by Sikandar Usmani | Nov 15, 2023 | Internal Control, Risk Management
The legend says it’s Internal Auditors. Fact is they aren’t because they can’t be. But folklore does not require a rethink, and professionalism doesn’t come cheap and doesn’t always make sense to the traditionally attuned. Moreover, the mere thought of being behind...
by Sikandar Usmani | Nov 6, 2023 | GRC
Who fares best in your opinion? A business yielding a $13m Profit After Tax having a team of 19 officials to manage its finance department, Or A business with Profit After Tax of $20m having a team of 60 officials to manage its finance department. You would say the...
by Sikandar Usmani | Oct 30, 2023 | GRC
Internal Audit from an external resource? A pretty old debate it sure is, but not quite settled. Let’s add to it some thought provoking analysis. But first it would be worthwhile to climb down the steps of evolution to look at the origins of internal auditing. So, a...
by Sikandar Usmani | Oct 23, 2023 | GRC
You didn’t get this right if you think we are going to talk about an internal audit of financial statements. But yes indeed we’ll be covering how the skill of auditing financial statements comes in handy for internal audit of ….. well almost everything, be it an...
by Sikandar Usmani | Oct 15, 2023 | GRC
Dear fellow auditors your interventions should not benefit you; they should benefit your clients! Easier said than understood, I’ve come across many auditors both novices and the experienced, who while selling a recommendation, base their arguments on for instance;...
