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;...
by Sikandar Usmani | Oct 8, 2023 | GRC
What should we the internal auditors be more concerned about: our jobs or the demands of our jobs? To whom should we be loyal to: the entity that employs us or the people managing its affairs? Answers to these are not as simple as it seems since it’s not about the...
by Sikandar Usmani | Oct 1, 2023 | GRC
Yes! This blog post carries spoilers and recipes …………. for disaster! Ever wondered what the single most fundamental and perfect strategy of dooming a business is? Not having one! Yes, it is INACTION! When the executives / management sleep over everything vital they...
by Sikandar Usmani | Sep 24, 2023 | GRC
Not sure you understand what this means? Or are you sure it does not make sense? Or you know for sure, it isn’t true? Worry not, for we’ll cover quite some of that ground here. Let’s recall a part of how The Institute of Internal Auditors defines internal auditing....
