General Auditor Suite

Straight Talk about Internal Audit

The massive increase in the number of internal audit departments that have been outsourced in recent years indicates that there are some fundamental problems with the way internal audit departments operate.

The screen play for our upcoming CD "Straight Talk about Internal Audit" is available as a download (click link below). It contains a frank assessment of the pitfalls and problems of internal audit departments that leads to their outsourcing. Based on our constant and extensive interaction with business executives, it deals with the Realities of internal audit as an overhead cost function in a world where overhead costs are being increasingly scrutinized, downsized, or outsourced. Essential reading for every General Auditor. Download PDF

Increase internal audit value and productivity and cut audit costs at the same time!

Traditional audit and control thinking won't do this. Most audit approaches are based on public accounting billable hours models. Internal audit is an overhead cost. More hours means more cost. The higher the cost the harder it is to demonstrate value. Internal audit must do audits quicker and faster to demonstrate value. No-one in the business world measures the value that you create from billable hours!

If the following themes resonate with you, click on the links to find out more:

• "We struggle to demonstrate value at the executive level"

RBIA's enterprise wide risk assessment process will ensure that you focus on the issues that are important to executives and audit committees - not just auditors. RBIA's unique team based structure has Audit Executives, not Audit Managers. The role of Audit Executives is to build relationships at the executive level. RBIA's methodology will allow you to audit the complex issues that are of value to executives. Click on RBIA

• "We are under pressure to cut costs but cannot speed up our audit process and cover more risks with less auditors"

Yes you can, if you change the way you do auditing. RBIA's unique methodology meets IIA standards and is blindingly fast. It will increase productivity dramatically and allow you to audit more risks with less auditors. With RBIA you can demonstrate to the company how you are also assisting in reducing costs. Click on RBIA

• "We struggle to find consistent, quality training"

We present numerous, open to the public, Risk Based Integrated Auditing™ seminars throughout the year in the USA and the UK. Each RBIA seminar includes a first day of Audit Fundamentals training. We also offer training seminars on Governance Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Audit Executive Development and Integrating IT Audit. Click on RBIA

• "We are looking for audit software that allows our auditors to think through important issues, not follow mind numbing automated checklists"

You cannot audit the important risks and issues in any company using automated checklists. Our Audit Team Management System (ATMS) software provides the flexibility to integrate with any documentation system you choose and is very inexpensive. In fact, our entire license fee is less than the maintenance fee on some of the automated work paper products. Before you buy audit software, check out the value and savings of ATMS. Click on ATMS

• Peer Review/Quality Assessment Services

We offer business based peer review services at three separate levels, to suit the most discerning General Auditor. Click on Peer Review

Click on RBIA Seminars

The Best of the Best for 2006

RBIA Gold Medal
Ms. Martha Mimica, Florida Power & Light

RBIA Silver Medal
Mr. Bill Egan, Scotts Company

RBIA Bronze Medal
Mr. Dan Ashley, Qwest Communications

Congratulations!
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Updated: February 2, 2007