Technical blog
Comment and opinion from our chief professional practice advisor Liz Sandwith
2021
Strengthening financial control 19 October
Thoughts on the role of internal audit in strengthening internal financial control.
Internal audit qualifications and European travel 28 September
A brief look from an internal audit perspective at qualifications and travel post-Brexit.
Reflections on risk management 9 Sept
A guest blog post on moving forward with new learnings.
Making time for mental health 31 Aug
A member shares their thoughts on this important topic.
Net zero commitments - role of internal audit 19 Aug
Practical steps and information about net zero commitments
Data analytics and internal audit 4 Aug
Insightful, novel thinking about the importance of data analytics.
10 reasons for supporting financial stability and resilience 27 July
10 reasons to read our new financial stability research report.
Internal auditors' approach to beat risks 19 July
A MetricStream guest post on a new approach for risk-based auditing.
2021 sector challenge series | Central government | Charities | Construction | Financial services | Housing | Local authorities | NHS
Help! My crystal ball is broken! 2 March
Three tips for managing uncertainty and continuing to provide assurance.
Past blog posts by topic
How to audit
| Resilience and crisis plans Feb 20 | CSR reporting Oct 19 | Cyber and data security Nov 20 |
| Why companies go bad Feb 17 | Gender pay gap reporting Aug 18 | Macro and geo uncertainty Nov 20 |
| Non-financial reporting May 20 | Occ pension schemes May 19 | Pension risk May 21 |
| Recruitment Mar 18 | ||
Technical and interpersonal skills
| Feedback within IA Apr 17 | Giving feedback Apr 17 | Stakeholder engagement Apr 17 |
| Data analytics - spreadsheets Jan 18 | Remote working and paper documents Apr 20 |
Internal audit leadership
| Adapting the audit plan Dec 20 | Competing crises Aug 20 | Adapting internal audit Jul 20 |
| Leaders' Summit insights Apr 20 | Impact and influence Jan 19 | IAs role in digitilisation Aug 17 |
| Better KPIs for IA Sep 17 | Buying in IA resources Oct 17 |
Climate emergency
| Climate and sustainability Jan 21 | Climate disclosures Jan 21 | Climate crisis - time to act Jan 20 |
| Climate change assurance May 19 | Is waste really recycled? Feb 19 | Is plastic on your audit? Feb 18 |
Topics A-H
| Apprenticeship levy Oct 17 | Blockchain technology Apr 20 | Credit risk in fintech Dec 20 |
| Crowdfunding Jul 18 | Cryptocurrency Nov 20 | Fintech Jul 18 |
Topics I-P
| LIBOR transition Jun 21 |
Topics Q-Z
| Tax on termination payments Jul 18 | Tax: digital returns Mar 19 | When 3 lines fail Sep 16 |
| Whistleblowing Oct 18 | ||
About Liz Sandwith
Liz has over 28 years’ experience in internal audit and risk management. She spent 13 years as head of internal audit at Channel 5 followed by five at Bupa, where she held a number of roles, from head of assurance, risk and compliance to head of internal audit operations. She has also worked with the Information Commissioner’s office and the Electoral Commission, as well as advising a number of local authorities on internal audit and risk management issues.
Liz served as president of the institute between 2000 and 2001 and she became the Chartered IIA’s chief professional practice advisor in May 2016.
