Internal Audit

A host of corporations are in the process of Implementing the new COSO Framework or are gearing up for the transition, and they'll have to establish the scope of objectives in which to apply the Framework. Candela Solutions' Ron Kral offers 10 key questions companies should be asking themselves to ensure their internal controls are up to snuff.

It sometimes happens that, even though you've identified a considerable risk and made a compelling case for addressing it, the management doesn't see the light, or agree with your findings. Frustrating for an audit professional, given that your effectiveness is measured by outcomes and, in cases such as these, your hands are tied. Then what?

For publicly traded companies subject to SEC periodic reporting, now is the time to take serious action in transitioning from COSO’s 1992 framework to its 2013 framework.

It is often said that being on an audit committee is a part-time job with full-time responsibilities. It’s no wonder when you consider the broad and critical role that the audit committee plays. In essence, every audit committee’s role is to stand objectively in the gap between management, the external auditors and the people who provide the capital to make it all happen, ensuring that those capital providers receive complete, accurate and timely financial information that has been subjected to...