Blog: ​For Internal Audit, Success Boils Down to Five A’s

In his blog, IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers, CIA, QIAL, CGAP, CCSA, CRMA, shares his personal reflections and insights on the internal audit profession. Here’s an excerpt from his latest post:

Almost every week for the past 11 years, I have posted blogs about various aspects of internal auditing. I have covered hundreds of topics and examined dozens of issues confronting the profession, from independence and courage in the face of fire to building stakeholder relationships and understanding the root cause of high-profile scandals. In each post, I hoped to impart some insight and perspective on the roles and responsibilities of internal audit.

During the past few months, I have been thinking a lot about the fundamentals of the internal audit profession. There is a vast body of knowledge, anchored by The IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework. At the end of the day, however, there are some basic axioms that I believe define success for any internal audit function.

Read the full InternalAuditor.org blog post from IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers.