Once upon a time….. Goldilocks was wandering through the IIA 2022 Conference. She was not in a good mood. She had quarrelled with her boss about the state of their company’s internal control environment and had stormed off to the conference without any idea what sort of solution they should have. The conference was a forest…
Auditing Operating Effectiveness of Internal Controls: A case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted (and practical uses of technology to improve it). I have an problem with auditing operational effectiveness of controls. Not the activity itself (very important and needs to be done), but the timing. Operational effectiveness auditing generally means…
At ICE, we are passionate about ensuring that control environments are continually monitored, which is why we are proud to announce a new addition to the ICE team, Elliot Nest our Chief Oversight Officer. With his 360 degree range of vision and his determination to track down and remediate the smallest of failures, he is the…
The Office is dead, long live Hybrid Working. Since Coronavirus sent almost everyone home during 2020, the concept of remote or hybrid working has taken hold and is being hailed as the new normal, giving many the chance to work from home, or mix working in the office with working from home. And everyone loves…
