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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch The Role of Internal Audit in Corporate Governance in Europe

  Proposals for the Role of Internal Audit in Corporate Governance in Europe

  European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing (ECIIA)

  …39 4 Proposals for the Role of Internal Audit in Corporate Governance in Europe Bearing in mind the current role of Internal Audit shown in the… …survey in chapter 2 and the abilities of a state of the art Internal Audit Function de- scribed in chapter 3 the ECIIA proposes the following focal points… …for Inter- nal Audit in the context of Corporate Governance. 4.1 Supporting an Effective Enterprise Risk Management Internal Audit should provide… …audit committees and boards of directors with assurance of the effectiveness of processes and over the reporting and management of key risks. Morevover… …, Internal Auditors should assist both management and the audit committee and board of directors by evaluating and recommending improvements on the adequacy… …Governance policies as well as compliance with laws and regulations need to be monitored by the management. The Internal Audit Function provides ob- jective… …assurance to the Board that theses processes are effective. The Inter- nal Audit Function may also advice, such as making whistlebower hotlines more… …audit plan should also include a review of the organisation’s compliance program and its procedures including reviews to determine whether it can be… …clearly documented by the Internal Audit Function, with reference to the International Standards. However, in improving an organi- sation’s compliance with… …roles. Moreover, Internal Audit should hold regular 40 meetings with the board or its audit committee, and with the CEOs, to en- sure frequent review…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Global Management Challenges for Internal Auditors

  Performance Measurement and Controlling of Internal Audit – More Than Just a Measurement Problem

  Dr. Andreas Langer, Andreas Herzig, Prof. Dr. Burkhard Pedell

  …107 Performance Measurement and Controlling of Internal Audit – More Than Just a Measurement Problem By Dr. Andreas Langer, Andreas Herzig… …, Prof. Dr. Burkhard Pedell72 Internal audit must face the challenge of measuring, documenting and communicat- ing its added value. For this purpose… …, the customers and functions of internal audit must first be identified. Significant deficits still exist with performance measure- ment on this basis… …added value of internal audit. Therefore, clear and transparent criteria should be used as a basis for the selection of indicators; relevance, reactivity… …, controllability and output orientation are suitable as basic criteria. The further development of the performance measurement and controlling of internal audit… …internal audit, it is well advised – as well as any other corporate department – to provide evidence that the resources, which it utilises, and the results… …internal processes in inter- nal audit has tended to take place in Anglo-Saxon literature. The question regarding which contribution is provided by internal… …audit to enterprise value and how this can be measured has also been frequently asked, but has not yet been answered very concretely. The debate… …surrounding this issue and relevant application-oriented ap- proaches has lagged behind the importance of this subject until now. In fact, inter- nal audit can… …division in Germany and heads up the Internal Audit and Controls Assurance divisions; Prof. Dr. Burkhard Pedell is a Full Professor of Management Accounting…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Elektronische Betriebsprüfung

  Der Standard Audit File Tax (SAF-T) – eine Definition von "was ist steuerlich relevant"

  HR Bernhard Kurz

  …155 Der Standard Audit File Tax (SAF-T) – eine Definition von "was ist steuerlich relevant" HR Bernhard Kurz Leiter des Risiko-, Informations-… …Implementierung des Standard Audit File Tax, einem für österreichische Be- dürfnisse angepassten OECD Standards für die Übermittlung von Daten des Rech- nungswesens… …Entwicklung öffentlicher Standardprüfroutinen. Schlüsselwörter Standard Audit File Tax; Datenbestände; Mapping; Prüfungsmethode Der Standard Audit File Tax… …Möglichkeiten. Mit Erlass vom 20.3.2009, BMF-010102/0002- IV/2/2009, wurden die bisher zulässigen Formate entsprechend erweitert. Der Standard Audit File Tax… …Standard Audit File – Tax aus mehreren SAF-T Dateien zusammen. Das bedeutet, dass für die Teilbereiche, in welchen ein SAF-T zur Ver- fügung gestellt werden… …Prüfungsschritte und Auswertungen im Rahmen des Risikomanagements so- wohl durch das Unternehmen als auch durch (interne und externe) Prüfer. Der Standard Audit… …File Tax (SAF-T) 161 Im Zuge der Konzeption des Standard Audit File - Tax wurde der bisherige Öster- reichische Einheitskontenrahmen weiterentwickelt… …Erstellen des Standard Audit File - Tax ist eine Zuordnung („internes Mapping“) zu einem neuen, weiterentwickelten Kon- tenrahmen notwendig. Dieses Mapping… …, Lagerbuchführung) können der Finanzver- waltung als Standard Audit File –Tax zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Die Verpflichtung der Zurverfügungstellung von Daten… …Daten in Form des Standard Audit File – Tax der Finanzverwaltung zur Verfügung gestellt werden, aufgehoben. Dazu müssen alle im Rechnungswesen des…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Leitfaden zur Prüfung von Projekten

  Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder

  DIIR – Deutsches Institut für Interne Revision e. V., Robert Düsterwald, Susanne Fries-Palm, Michael Peis, u.a.

  …39 4 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder Die folgenden Kapitel stellen Beispiele aus der jahrelangen Prüfungspraxis und aus der Sicht… …Darstel- lungen und Informationen der – bislang uneinheitlichen – Projektmanage- ment-Methodologie möglich. In der Matrix des Audit Universe sind… …Kom- munikationsmanagementstrategie. 40 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder Ziele Das Ziel einer Projektorganisation ist es, den Rahmen für… …stellt ein besonderes Risiko für den Projekterfolg dar. 42 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder Prüfungsansatz Die Untersuchung der… …wurden die entspre- chenden Voraussetzungen geschaffen? 44 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder � Sind die Pläne aller einzelnen Teams mit… …Basis für die „Arbeitspakete“ der Projektteams und 46 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder Eingangsgröße für die Planung… …geschlossen. 48 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder Identifizieren von Änderungen Analysieren der Änderungen Bewerten der Änderungen Planen der… …, Statusbe- richte) � Planungsdokumente, wie Termin- und Ressourcenplan aufgrund von grö- ßeren Änderungen 50 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder… …52 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder projektspezifischen Entscheidungsprozesses darstellen, zum anderen wichti- ge Einflussgrößen direkt… …werden. 54 Audit Universe – Prüfgebiete und Prüffelder Bei der Prüfung der Kosten selbst sollten folgende Aspekte berücksichtigt werden: �…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Corporate Governance und Interne Revision

  Öffentliche Unternehmen und Public Corporate Governance – Balanced Audit

  Paul Rieckmann

  …Öffentliche Unternehmen und Public Corporate Governance – Balanced Audit Paul Rieckmann Behörde für Soziales, Familie, Gesundheit und… …. . . . . . . . . 819 5 Balanced Audit – zur Lösungsform des Spannungsverhältnisses . . . . 822 Literaturverzeichnis… …http://www.publicgovernance.de. Öffentliche Unternehmen und Public Corporate Governance – Balanced Audit 816 Rieckmann 2005 die „Guidelines on Corporate Governance of… …Unternehmen und Public Corporate Governance – Balanced Audit 818 Rieckmann xierte Selbständigkeit der Regiebetriebe ist nicht gegeben. Faktisch können… …Balanced Audit 820 Rieckmann Eine Public Corporate Governance sollte Verfahren, Regeln, Abläufe und Aufbau- strukturen für das Abwägen zwischen den… …– Balanced Audit 822 Rieckmann 5 Balanced Audit – zur Lösungsform des Spannungsverhältnisses Öffentliche Unternehmen, das sind Staatsbetriebe… …(Hervorhebungen im Original nicht vorhanden). Balanced Audit – zur Lösungsform des Spannungsverhältnisses Rieckmann 823 Die Dynamik der zu unterscheidenden… …. Öffentliche Unternehmen und Public Corporate Governance – Balanced Audit 824 Rieckmann Abb. 1: Lineares Denken zur Analyse und Darstellung idealisierender… …durch Systemprüfungen in angemessener Zeit und fundierten Ergebnissen abgebildet werden. Die Berücksichti- Balanced Audit – zur Lösungsform des… …Audit 826 Rieckmann Unschärfe der Informationen sind nicht zu umgehen und führen zu relativen Aussagen bei Realobjekten – z. B. Trends, Ressourcen. Die…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Accounting Fraud

  A Practice Aid for Auditors: Fraud Interviews – An Inquiry Guide

  Prof. Dr. Klaus Henselmann, Dr. Stefan Hofmann

  …. These cases were well beyond the scope of a traditional audit. Nevertheless, auditors have to be more aggressive in order to detect fraud. They have to… …plan and perform every audit with an increased focus on professional scepticism in gathering and evaluat- ing audit evidence. All members of the audit… …team have to be motivated to think about how and where fraud might occur. They have to conduct the audit with a mindset that recognizes the possibility… …that fraud could be present, regardless of any past experience with the audit client and regardless of the belief about manage- ment’s honesty and… …practice aid designed to help the audit team to plan and tailor these fraud interviews as required by the international auditing standards. It in- cludes… …– As you are probably aware, CPAs today are required to assess the risk of fraud in the audit of every company, not just yours. Therefore, we need to… …report to? – Has management reported to the audit committee on the process for identify- ing and responding to the risk of fraud? Has management reported… …the Audit Committee – How does the audit committee communicate with management its views about business practices and ethical behaviour? How would… …such instances to the board? If so, what was the response? – Does the audit committee have knowledge of any actual fraud or suspected fraud… …, analysts, regulators, suppliers or others? Appendix: Practice Aids 300 – Do employees have a direct channel to the audit committee? Are such chan-…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Auditing Payroll

  Pay-Out / Payroll Disbursement

  DIIR – Deutsches Institut für Interne Revision e. V.

  …64 8 Pay-Out / Payroll Disbursement This section focuses on audit activities within the payroll disbursement pro- cess and relevant interfaces… …. The audit activities described here therefore en- sure an effective internal control system for the last step of the payroll pro- cess, which leads to a… …following audit activities ensure that general (basic) requirements are met for the structure of the HR payroll department. The purpose of these activities… …general (basic) requirements for documenting processes and interfaces. # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 Pay-out/payroll disbursement process is… …the accounting system? Types of Disbursement 65 # Description Risks Audit Activities • Is the segregation of duties be- tween payroll and… …check, and for disbursement by an external provider. The audit activities below ensure that disbursement incorporates relevant process spec- ifications… …ERP system. Pay-Out / Payroll Disbursement 66 # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 Define author- ization rights concept for the online… …should be avoided. The following minimum controls should be carried out in the event that wages and salaries are paid in cash. # Description Risks Audit… …by check. Pay-Out / Payroll Disbursement 68 # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 Check transac- tions handled properly. Checks could be… …calculated/paid by an external service provider. Types of Disbursement 69 # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 Contractual agreement defined with the…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Global Management Challenges for Internal Auditors

  Doing More with Less

  Neil Baker

  …resources? Geoffrey Storms is philosophical about the impact of the economic downturn on his internal audit function. His current employer recruited him… …four years ago to build an audit function from scratch. His team has been working hard to educate man- agement and the board about what internal audit… …against the budget cuts. He told senior management at the mining company where he is the head of internal audit that pruning audit resources in a downturn… …ing to persuade people who hold the corporate purse strings that now would be the worst time to cut audit resources. Naturally, the heads of other… …piece of a shrinking budget pie. So does internal audit really deserve special protection? And if it does have to take a share of the pain – which seems… …to be the case for most audit functions – how can heads of internal audit rework their plans so they continue to deliver assurance and value with… …less money? 1 Budget Crunch Storms met his budget cut by losing two front-line audit posts. His internal audit team has three managers, each with his… …or her own audit staff – there were 15 peo- ple in total, nine of whom actually worked on audits. That number has fallen to seven. Baker 100… …“We examined the audit plan for 2009 and considered how we would accomplish our objectives with two fewer staff members,” Storms says. They eventually… …with his audit committee. When he joined the company four years ago, the committee gave him a mandate to identify and risk-rate its audit universe, and…

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• eBook-Kapitel aus dem Buch Auditing Payroll

  Payroll System

  DIIR – Deutsches Institut für Interne Revision e. V.

  …and in a few countries – even if SAP is otherwise used. While the audit activities presented here do not replace an IT audit, they may be carried out… …as part of a regular business audit. 3.1 System and Process Security # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 The payroll process and the… …operational requirements. # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 Payroll pro- cessing is done manually (e. g., preparation). The size of the payroll or… …ally/software-supported? How are they being carried out currently? Payroll System 18 # Description Risks Audit Activities 2 Group software is used for pay- roll. •… …factor in the company. The functional and tamper-proof nature of payroll systems is therefore essential. # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 The… …and tax problems. • Auditing system security is usually the responsibility of the IT Audit department or corresponding specialists. • Within the… …scope of the regu- lar audit, the audit can usually only refer to the results of the specialist audit. • Is there a certificate from an authorized… …law, as confidentiality requirements for remuneration data are usually high. # Description Risks Audit Activities 1 Payroll does not have its own… …change positions? Payroll System 20 # Description Risks Audit Activities 4 Access to pay- roll data is managed. Loss or corrup- tion of payroll… …data • List of data access activity dur- ing the audit period, compari- son with the access authoriza- tions. In the case of suspicious data access…

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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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