by Sikandar Usmani | Dec 15, 2023 | Internal Control, Risk Management
Internal Audit for Non-Going Concern (NGC) entities? Well, you may as well have it, if you’ve invested in it! Indeed, internal audit is forward looking, it is futuristic, because it is improvement and evolution centric by concept and design. And NGC entities are...
by Sikandar Usmani | Nov 22, 2023 | Internal Control
If you perform a control procedure in a manner that has remained constant for ages; thank technology, not blame it! For technology will make your life easier and simpler, even if it means being your replacement. You can find something else to do that technology...
by Sikandar Usmani | Nov 15, 2023 | Internal Control, Risk Management
The legend says it’s Internal Auditors. Fact is they aren’t because they can’t be. But folklore does not require a rethink, and professionalism doesn’t come cheap and doesn’t always make sense to the traditionally attuned. Moreover, the mere thought of being behind...
by Sikandar Usmani | Sep 3, 2023 | Internal Control
For the control environment unacquainted and internal controls well versed alike! Lots of definitions of internal controls one would come across over the internet but are they worth the knowledge required? From the generic understanding of controls to the specific...
by Sikandar Usmani | Aug 25, 2023 | Internal Control
What is it that comes to your mind when you hear about a signed off document? If you hear adjectives such as authenticity, credibility, reliability, infallibility in your head, then you better smack it against a wall. This is because your understanding of the...
