Cutting Edge Internal Auditing

Jeffrey Ridley

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN: 9780470510391
• eBook ISBN: 9780470756270
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Auditing
• Index: Business

Cutting Edge Internal Auditing provides guidance and knowledge for every internal auditor, encouraging each to pioneer new ground in the development of their professional practices in all risk management, control and governance processes.

Serving as an excellent reference guide that develops a pattern of internal auditing now and for the future, this book explores the concept of 'cutting edge' internal auditing as an imaginative adventure: demonstrating how this has influenced and will continue to influence the development of professionalism in internal auditing.

Built on the foundations of Jeffrey Ridley's extensive internal auditing experience across the public and private sectors, the author uses his articles and research to explore and develop the motivations, goals and categories of innovation in internal auditing today. It develops and brings up to date an imaginative internal auditing model, created and used by the author in the early 1980s, drawing on research and guidance by The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc., its Research Foundation and the Institute of Internal Auditors - UK and Ireland.

Each chapter stands alone by focusing on an individual internal auditing theme, considered from both the perspective of internal auditing and its customers to suggest an appropriate vision as a goal for every internal audit activity. Each chapter also includes self-assessment questions to challenge the readers understanding of its messages.

Companion website contains some of the author's training slides and seventy case studies, many written by leading internal audit practitioners, this book creates a vision for future cutting edge internal auditing.

Table of contents

• Further praise for Cutting Edge Internal Auditing
• Cutting Edge Internal Auditing
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Looks Into The Future
• 3 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Is World-Class
• 4 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Wears Many Hats
• 5 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Knows How To Govern
• 6 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Fights Crime
• 7 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Assists The Board
• 8 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Is Committed To Quality
• 9 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Continuously Benchmarks
• 10 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Continuously Improves
• 11 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Is Creative
• 12 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Asks The Right Questions
• 13 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Contributes To Good Reputations
• 14 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Promotes Itself
• 15 Cutting Edge Internal Auditing Manages Knowledge Well
• 16 The Future Of Internal Auditing Is Yours
• Appendices:
• Bibliography
• Chronology Of Author’s Articles And Research
• Index