Friday, March 21, 2008
2008 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey
Assessing General Technical Knowledge, Audit Process Knowledge, and Personal Skills and Capabilities of Internal Auditors
Protiviti’s second annual survey, found that internal auditors are looking more seriously at technological solutions, including Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs). These help to automate activities such as ongoing monitoring of certain internal controls and free the internal audit team to lend their expertise to their organizations in other ways. The survey was designed to gauge how internal audit professionals perceive their present capabilities, where they currently see need for improvement, and how they prioritize those needs.
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