July 20, 2009

Management and Audit Committee Considerations

Questions & Answers from Protiviti's "Guide to Internal Audit"

This section of Protiviti's "Guide to Internal Audit" addresses common questions concerning management and oversight of the audit function. Some of the topics covered are: How can management utilize internal audit most effectively? What is an audit committee’s role with respect to an internal audit function? What should internal audit report to the audit committee? And, what is the role of the audit committee in evaluating the role of the external auditor?