Which of the following processes or tools can be used as ongoing internal assessments of the performance of the internal audit activity?
1. Analyses of audit plan completion and cost recoveries.
2. Selective peer reviews of work papers by staff involved in the respective audits.
3. Self-assessment of the internal audit activity with on-site validation by a qualified independent reviewer.
4. Feedback from audit customers and stakeholders.
A chief audit executive (CAE) is selecting an internal audit team to perform an audit engagement that requires a high level of knowledge in the areas of finance, investment portfolio management, and taxation. If neither the CAE nor the existing internal audit staff possess the required knowledge, which of the following actions should the CAE take?
A staff auditor, nearly finished with an audit engagement, discovers that the director of marketing has a gambling habit. The gambling issue is not directly related to the existing engagement, and there is pressure to complete the current engagement. The auditor notes the problem and forwards the information to the chief audit executive, but performs no further follow-up. Which of the following statements is true about the auditor's actions?
Which of the following best ensures the independence of the internal audit activity?
The CEO and audit committee review and endorse any changes to the approved audit plan on an annual basis.
The audit committee reviews the performance of the chief audit executive (CAE) periodically.
The internal audit charter requires the CAE to report functionally to the audit committee.
Management should be included in the development of the audit plan in order to:
