Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Frequent QAR Findings In Internal Audit Departments

  • Internal Audit Charter does not exist, is out of date, or not appropriate for the organization
  • No on-going formal, consistent, self-assessments
  • Limited input to the corporate governance and IT governance process and compliance assurance
  • Hazy or improper reporting lines
  • Too technically oriented IT audits, missing overall control framework contexts
  • No effective continuing education opportunities and skills development
  • Poor time tracking and remediation follow ups
  • Lack of adequate formal audit planning and soliciting management's input on key risks
  • Poor audit planning and approval documentation

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