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Do away with inefficiencies ant take a holistic approach to risk management and assurance. This report takes an in-depth look at how to implement and benefit from combined assurance. Risks today are so diverse that the internal audit function cannot provide assurance on its own; auditors have to coordinate with other assurance providers. Nevertheless, assurance providers often work in silos, leading to inefficiencies, inconsistencies, and a lack of transparency.

Learn how Strategic Relationships can improve your Performance Effectiveness Chief audit executives CAEs intuitively know that building bridges with the executive suite is critical for performance effectiveness. This insightful collection of case studies shows CAEs how to build and leverage their relationship with the executive suite for better organizational outcomes.

Auditing a vast amount of digital data requires research method that allows for fairly generalized results without examining all the data. This resource provides internal auditors with an overview of and ways to effectively use sampling. While it is possible to examine 100 percent of an audit customer's data, the time and cost associated with such a study are often prohibitive. To obtain sufficient, reliable, and relevant information with a limited data set, sampling is an efficient and effective tool.

Using software to detect improper transactions are techniques that have grown in importance for fraud examiners. This book provides fraud examiners and auditors with step-by-step guidance on using data extraction and software to detect and prevent fraud. Its implementation guidance is supplemented by more than 60 case studies. Plus, it enables readers to use data to identify known and unknown symptoms of fraud.

Every business faces risks, and it’s up to internal auditors to take the lead in evaluating them. Arm yourself with the tools and knowledge that will help you complete first-rate risk assessments. Every day, organizations require internal auditors to execute various risk assessment activities. In order to accomplish this key function, it’s critical that professionals continuously refine their skills and knowledge to assess risk.

The Internal Auditor’s Guide to Risk Assessment provides key information revealing:

Prepare to Pass the 3-Part CIA Exam!

The IIA’s CIA Learning System is a comprehensive and interactive CIA review program that teaches and reinforces the entire global Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exam syllabus in a flexible, on-demand format. It combines reading materials, in printed and e-reader formats, with online tests and study tools to ensure you’re prepared to pass the CIA exam and armed with critical tools and knowledge to excel in your internal audit career.

When it comes to business communication, social media has transformed how consumers interact with corporations, governments, traditional media, and each other. The game has changed—organizations and traditional broadcast media no longer control the message, consumers do—telling it like it is instantly—through uploaded text, images, audio, and video content, and, let’s not forget, instant global reach.

Few strategic initiatives bring greater risks and opportunities to modern organizations than business mergers, acquisitions, and sales (MA&S) transactions.

Internal auditors can provide critical insights and perspectives that can make the difference between success and failure for these vitally important business transactions; yet too often, auditors do not have the specialized knowledge they need to provide effective, value-added services for MA&S activities.