SWANSON on Internal Auditing (PDF)

Definitive guidance on implementing and developing the internal audit functionInternal auditing provides unbiased information to help management make better decisions. By developing your audit function, you enable your organisation to improve, whilst navigating and dealing with risk.Experience from auditing in the real worldBased on a series of hugely popular articles from Compliance Week this book is a concise commentary on strategic issues concerning the way internal audit is established, planned and performed. High-level issues sit alongside practical guidance to ensure the book appeals to all levels of internal audit management staff.The book opens with an explanation of the internal audit function, and then looks at specific topics that internal auditors must know, including risk management, IT security, business continuity, ethics and compliance.Extensive resources and researchThe author draws on a wide range of resources, and includes details of websites and key literature that encourage further exploration. Commentaries on the wide variety of topics that the author has examined over the years are followed up by various references, including the most important work of the Institute of Internal Auditors.The book will help you to:Get to grips with key topics of the internal auditEnhance the internal audit to allow your organisation to improveNavigate risks and increase business prospectsLearn to implement the internal audit, and create a platform for organisational success