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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Common Body of Knowledge in Internal Auditing

  Internal Audit Function

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing

  …37 3 Internal Audit Function In the third section of the questionnaire, all respondents were asked to indicate whether their existed an internal… …audit function in their organization and in case their existed one, the age of this function. Moreover, all respondents were asked to indicate whether a… …specific list of corporate governance and internal audit docu- ments existed in their organization. Finally, all respondents had to indicate their agreement… …with a list of statements related to their internal audit function. Besides, CAEs had to reply to questions regarding their appointment and performance… …eval- uation, their relationship with the audit committee (if there existed an audit com- mittee), how the added value of their internal audit function is… …measured and how the internal audit plan is developed and updated. 3.1. Existence of an Internal Audit Function The Internal Audit Function (IAF) has… …been set up in nearly all the respondents’ companies (overall average: 96%). Table 13: Existence of an Internal Audit Function (%) Country Total… …Spain 256 95.7 Sweden 67 97.0 Switzerland 33 100.0 Turkey 72 91.7 UK & Ireland 281 97.2 Overall Average 2,547 95.8 3 Internal Audit Function 38 When… …comparing all the 21 countries, we notice: • the highest presence of internal audit functions in Germany, Greece, Poland and Switzerland; • the lowest… …presence of internal audit function in Bulgaria, Norway and Turkey. According to Table 14 the largest numbers of respondents work for IAFs that have been in…

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  Internal Audit Activities

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing

  …91 6 Internal Audit Activities In the sixth section of the questionnaire, all respondents had to indicate the activi- ties performed by their… …internal audit function followed by the evolution in internal audit activities. Next, all respondents were asked to indicate when major differences around… …audit issues are resolved as well as who has primary responsibility for re- porting to senior management and monitoring corrective action. 6.1. Internal… …Audit Activities According to Table 45, the four most common internal audit activities are: • Operational audits (80%) • Internal control testing and… …external audit assistance in Austria, Estonia, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland; • a high percentage of health, safety and environment audits in Cyprus… …, Cyprus, Netherlands, Switzerland and UK & Ireland; 6 Internal Audit Activities 92 • a high percentage of investigations of fraud and irregularities in… …Internal Audit Activities 93 Ta bl e 45 : A ct iv iti es P er fo rm ed b y th e In te rn al A ud it Fu nc tio n (% ) C ou nt ry… …Requirements Control Framework Monitoring and Development Corporate Takeovers / Mergers Enterprise Risk Management Ethics Audits External Audit… ….3 40 .4 52 .4 62 .1 9. 5 38 .0 43 .1 40 .9 18 .9 57 .0 49 .8 6 Internal Audit Activities 94 C ou nt ry Information Technology… …Performance Management Effectiveness Audit Operational Audits Quality / ISO Audits Resource Management and Controls Security Issues Social and…

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  Internal Audit Staffing

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing

  …57 4 Internal Audit Staffing In the fourth section of the questionnaire, all respondents were asked to indicate the number of staff members working… …in their internal audit function (per hierarchical level) as well as their average number of training hours over the last 36 months. Be- sides, CAEs… …has to indicate which special incentives they use to hire internal audit professionals, the methods they use to make up for staff vacancies, how they… …com- pensate missing skill sets, the percentage of internal audit activities as well as the specific activities currently outsourced / co-sourced… …7.6 18.8 5.8 41.5 4 Internal Audit Staffing 58 Table 26 shows that the responding internal audit functions have, on average, 42 FTE. Staff members… …(juniors) represent the largest proportion, followed by con- tract audit staff (outsourcing or co-sourcing) and supervisors (seniors). When comparing the… …(13%); • Relocation expenses (10%); • Vehicle provided by organization (10%). Table 27: Special Incentives to Hire Internal Audit Professionals (%)… …of coverage (29%); • Co-sourcing from internal audit service providers (25%); • Borrowing staff from other departments (14%). Norway 12 25.0 8.3 8.3… …Audit Professionals (%) Country To ta l N um be r of R es po nd en ts R el oc at io n ex pe ns es Si gn in g bo nu s St oc… …O th er 4 Internal Audit Staffing 60 A comparison between all 21 European countries reveals (excluding those countries with the number of…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Common Body of Knowledge in Internal Auditing

  Tools, Skills and Competencies

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing

  …use specific internal audit tools as well as how important they consider some specific knowledge areas (not completed by CAEs). Besides, CAEs had to… …mark the five most important behavioural skills, technical skills and competences for each hierarchical level in the internal audit function. 7.1… …. Internal Audit Tools 1 = Not Used, 2 = Moderately Used, 3 = Average Use, 4 = Very Much Used, 5 = Extensively Used Table 50: Current Use of Internal Audit… …, 3 = Average Use, 4 = Very Much Used, 5 = Extensively Used Table 50 shows that the following audit tools are currently most extensively used: •… …Other electronic communication (e.g., Internet, email) (average score of 4.08) • Risk based audit planning (average score of 3.54) • Electronic work… …3.90 2.56 1.62 1.75 Overall average 2.27 4.08 2.40 1.70 3.54 2.68 1.84 1.76 7.1 Internal Audit Tools 105 When comparing the 21 European countries… …current use of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques in Austria, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey; • a high current use of continuous / real-time… …, Romania, Spain and Switzerland; • a high current use of risk based audit planning in Estonia, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and UK & Ireland; • a high… …Republic, Finland, Netherlands and Turkey. Table 51 shows that the following audit tools are planned to be most extensively used in the next three years… …: • Other electronic communication (e.g., Internet, email) (average score of 4.16) • Risk based audit planning (average score of 4.00) • Electronic work…

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  Emerging Issues

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing

  …audit function is going to evolve in the next three years. 8.1. Evolution in the Status of the Internal Audit Function Respondents (excluding CAEs) were… …. The organization has implemented a knowledge management system. f. The Internal Audit Function has provided training to audit committee mem- bers. g… …. The Internal Audit Function assumes an important role in the integrity of finan- cial reporting. h. The Internal Audit Function educates organization… …personnel about internal controls, corporate governance, and compliance issues. i. The Internal Audit Function places more emphasis on assurance than… …audit committee members and organizational person- nel is strongly on the rise. Providing assurance rather than consulting still remains the core business… …: Evolution in the Status of the Internal Audit Function (%) Country To ta l N um be r of R es po nd en ts a b c d C ur re nt ly A pp ly Li ke… …Internal Audit Function 127 Note that this question was not answered by CAEs and that the answering categories are mutually exclusive Country e f g h i… …, Estonia, Greece and Romania; • a high percentage for IAFs Providing training to Audit Committee members in Greece, Norway, Romania and UK & Ireland; • a… …Audit Function Table 57 shows that all five areas are on the rise with risk management in the lead with over 81% of the respondents expecting an increase… …in operational auditing in Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania and Turkey. 8.2 Changes in the Role of the Internal Audit Function 129 Table 57: Changes…

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  Personal Background of Respondents

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing

  …asked whether they think there is a need for additional certification beyond CIA for audit managers and CAEs, the number of years as CAE and their… …Organization According to Table 4, CAEs represent the largest group of respondents (almost 30%), followed by Internal Audit Seniors (24 %) and Internal Audit… …Managers (22 %). Table 4: Position in the Organization (%) Country Total Number of Respondents CAE Internal Audit Manager Internal Audit Senior… …Internal Audit Staff Other Total Austria 92 63.0 6.5 15.2 13.0 2.2 100.0 Belgium 101 20.8 29.7 21.8 22.8 5.0 100.0 Bulgaria 71 38.0 8.5 11.3 25.4 16.9… …that 65% of the responding CAEs agree that there is a need for additional certification beyond CIA for audit managers. When comparing all 21 countries… …, we see a high percentage of CAEs indicating a need for additional certification for audit managers in Cyprus, Finland, France, Norway and Spain… …years of expertise in engineering in Czech Republic and France; Table 6: Additional Certification for Audit Managers and CAEs (%) Country Need for… …Additional Certification beyond CIA for Audit Managers Need for Additional Certification beyond CIA for CAEs Total Number of Respondents Frequencies… …Overall Average 6.4 6.9 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.5 1.7 Years as Chief Audit Executive 29 1.7. Years as Chief Audit Executive On average, CAEs have been… …in Czech Republic, France and Poland. Table 8: Average Number of Years as Chief Audit Executive Country Total Number of Respondents Average…

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  Internal Auditing Standards

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing

  …Compliance with the IIA Standards is not appropriate for small organizations (12%); • Inadequate internal audit function staff to comply with the IIA… …Program 85 Table 42 shows that only 23% of the respondents indicate that their internal audit activities have been subject to an internal assessment… …supervision (41%); • Use of checklists / manuals to provide assurance that proper audit processes are followed (38%); • Feedback of the audit customer at the… …end of an audit (36%). Comparing the 21 countries reveals: • a high percentage of verification that the IA function is in compliance with the IIA… …part of the QAIP in Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and UK & Ireland; • a high percentage of Internal Audit professionals are in compliance with The… …of the QAIP in Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and UK & Ireland; • a high percentage of feedback from audit customers as part of the QAIP in Bel-… …gium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Netherlands and UK & Ireland; • a high percentage of reviews by other members of the internal audit function as part of…

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