Explore our technical guidance archive.
Find out how to mitigate health and safety risks and avoid possible prosecution in light of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. |
Understand accounts receivable and the risks to look for when auditing this area. |
Travel and expenses is an area where the damage to reputation can have a high impact. Discover why. |
Research report: Embedding effective internal audit in the FS sector How is the Institute's financial services code being implemented? Read this progress report to find out how. |
Unlock how to plan an internal audit of your organisation's performance management procedures. |
Discover how to conduct an internal audit of your organisation's recruitment and selection procedures. |
Some initial considerations and ideas to help internal auditors think about their objectives and such. |
Read how to conduct an internal audit of your organisation's talent management procedures. |
Find out how plan an internal audit of your organisation's training and development procedures. |
Discover how to plan an internal audit of marketing. |
Conducting an interview – top tips Our top tips on how to conduct an effective interview - a vital internal audit skill. |
Delivering internal audit findings Internal auditors need to communicate the results of their engagements clearly. These simple steps will help. |
Meeting stakeholder expectations – top tips Tips to help you develop good working relationships with your stakeholders. |
Our top tips on how to effectively capture the evidence you record during an audit. |
Accepting gifts and hospitality Guidance on what internal auditors should do in relation to accepting gifts and hospitality. |
Learn how coaching can be used to develop professional competencies in your internal audit team. |
Deal with internal audit stakeholders more effectively and convince senior managers to do things differently. |
Insights into how to make your writing accessible, clear and punchy. |
See how risk based auditing, combined with professional qualifications, have given internal audit a much wider remit. |
Some tips and suggestions to help you engage with difficult clients. |
Things to consider when deciding whether to implement mentoring to develop your team's professional competences. |
Presentation skills – top tips Our tips to help make presenting more enjoyable and effective. |
Assisting small internal audit activities – top tips A summary of issues small internal audit teams may face, plus tips and advice to guide small internal audit activities. |
Internal audit document retention Understand which internal audit documents, both paper based and electronic, should be retained. |
Internal audit manual – you asked us Read our extended reply to a technical helpline question on what should be included in an internal audit manual. |
Learn how to manage internal auditors who are in different locations. |
Measuring internal audit effectiveness and efficiency Our quick guide to setting the right measures for effective performance management of the internal audit team. |
Models of effective internal audit This report consists of a set of case studies showing how organisations in the private and public sectors have chosen to deliver internal audit in different ways. |
Operational responsibilities – you asked us Should a HIA take on responsibility for operational departments? Your technical questions answered. |
Discover various ways in which the internal audit function can be resourced including the use of secondments. |
Using internal audit software – top tips Top tips on what to consider as part of the preparation and planning process when looking for audit software. |
Financial services guidance: Basis for conclusions Discover issues raised by respondents to a consultation paper, and the rationale for the recommendations included in the final guidance. |