Insights Into Maximizing Your Data Analysis Skills
What You Need to Know About Continuous Auditing
By Paul Maplesden There’s enormous value to the auditing process. At its best, auditing provides a strong, robust and unbiased view of a business’s financials and operations. This type […]
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4 Ways Analytics Software Can Supercharge Your Audit
Auditors continue to face challenges when it comes to securing new business and growing revenues. The landscape has become increasingly competitive and audit firms are now expected to pitch for […]
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Drones Help Internal Audit Soar to New Heights
By Paul Maplesden Most of the technology that internal auditors use is decidedly ground-based—the laptop, the smartphone, the warehouse safety ladder. But one particular type of gadget is leaving […]
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AI’s Crucial Role In The Future of Auditing
By Jack Holloway Data analytics is becoming a more prominent feature in audits at present. The large firms have been using their own data analytics tools for journals testing […]
Read MoreInternal Auditors Moving Into “Trusted Advisor” Roles
An increasing number of internal auditors are using their deep knowledge of their organization’s inner workings to provide valuable counsel to those at the top. Increasingly, they are becoming “trusted […]
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How COVID-19 is Spurring Digital Transformation in Audit
The impacts of COVID-19 on audit firms will have long-lasting effects. From a dramatic rise in remote work to increased health and safety measures in the workplace, the pandemic has […]
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Pandemic Brings New Risks, Opportunities for Internal Auditors
By Greg Enright During the recent global pandemic, internal auditors have had to contend with a host of new risks and other, more traditional ones that have been altered […]
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Why Excel Is Not Enough for Effective Data Analysis
Today’s business world increasingly runs on “Big Data” — exceptionally large sets of digital information. Companies analyze this data to discover patterns and trends, leading to new-found efficiencies and, ultimately, […]
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5 Tips for Great Remote Internal Audit Collaborations
According to Gallup, by October 2020, nearly 60% of U.S. workers were working remotely in some capacity as businesses adjusted to the realities of COVID-19. Remote work brings a […]
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How Benford’s Law Could Have Been Used to Find a $2M Fraud As it Happened
When CPAs Christopher McDonald and Nancy Rickett were retained by a lawyer to investigate a two-million dollar fraud, they weren’t sure what they would find. The task was simple: […]
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