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Internal Audit and Business Risk

Companies want increased internal audit focus on key risk areas, survey says.

By Donna Miskin | Updated on March 23, 2012

Boards, audit committees and senior management now want internal audit to take on a bigger and more strategic role in helping companies manage an increasing array of business risks, according to PwC’s 2012 State of the Internal Audit Profession study. The survey polled 1,530 executives from 16 industries in 64 countries.

“The survey shows the trend has changed from just a few years ago, when internal audit was limited to the finance and compliance function,” says Jason Pett, internal audit services leader for PwC. “At the end of the day, the work of internal audit is with key risks to the business. Internal audit needs to be aligned with the business to make sure it is allocating time and effort to the high-risk areas.”

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