Auditing is not restricted to financial institutions and quality systems. Any organization or process can be audited to determine adherence to processes and procedures. An audit of staffing procedures ...

Institutions with federal research dollars, particularly from the National Science Foundation (NSF), know they may be subject to an audit by the funding agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). NSF ...

Eli Lilly's enhanced ATR process reduces the burden on laboratories and manufacturing spaces while meeting regulatory expectations. A centralized data management team ensures sustainable DI processes, ...

SARBANES-OXLEY WILL MEAN BIG CHANGES FOR BOTH auditors and the companies they audit. The former now will be required to certify a company’s internal controls and will no longer be able to use certain ...

For years, auditors have used interviews and workshops to conduct successful company assessments. As more businesses become digitised, auditors need to blend traditional techniques with a more ...

An audit is an inspection of a company's accounting records, usually done by an independent certified public accountant. Audits are performed in an effort to determine whether a business is ...

Internal Audit identifies all auditable activities and relevant risk factors, and assesses their significance through an annual risk assessment, utilizing the Committee of Sponsoring Organization's ...

In our article of 15 July 2019, we referred to several international scandals involving companies that have been audited by the Big Four (KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PWC) and the possibility of ...

A participatory approach to codes of labour practice comes from a different perspective to more compliance focused ‘snapshot’ social auditing. It puts greater emphasis on involvement of workers and ...