This comprehensive
publication serves as a complete guide to the theory and practice of internal auditing,
although founded on professional audit theory, it seeks to incorporate the real life
experiences of the audit practitioner. Spencer Pickett covers the conventional audit
topics as well as many specialist areas such as computer audit, fraud investigations,
value for money, managing change and establishing an audit function. The developing scope
of the new corporate auditor's work is reflected in the diverse material that is contained
in the book.
New material includes: the
new definition of internal audit issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), a new
set of professional auditing standards, new focus on risk management, the key role of
auditors in corporate governance, and more emphasis on professionalism.
The new edition will
also have strong international dimension with coverage of key developments in audit,
governance, risk management and control in the USA, Canada, Australia,, New Zealand, UK,
Europe and Asia Pacific.
Table of Contents
List of abbreviations.
Foreword.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
2. Corporate Governance
Perspectives.
3. Managing Risk.
4. Internal Controls.
5. The Internal Audit Role.
6. Professionalism.
7. The Audit Approach.
8. Setting an Audit
Strategy.
9. Audit Field Work.
10 Meeting the Challenge.
Appendix A:
Induction/Orientation Programme.
Appendix B: CRSA Best
Practice Guide.
Appendix C: A Poem by
Professor Gerald Vinten.
Appendix D Analytical
Techniques by Sue Seamour.
Index.
789 pages