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ANSWER 1

(a)

INTERNAL AUDIT EXTERNAL AUDIT


Reporting Report to audit committee or Report to shareholders
board of directors

Objectives To evaluate and improve the To obtain reasonable assurance


effectiveness of risk that the financial statements is
management, control, and free from material misstatement,
governance process, in order in order for expressing an
for an organization to opinion on the truth and
accomplish its objectives. fairness.

Coverage Is concerned about the frauds Is concerned only about the


from all activities from the fraud from financial areas. It
organization. It regards all the regards only from the materiality
aspects regarding the perspective and only those
organizations internal control operations that have a
system and transactions. contribution at the financial
results and the performances of
the organization.

Responsibilities Is directly involved with the Is incidentally concerned with


prevention and detection of the prevention and detection of
fraud in any form or extent in fraud in general, but is directly
any activity reviewed. concerned when financial
statements may be materially
affected.

(b)

ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDITOR


Test-check the adequacy of risk management
processes, models and systems
Educate and create awareness among the
Assessing the management and staff concerning the risk issues
management of risk Assist the management in developing risk
management framework and its implementation
Provide feedback on the appropriateness of risk
management infrastructure.

Assessing Assess the effectiveness of the organizations


management in the internal control system, including the adequacy of
improvement of control model or design
internal control Monitor managements compliance with the
organizations code of conduct and ethical copies
Review corporate policies relating to compliance
with laws and regulations, conflict of interest
Analyze the controls for critical accounting and
management functions
Provide feedback and reporting on control
deficiencies

Evaluate whether there are any factors within the


business operation or the surrounding
environment that may pose as threats to the
Evaluating risk
organization.
These risks are assessed based on the likelihood
of them occurring and the impact they bring.

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