Under Yellow Book standards, an auditor can perform 1 of 5 engagement types: financial audit, performance audit, examination, review and agreed-upon procedures.
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How Strong is Your Organization’s Governance?
Evaluating your audit organization’s governance may not be the most thrilling activity, but it’s crucial for everything to run smoothly. Here’s a guide to help determine how strong your governance structure really is!
Auditors: Allies for Local Government Leaders
This guest post by Mark Funkhouser highlights how auditors are allies for both the community and government representatives.
Fraud, Waste or Abuse?
Fraud, waste and abuse are all similar with one major difference: CRITERIA! Fraud is the only reportable condition as the other two are subjective and not based in criteria.
The Auditee Calls the Shots
The auditee ultimately calls the shots and decides how to respond to a risk. Yes, we can highlight the risk in our audit report and recommend action, but the auditee makes one of four moves regarding that risk…
Audit Leader vs. Audit Manager
Audit managers are great! They get the job done. But can they look up from their work to make sure the team heads in the right direction? That takes true leadership and more than just a few risks.
Steps of an Audit
From the simplest to the most complex audits, Leita Hart-Fanta provides the Steps of an Audit as a guide for auditors on their future assignments.