Technical skills
Developing and maintaining the technical skills to be a competent internal auditor is essential at all career stages.
The guidance and resources on this page should be considered as a start point to your learning journey.
IPPF links | Guidance | Additional resources | Relevant position papers
Code of ethics | Consultancy | Data analytics | Fundamentals | Tools and techniques
Main IPPF links
Core principles1. Demonstrates integrity. |
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| 1210 Proficiency | Implementation guidance |
| 1230 Continuing professional development | Implementation guidance |
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Take time to think about your personal development plans and CPE requirements. A useful tool is the IIA's Internal Audit Competency Framework© |
Guidance
Code of ethics
| Chartered IIA |
| Ethics, values and culture | Internal auditors accepting gifts and hospitality |
| IIA Global |
| Independence and objectivity | Internal audit competencies |
Consultancy
| Chartered IIA | ||
| Consultancy engagements |
Data analytics
| Chartered IIA | ||
| Data Analytics - with case studies | Computer assisted audit techniques | Analytics, mining and big data |
| Data analytics and internal audit | Data analytics - a not so exclusive club |
| IIA Global |
| Data Analytics Mandate: Part 1 | Data Analytics Mandate: Part 2 |
| Auditing big data | Data analysis technologies | Integrating a data-driven approach |
Fundamentals of the audit process
| Chartered IIA |
| Conducting an interview - top tips | Control - Information guidance | Handling personal data |
| Insight and internal audit | Working papers - top tips |
| Plan |
| Engagement planning - top tips | Assessing fraud risks | How to plan an audit engagement |
| How to approach unfamiliar work | Assessment of emerging risk | Risk identification |
| Sampling | Writing about risk |
| Do |
| Risk based internal auditing | Doing a risk-based audit | Risk maturity assessment |
| Delivering internal audit findings | How to gather information | Reporting on risk management |
| Review |
| File review | Supervising an audit engagement | Developing audit competencies |
| Following up recommendations | Improving audit efficiency | Why audits take longer |
| IIA Global |
Tools and techniques
| Chartered IIA | ||
| Agile internal audit - case studies | Agile – aim higher, react faster | Mapping assurance |
| AAP - role of internal audit | How to facilitate creation of AAP | Lean auditing |
| Lean vs agile - high level | Root cause analysis | Root cause analysis - webinar slides |
| Root cause analysis - blog | ||
| IIA Global |
| Coordination and reliance | Agile internal audit |
Additional resources
Don't forget the importance of interpersonal skillls.
Codes of practice | Financial services, private and third sector
Risk in Focus | An annual barometer of what CAEs and others see as the risk priorities for the year ahead
Harnessing the power of internal audit | Demonstrating the value of internal audit to an organisation
Board briefings | Coverage of broad topics designed for audit committees and internal auditors
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Chartered IIA Position Papers
