on the extent to which these options according to the source of competitive advantage
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During an operational engagement‚ an internal auditor observes a large number of above-ground storage containers and a large amount of black emissions from a smokestack. The organization has an environmental safety department. The engagement is not designed to consider environmental concerns. The best course of action is to A. Make a note to consider environmental risk concerns when developing the engagement plan for the next year‚ but do not expand the scope of the existing engagement because
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Pessimistic 21 How employees prefer to receive messages that are Informal and optimistic 22 How employees prefer to receive messages that are Informal and Pessimistic 23 Preferred method of internal communications 24 Conclusions and recommendations 25 Conclusions 25 Recommendations 27 Website (Intranet) 27 Internal Newsletter 27 References 28 Appendices 30 Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire and Confidentiality Statement 30 Appendix B - Research Request Letter 30 Appendix C - Communication Tip Sheet 31
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An organization’s internal environment is composed of the elements within the organization‚ including current employees‚ management‚ and especially corporate culture‚ which defines employee behavior. Although some elements affect the organization as a whole‚ others affect only the manager. A manager’s philosophical or leadership style directly impacts employees. Traditional managers give explicit instructions to employees‚ while progressive managers empower employees to make many of their own decisions
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The Importance Of Internal Communication Workplacement Final Report January 15th‚ 2011 rightbottom00lefttop00righttop00 Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u I.Executive Summary PAGEREF _Toc282880199 \h 3II.Introduction PAGEREF _Toc282880200 \h 4III.Quotes PAGEREF _Toc282880201 \h 51.What Is Communication PAGEREF _Toc282880202 \h 62.Communication Model PAGEREF _Toc282880203 \h 73.1 Verbal Communication PAGEREF _Toc282880204 \h 83.2 Written Communication PAGEREF _Toc282880205
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ACC621 Midterm review Internal auditing is an independent objective assurance and consulting acitivity designed to add value and improve an organizations operations. Adding value is provided by improving opportunities to achieve organizational objectives identifying operational improvement reducing risk through exposure through both assurance and consulting. Auditing has its key components - accomplish objectives -evaluate and improve effectiveness of risk management -assurance and consulting
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The three main domains affected by the “Internal Use Only” are the User Domain‚ Workstation Domain‚ and the LAN Domain. 1. User Domain: This Domain is where only one user will have access to it. This can be configured to internal use only. By default‚ the IT department tries to maintain a certain level of Security for this‚ so that nobody can access from the outside‚ only the IT Department can grant access privilege for Remote Access Point. The User Domain will enforce an acceptable use policy
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Checklist for Evaluating Internal Controls ACC/544 April 29‚ 2013 Christine Errico Checklist for Evaluating Internal Controls Internal controls are methods a company implements to safeguard and protect the company in its day-to-day operations as well as its financial information. To ensure these controls are effective and performing properly a company must evaluate these controls. In performing this evaluation a company should use the three phases of the control evaluation. These phases
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