Question 111
An audit engagement required that an internal auditor, using available tools, test a transaction population for a period The auditor decided to test a sample of transactions rather than the full population.
Results of the audit were reported as satisfactory to management. Subsequent to the audit report, fraud was discovered in the area audited and was found to include transactions that were in the relevant transaction population not tested by the auditor. The auditor later disclosed that he decided to test a sample because it was representative of the population and facilitated quicker testing. Which of the following skills below, if improved, would most likely have prevented this situation?
Results of the audit were reported as satisfactory to management. Subsequent to the audit report, fraud was discovered in the area audited and was found to include transactions that were in the relevant transaction population not tested by the auditor. The auditor later disclosed that he decided to test a sample because it was representative of the population and facilitated quicker testing. Which of the following skills below, if improved, would most likely have prevented this situation?
Question 112
Senior management has decided to adopt the key principles approach of the ISO 31000 risk management framework. According to IIA guidance, which of the following principles is most appropriate when implementing the risk management process in a dynamic agency?
Question 113
An external assessment of an organization's internal audit activity was last completed four years ago Which of the following options would be acceptable this year if the internal audit activity is to fulfill the requirements of the Standards?
Question 114
Which of the following is a role internal auditors should undertake related to risk management?
Question 115
Which of the following is an indicator that the organization s risk management process is effective?