Introduction: The purpose of this Standard on Quality Control (SQC) is to establish standards and provide guidance regarding a firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control for audits and reviews of historical financial information, and for other assurance and related services engagements. This SQC is to be read in conjunction with the requirements of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Code of Ethics and other relevant pronouncements of the Institute1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Code”). The firm should
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Internal Audit Alert – March 2023
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Introduction: In today’s world increase in population has caused increase in demand of almost everything. To keep up with the increase in demand industries and organisations push their employees to do more and more work. Due to increase in competitors in every field organisations are trying to find way to increase their rate of work along with efficiency and quality. This has caused various organisationss to turn toward automation. Automation can do daily repetitive task without
Internal Audit – February 2023
Internal Audit in Digital Era In a world of rapid change on almost every front, where organisations must adapt and grow – or risk decline and eventual demise – everyone confronts the same reality: either step up to contribute long-term value or be left behind. As the risks and complexities organizations face change, so do the focus, skill sets and capabilities needed by internal audit. Internal audit in the digital era involves using advanced technologies to enhance the effectiveness and
Internal Audit – January 2023
ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDIT IN STRENGTHENING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Internal Audit Internal Audit involves critical appraisal of the functioning of an entity with a view to suggest improvements thereto and add value to and strengthen the overall governance mechanism of the entity, including the entity’s strategic risk management and internal control system. Corporate Governance Governance is a key concept in Internal Audit and SIA 140 issued by ICAI, seeks to clarify both, the concept and the responsibility of the Internal Auditor,
Internal Audit – December 2022
Special Economic Zone and Export Oriented Units Introduction Special Economic Zone A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in a country that is subject to different economic regulations than other regions within the same country. The SEZ economic regulations tend to be conducive to—and attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Special Economic Zones are typically created in order to facilitate rapid economic growth by deploying investment and creating employment. This economic growth is accomplished by providing various economic advantages such as tax incentives. Exported Oriented Zone
Internal Audit Alert – October 2022
INTERNAL AUDIT Internal Audit is an independent appraisal activity within an organization for the review of, and to improve, the accounting, financial and other operations as basis for protective and constructive service to the management. IMPORTANCE Internal Audit has great importance in itself as an influential function within a company which helps in improving the functions and operations of the company. Its importance was increased during the year 2020, when the global COVID-19 pandemic affected poorly the World Economy. And
Internal Audit and Big Data
What exactly is “Big Data?” Big data is the term used to describe the massive portfolio of data that is growing exponentially. Big data includes data that is unstructured & machine-generated, as well as data that resides outside of corporate boundaries. Analytics is the process of analysing data with the objective of drawing meaningful conclusions. Big Data analytics (BDA) means that unstructured data can now be mined. Major organizations are making significant investments to unlock the potential of Big Data.
Role of Internal Audit in Blockchain Adoption
Role and responsibilities of internal audit function are likely to expand in important ways with increasing acceptance of blockchain applications in organizations. Internal audit managers need to adopt appropriate methods to validate the functioning of blockchain networks and whether ledger versions are updating properly at all ends with appropriate security consistently.Performing internal audit in blockchain environment will require a good technological expertise of internal auditor.The internal auditor may find challenged to adapt quickly – but seeing the opportunity to take
Value Add by Internal Audit
In today’s time auditors are much more equipped to identify opportunities for enhancement – as adding value is widely considered an integral part of the internal audit process. In the recent past, role of internal auditor is being redefined. The new role is broader, more inclusive and sets expectation of adding value by internal auditors to the audited entity when performing their work assignments. Internal Audit engagements in older days focused on verifying compliance with policies and procedures. There were
Key Considerations in Risk Based Internal Audit
Even when risk identification is primarily a management responsibility, internal auditors play a pivotal role in risk management by evaluating the process controls highlighting critical risks in achievement of business objectives as well as providing assurance regarding adequacy of controls in respect of existing and emerging risks. A regular and effective risk-based audit program is essential to achieve these objectives. It helps auditors in identification of potential risks, fraud and errors based on which the auditor can suggest areas of