The essential guide to internal auditing / Spencer Pickett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pickett, K. H. Spencer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Auditing, Internal.

Auditing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Second Edition of The Essential Guide to Internal Auditing is a condensed version of the Handbook of Internal Auditing, Third Edition. It shows internal auditors and students in the field how to understand the audit context and how this context fits into the wider corporate agenda. The new context is set firmly within the corporate governance, risk management, and internal control arena. The new edition includes expanded coverage on risk management and is updated throughout to reflect the new IIA standards and current practice advisories. It also includes many helpful models,

Contents:

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO INTERNAL AUDITING; CONTENTS; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Introduction; 1.1 Reasoning behind the Book; 1.2 The IIA Standards and Links to the Book; 1.3 How to Navigate around the Book; 1.4 The Essential Guide as a Development Tool; 1.5 The Development of Internal Auditing; Summary and Conclusions; Endnotes; 2 Corporate Governance Perspectives; Introduction; 2.1 The Agency Model; 2.2 Corporate Ethics and Accountability; 2.3 International Scandals and Their Impact; 2.4 Models of Corporate Governance; 2.5 The Institute of Internal Auditors; 2.6 The External Audit

2.7 The Audit Committee2.8 Internal Audit; 2.9 The Link to Risk Management and Internal Control; 2.10 Reporting on Governance, Risk and Internal Controls; 2.11 New Developments; Summary and Conclusions; Endnotes; 3 Managing Risk; Introduction; 3.1 What is Risk?; 3.2 The Risk Challenge; 3.3 Risk Management Process; 3.4 Mitigation through Controls; 3.5 Risk Registers and Appetites; 3.6 The Risk Policy; 3.7 Enterprise-Wide Risk Management; 3.8 Control Self-Assessment; 3.9 Embedding Risk Management; 3.10 The Internal Audit Role in Risk Management; 3.11 New Developments; Summary and Conclusions

Endnotes4 Internal Controls; Introduction; 4.1 Why Controls?; 4.2 Control Framework - COSO; 4.3 Control Framework - CoCo; 4.4 Other Control Models; 4.5 Links to Risk Management; 4.6 Control Mechanisms; 4.7 Importance of Procedures; 4.8 Integrating Controls; 4.9 The Fallacy of Perfection; 4.10 The Complete Control Model; 4.11 New Developments; Summary and Conclusions; Endnotes; 5 The Internal Audit Role; Introduction; 5.1 Defining Internal Audit; 5.2 The Four Main Elements; 5.3 The Audit Charter; 5.4 Audit Services; 5.5 Independence; 5.6 Audit Ethics; 5.7 Police Officer versus Consultant

5.8 Managing Expectations through Web Design5.9 Audit Competencies; 5.10 Training and Development; 5.11 New Developments; Summary and Conclusions; Endnotes; 6 Professionalism; Introduction; 6.1 Audit Professionalism; 6.2 Internal Auditing Standards; 6.3 Due Professional Care; 6.4 Professional Consulting Services; 6.5 The Quality Concept; 6.6 Supervision; 6.7 Internal Review; 6.8 External Reviews; 6.9 Marketing the Audit Role; 6.10 Creating the Audit Image; 6.11 New Developments; Summary and Conclusions; Endnotes; 7 The Audit Approach; Introduction; 7.1 The Risk-Based Systems Approach

7.2 Control Risk Self-Assessment (CRSA)7.3 The CRSA Process; 7.4 Integrating Self-Assessment and Audit; 7.5 Fraud Investigations; 7.6 Information Systems Auditing; 7.7 Compliance; 7.8 Value for Money (VFM); 7.9 The Consulting Approach; 7.10 The 'Right' Structure; 7.11 New Developments; Summary and Conclusions; Endnotes; 8 Setting an Audit Strategy; Introduction; 8.1 Risk-Based Strategic Planning; 8.2 Resourcing the Strategy; 8.3 Managing Performance; 8.4 The Auditor Appraisal Scheme; 8.5 Methods of Staff Appraisal; 8.6 The Audit Manual; 8.7 Time Monitoring System; 8.8 Audit Planning Process

8.9 The Annual Audit Plan

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613405111

9781119973843

1119973848

9781119973829

1119973821

9781283405119

1283405113

9781119977056

1119977053

OCLC:

769189291