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Auditor Internal

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Auditor internal refers to a professional responsible for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an organization's internal controls, risk management, and governance processes. Internal auditors provide independent assessments to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, enhance operational efficiency, and safeguard assets, thereby contributing to the overall integrity and reliability of financial reporting.
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Auditor internal refers to a professional responsible for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of an organization's internal controls, risk management, and governance processes. Internal auditors provide independent assessments to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, enhance operational efficiency, and safeguard assets, thereby contributing to the overall integrity and reliability of financial reporting.

Key research themes

1. What factors influence the effectiveness of internal audit functions in organizations?

This research theme investigates specific organizational, structural, and relational factors that impact the effectiveness of internal audit (IA) functions, with a focus on how internal audit departments can enhance risk management, internal controls, and governance. Understanding these factors is critical as effective internal auditing improves organizational governance, compliance, and operational efficiency across sectors.

Key finding: The study empirically identified five key factors positively affecting internal audit effectiveness: competence of internal audit department, size of internal audit department, relationship between internal and external... Read more
Key finding: This systematic literature review synthesized and proposed a comprehensive conceptual model identifying five broad categories of factors influencing internal audit effectiveness: organizational characteristics, relationships... Read more
Key finding: This study demonstrated that the competence and independence of the internal audit team, as assessed by audit committees, are critical for internal audit effectiveness. It underlines the role of management support in... Read more
Key finding: The study provides evidence that internal auditors' use of analytical, creative, and practical intelligence (dimensions of successful intelligence) positively correlates with their ability to assess organizational risks... Read more

2. How do the characteristics and behaviors of the audit committee influence investment and interaction with internal audit functions?

Research under this theme focuses on the dynamics between audit committees—the board substructures charged with oversight—and internal audit functions. It explores how audit committee composition, expertise, diligence, and procedures affect the resourcing of internal audit units and the extent of reliance on internal audit work by external auditors, highlighting the governance role of audit committees in strengthening internal audit capabilities.

Key finding: Empirical analysis of 181 SEC-registered firms reveals that internal audit budget size is positively associated with the number of audit committee meetings (indicating diligence), but negatively related to the presence of... Read more
Key finding: The study based on 550 U.S. internal auditors’ responses demonstrates that intensive interaction and close cooperation between internal audit functions and audit committees positively influence the efficiency and... Read more
Key finding: Using experimental design research among German external auditors, the study shows that reliance on internal audit function varies with client business risk, internal control system effectiveness, corporate governance... Read more

3. What is the role of internal audit in public sector governance and how can its capability be improved in local government contexts?

This theme addresses public sector internal auditing, focusing on issues of governance accountability, fraud prevention, and the effectiveness of public financial management through internal audit functions. It explores challenges unique to government settings—such as resource limitations, corruption risks, and institutional weaknesses—while assessing how internal audit capabilities can be developed to enhance good governance and accountability at local government levels.

Key finding: Besides private sector analysis, the paper contextualizes internal audit effectiveness challenges in public sector firms, emphasizing management support and operational independence as essential in the public governance... Read more
Key finding: This study highlights resource constraints, inadequate technology (especially in IT auditing), and limited EDP experience as core impediments to effective internal audit performance in Ghanaian public hospitals. It... Read more
Key finding: Using the Internal Audit Capability Model (IA-CM), this qualitative assessment found that Indonesian local government auditors reached level 3 (integrated) capability but identified areas needing improvement: current... Read more
Key finding: This qualitative research identifies key obstacles faced by internal auditors in Ghana’s public institutions, including lack of independence, limited cooperation from other staff, constrained scope of work, and insufficient... Read more
Key finding: Statistical analysis of internal auditor reports from government entities in Qadisiyah governorate shows a strong positive correlation (r=0.947, p<0.001) between effective internal audit reporting and rationalization of... Read more

All papers in Auditor Internal

The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate whether organizational culture, leadership style, and monetary incentive as antecedents of organizational commitments, while time budget pressure, task complexity, and discussion of... more
Definisi Audit Internal Audit internal adalah aktivitas asurans dan konsultansi yang independen dan objektif, yang dirancang untuk memberi nilai tambah dan meningkatkan operasi organisasi. Tujuan audit internal menurut IIA adalah... more
Profesi Auditor Internal sangat dibutuhkan oleh organisasi dimanapun, baik perusahaan swasta, BUMN/BUMD, perusahaan multinasional, perusahaan asing, pemerintahan, lembaga pendidikan dan Organisasi Nir Laba. Dalam melakukan rekrutmen... more
Audit internal perlu dokumentasi yang kuat untuk mendukung temuan audit dan observasi. Bukti audit dokumentasi yang efektif sangat penting dalam audit internal sebagai persyaratan keterampilan. Ada dua dimensi pada dokumentasi ini.... more
Auditing dilakukan untuk mengetahui apakah laporan keuangan yang dibuat telah sesuai dengan standar akuntansi keuangan. Selain itu, dengan mengaudit suatu laporan keuangan dapat terlihat kecurangan-kecurangan apa saja yang ada dalam suatu... more
ABSTRAK Perubahan telah memunculkan aturan baru dan setiap organisasi dituntut untuk melakukan perubahan dengan cepat, tepat serta fleksibel, karena jika tidak demikian maka organisasi akan sulit untuk bersaingan secara global di masa... more
Accounting information systems related to the company's business activities such as classifying, recording and communicating information as a result of the end to reach a good decision for the internal parties and external parties, along... more
Banyak yang menanyakan apa hubungan fraud dan level kapabilitas APIP. untuk itulah perlu dibedah apa itu fraud dan kapabilitas APIP. Sering kali istilah fraud tertukar dengan illegal act. Dua hal tersebut merupakan tindakan melanggar... more
Berprofesi sebagai auditor internal dan menjadi auditor internal profesional merupakan dua hal yang berbeda
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