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Which statement best describes the purpose of an effective internal audit function under the current Global Internal Audit Standards?
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Part 1: Ethics and Professionalism
Integrity under pressure | Recognizing objectivity threats | Competence and due care | Protecting information
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Part 1: Governance, Risk Management, and Control
Governance, culture and accountability | Classifying and measuring risk | Appetite, tolerance and response | Testing risk management as a process
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Part 1: Fraud Risks
Fraud schemes and opportunity | Planning for fraud exposure | Responding to fraud indicators
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Part 2: Engagement Planning
Defining the engagement | Choosing evaluation criteria | Prioritizing engagement risks | Reading business process risks
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Part 2: Information Gathering, Analysis, and Evaluation
Gathering information deliberately | Judging evidence quality | Mapping the real workflow | Preparing data for analysis
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Common questions about Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
How do assurance and advisory work differ?
In assurance work, internal auditors gather and evaluate evidence to provide an independent conclusion about an activity. In advisory work, they offer advice or insight on an agreed subject, such as a proposed process design. Advisory work does not transfer management’s decisions or control ownership to internal audit. If auditors later assess a design they helped create, they must address the resulting objectivity risk.
What is the difference between a control’s design and its operating effectiveness?
Design asks whether the control, if performed as specified, could address the identified risk. Operating effectiveness asks whether it actually operated as intended over the period examined. A required approval before payment may be well designed, but a sample showing approvals after payment demonstrates an operating failure. Evidence about a written procedure alone cannot establish that people followed it.
What happens when management accepts a risk that internal audit considers too high?
Internal audit first evaluates the residual risk against the organization’s risk appetite or other relevant criteria and discusses the concern with the responsible management. If the concern remains unresolved, the chief audit executive follows the applicable escalation process with senior management and, when necessary, the board. Management owns the decision to accept risk; internal audit communicates the concern rather than taking ownership of the response.
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