If you are a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) trying to grow, you are probably already familiar with auditing. An audit is the process of independently reviewing and verifying a company's ...

The Case Western Reserve’s Board of Trustees and management place assets at risk to achieve established priorities and goals. A key function of the Office of Internal Audit Services is to understand, ...

Businesses can get a decent idea of how they are doing in operations by examining internal company data through reports and graphs. However, sometimes those close to the company don't review this data ...

Each year, the Chief Audit Officer develops an audit plan for the University. Using a risk-based methodology, and in collaboration with University leadership, the Chief Audit Officer analyzes ...

An audit can be an unpleasant surprise, or it can be a welcome opportunity to get your organization's affairs in order. While some audits – such as those performed by the IRS – come as a surprise, ...

The widespread use of information technology (IT) can introduce various risks that affect financial reporting and the audit process. To assist auditors in identifying and addressing these risks, the ...

In the November 2012 issue of EHS Today, I introduced the concept of the safety sweep audit as a supplemental tool for the detailed safety inspection mechanism commonly used in industry. The article ...