Audit is a tool to independently analyse the business, its financials, its environment, its structure, its working, its future viability.
Audit can be used to help detect areas of consideration for a business, industry or profession. Audit helps us to improve our weaknesses.
Audit can be used to measure any risk, review any document or review the performance.
For Example, Audit of Expenditure can help in following:
1. Check whether expenses made are duly authorised
2. Check whether expenses made by a person within his/her limit
3. Check whether the expenses are related to business
4. Check that no personal expenses are treated as business expenses.
5. Expenses regarding which the payment is made is actually incurred
Discuss how auditing can or is used in your business, industry, or profession. Give a specific...
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Briefly discuss how unethical behavior can be very costly to a business. Give an example.
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Discuss if and how the current market and business environment affects the following within the internal auditing profession: 1). Internal Audit’s role & status within an organization, 2) Its relationship with the external auditors, 3) Importance of the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation, and 4) Do you think a few years working in Internal Auditing would be good for your professional career? Why or why not?
Discuss the benefits of business analytics and provide one example how it can be used to help an organization address cybersecurity. Need 400 words
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