The mere words “internal audit” often stir up a sense of nonproductive time consumption, frustration, and in some cases fear, amongst the employees of an organization. Even if undertaken in the most conducive of circumstances, generally, employees get intimated or unsettled finding some outsiders review their activities. A clear understanding of the pros of conducting an internal audit and the cons of avoiding it will make all employees comfortable while making the entire experience pleasant and valuable.
Internal Audit and assurance are considered independent process validation activities undertaken in a department or an organization within a company. The sole objective is to provide an unbiased and meticulous review based on deep analysis of various operating systems, business organizations, and the processes employed. Internal Audit provides top leadership including governing bodies of any organization, a reliable and objective information source highlighting the organization’s operating risks, functional effectiveness, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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ebs will ensure that company operations get streamlined and regulated by bringing inaccuracy in account statements, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, helping in the verification of all transactions thereby generating confidence for shareholders and providing expert knowledge at hand. Since Dubai has different business zones and regulations in place, ebs will help you navigate it all. ebs team offers the generation of timely quarterly and monthly reports to keep organizations abreast of company status and act as a single source of information.
These activities will also help mitigate risk and offer fraud protection and assist with the Financial management of important responsibilities. In all, in ebs, you will find a 360-degree audit firm that aims to increase process efficiency by ensuring that the laid down standards and processes are being followed and regular monitoring of all the in-house employees.
Internal auditors can provide analysis, assurances, evaluations, recommendations, and other information to the entity’s management. The internal auditor performs a managerial function and also takes the manager’s decisions. Internal audit services include the focus on risky areas, evaluating and recommending process improvement opportunities, and providing recommendations for change.
Internal audit reports outline the condition, criteria, cause, corrective action, and consequence which is also known as the 5 C’s of internal audit. The internal audit goes through five phases which include planning, selection, reporting results, conducting fieldwork, and following up corrective action plan.
There are many types of internal audits but construction audits, compliance audits, and financial/control audits are the three prominent audits. Operational audits, integrated audits, informational systems audits, special investigations audits, and follow-up audits are also types of internal audits.
Internal audit is conducted through a five-phase process which includes planning, selection, conducting fieldwork, reporting results, and following up on action plans. Audit activities are selected using a risk-based approach. Each audit requires planning to start by describing the scope and objectives. Fieldwork process, reporting, and follow-up are also important phases to conduct an internal audit.
There are many red flags that you have to avoid running the best business. Lookout for these signs:
Poor company controls.
Lax management.
Chronic shortages.
Failure to pre-screen employees.
Records missing, altered, or destroyed.
An internal audit checklist is a tool to compare a business’s processes and practices to the requirements set. It contains everything that is needed to complete an internal audit efficiently and accurately. There is no fixed checklist for the internal audit because every firm prepares its own checklist. However, the supplier audit checklist and process audit checklist are the two important components while preparing an internal audit checklist.
Internal auditors examine and analyze company financial documents and records. They also identify issues like risks, compliance concerns, and data inaccuracies. They investigate any problems they find while processing internal audits. They also use their knowledge of industry regulations, laws, and company policies to identify chances of non-compliance.
Why us? simply because ebs is cognizant of the criticality and importance of an internal audit and hence offers all sorts of solutions for internal auditing activities. Our presence in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Ajman, and Umm Al Quwain, ensures that we cover all your business and transactional accounting needs throughout the UAE peninsula.