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Use the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards™ to drive transformation and value from your Internal Audit function
How can Internal Audit’s superpowers help organisations ‘see through walls’ to avoid hazards, remove complexity, and find new opportunities? Find out in PwC’s Global Internal Audit Study.
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Our benchmarking tool allows you to answer a subset of questions from this year’s survey and compare your responses against the global data
As the world enters a risk landscape that’s more complex and connected than ever before, it’s time for Internal Audit (IA) to shine.
IA is at the heart of trust. It gives companies and their stakeholders confidence in their people, processes, systems and data, allowing them to see risk differently, move faster and make better decisions.
IA has a unique combination of risk-mindset, objectivity and organisational reach. At PwC, we believe that—with the right vision, approach and technology—IA can act as a ‘lighthouse’ to help companies navigate risk and see around corners. This both protects value and casts light on new opportunities for value creation.
IA is the last line of defence, but increasingly the first one called to help.
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PwC helps companies around the world set up, plan, enhance and deliver leading Internal Audit capabilities. What would you like to do?
Plan, develop and structure IA, so that it is the right fit for your organisation—and fit for the future.
PwC Perspective: A bold IA vision - aligned to other governance functions - helps position IA as a pioneer, reduces duplication, increases collaboration, and ultimately strengthens the ‘risk shield’ around the organisation.
Combine modern audit methods, technology, industry knowledge and subject matter expertise to deliver effective IA, anywhere in the world
PwC perspective: Many IA functions are considering how they tackle strategic risks in an organisation, such as corporate strategy and decision-making, transformation, M&A and cost management. This requires IA to have a clear and conscious plan of how to achieve the right balance in the audit programme so that more ‘traditional’ risk areas receive adequate coverage, and the right tools and talent are available. Effective stakeholder communication is also needed to ensure different expectations are understood.
The diagram below is a simple way of considering how to balance this audit effort:
Deploy, configure and use technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of IA, and extract knowledge and insights from data.
PwC Perspective: There is an increasing convergence of technology used for IA, risk, compliance, and business operations. This means IA has the opportunity to help digitise governance and assurance across the organisation and benefit from better risk data and automation. A clear IA technology strategy and good communication with first and second line is needed so that investment is not siloed and the whole organisation can benefit.
Build confidence and develop new skills to unleash the potential of your people and equip them for success.
PwC Perspective: Whilst technology is critical to modern IA, becoming a pioneer and trusted advisor is as much about the human journey. This means having people who can turn data into insight, risk into opportunity, and ideas into action. This requires a holistic and strategic approach to getting the right mix of technical and human skills, such as communication, project management and negotiation.
Evolve your capabilities to meet the promises and potential of ‘next-gen’ IA, and the expectations of your stakeholders.
PwC Perspective: Like any ecosystem, the governance ecosystem benefits from renewal and evolution. There is an opportunity, for example, to relook at what KPIs drive IA excellence, and ensure that these are aligned with corporate strategies and priorities, and properly reflect what stakeholders value. This includes getting the right balance between quantitative, qualitative and ‘inward and outward’ looking KPIs.
Leverage IA’s ‘superpowers’ to understand or quantify problems, provide advice on improvement and remediation, and offer perspectives on blindspots and emerging risks.
Examples of areas that IA can add value to:
PwC Perspective: Organisations always benefit from an objective viewpoint and IA is well placed to provide this. This does not always require a traditional audit, and can be more effective as a risk position paper, executive update, or simple discussion, for example.
Benchmark the maturity of the ESG control environment and processes in your organisation.
Find out how technology is changing the way leading organisations see risk, creating new value and building resilience.
These are examples of the specialist areas that IA draws on to multiply its value to organisations. Click on the links to explore the capabilities and insights in each:
PwC IA is growing and our IA teams around the world are hiring. We gain strength from diversity and value a wide range of skills, backgrounds and experience. These are our 'superpowers' and combining them is how we help our clients solve important problems.
If this sounds exciting, please explore our career opprtunities.View opportunities
We have Internal Audit teams globally who are ready to talk to you. You can directly contact those listed below or complete this form and we will put you in touch with the right person locally.
Shaun Willcocks
Global Risk Markets Leader, Global Internal Audit Leader, Partner, PwC Japan
+81 (0)90 6478 6991
Mike Maali
Richard Thomas
Justin Martin
Sophie Langshaw
Eric Yeung
Kathrin Kersten
Carlie Persson
Risk isn't about responding to change. It's about changing the way we see. Shifting our perspective. Considering different angles. Strong risk and resilience capabilities can be the difference between those that thrive and those that fight to survive.