Comparison on internal audit system
2004-11-01
in all major countries and regions in the world, internal audit and civil audit, government audit separate categories, in parallel, to become an important part of the social economy audit activities. The nature of the internal audit is still out of "separation of ownership," the means of production separation of ownership and management accountability relationship arising. In June 2000, IIA on the basis of "job description", "Code of Ethics" and "practice standards" conducted several studies on the proposed: "Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity, which aims to add value and improve the organization's operations, it is through a systematic approach to evaluate and improve risk management, the effect of control and management processes to help organizations achieve their goals. "ounce owned in different socio-political and economic system, Thus in business and other aspects of the content and organization of internal audit have unique.
First, the emergence and development of internal audit
since the 11-12 century British presence guilds, each guild held 1-4 times a year for a general meeting, including the election procedure of the members and auditors. The Council is the executive organ of the guild, it must always be outside when the church out of the guild will be submitted to account for auditors review. Key auditors review is governing as trustee in dealing with economic business honesty.
Britain's modern internal audit is developed after the 1940s, in 1948 the British established a branch in London, IIA, namely the British Institute of Internal Auditors. The establishment of the association greatly promoted the development of the British internal audit, ended in February 1991, more than 3640 members.
In contrast, China's internal audit started late, but rapid development. Prior to the establishment of the National Audit Office, the State Council in July 1983 and it has issued a document proposed the establishment of a sound department, Internal Audit units. August 29, 1985 the State Council issued the "Provisional Regulations on audit work." 5 December the same year, the Audit Commission issued "a number of provisions on internal audit work," the legal basis of this provision to carry out internal audits. In July 1987 the State Council has forwarded the "Audit Commission report on the strengthening of internal audit work," greatly accelerated the rate of formation of internal audit. 1994 China promulgated the "People's Republic of China Audit" internal audit legal form to be sure, a clear legal status. 1995 Audit also issued "on the internal audit requirements," the internal audit was further specific provisions
to the end of 1999, China has established more than 90,000 internal audit, internal audit with as much as 240,000 seventy personnel, including the formation of relatively complete by the regions, departments and enterprises consisting of internal audit system.
As can be seen, the establishment of the Sino-British move due to the different internal audit department, the initial development of the internal audit is to require companies to establish a national auditing system, enterprises in the "want me to build" a passive state: With an internal audit function increasingly recognized, companies shift from "want me to build" passive state "I want to build," the active state. In contrast, the UK has been more than 30 years more than 25% of the company's internal audit department, corporate internal audit department set up moving due mainly from the government's request, the public and semi-public enterprises affected by government requirements than general business much greater. In addition, the requirements of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and the external auditors also belongs has an important influence.
Second, the internal audit
of the UK, there are three forms of internal audit: audit organization set up by the internal audit, Union City meter and audited by social forces. These three forms have their advantages and disadvantages, but still the first main advantages are: to ensure loyalty to the organization's auditors, safeguard the interests of the entire organization, familiar with the goals and needs of the organizations. Although joint audits to better reflect the independence of the internal audit organization, but there are problems in loyalty, confidentiality and so on.
In order to effectively carry out the internal audit work, the United Kingdom also be provided for all categories of personnel on duty, these responsibilities include: internal auditors or manager duties, internal auditors duties, responsibilities, and so the contract auditor.
Because of the internal audit department located in this unit, the department is mainly responsible for the leadership, given the higher status of internal audit department, but not as the main person responsible for a very specific notion, therefore, in practice, internal audit agency Set to appear in many forms.
1, is responsible for the audit committee. With this form of business has the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee is the highest decision making body of internal audit work, responsible for developing the audit regulations, review the annual audit plan, decide important audit matters. This is an internal audit organization of a collective leadership. Some of China's large enterprises and enterprise groups to use more of this form.
2, responsible for the chairman or the board. The internal audit department under the leadership of the board of directors, and report to work. This form has a strong independence, so most are joint-stock enterprises to adopt.
3, responsible for the general manager. This form of independence from the second to be worse, the internal audit - department of internal audit can only engage in daily work, while the general manager of financial responsibility and lack of effective management behavior status, and maintain a strong independence .
The status of internal audit is established by statute, higher organizational status, independence stronger; organizational status of internal auditing and of the United Kingdom is different in the internal audit process naturally formed, and this difference was mainly social and economic system Different related. In addition, a third of the British internal audit department also for CEO, managers report other than the chairman, the greater the scale of business income subject to internal audit reports, the greater the differences, the majority of enterprises internal audit deemed enterprise management consultant, believes it has a management consulting functions. Internal audit departments in the audit plan will seek the views of business administration, and will engage in the work of auditing standards other than those specified, three-quarters of companies have a close business relationship between the internal and external audit.
Third, the contents of internal audit
British internal audit work should include:
1, the company's audit, its objective is to ensure the effective operation of management systems. Including: the breadth and depth of the adequacy of internal controls, cost-consuming is valid, whether the rational use of internal controls. Specific content: the company plans, the cost of capital, cash management, human resources management and stock trading. Audit is an important business inside the UK audit.
2. Financial security audit. Its primary objective is to ensure that the enterprise's resources are fully protected and controlled. Contents include: asset recognition and compliance testing, debt audit, audit current liabilities, long-term liabilities and contingent liabilities auditing.
3, management audit, management audit is a British enterprise management process throughout the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the audit. Economy is a measure of investment criteria; efficiency is a measure of the relationship between inputs and outputs of the standard: the effect is the measure of output.
Evaluation and follow the rest of the system as well, contract audit, information management audit and computer security audits. Thus, the British internal audit areas involved are very extensive and comprehensive.
The contents of the internal audit are:
1, the auditing. Its purpose is to provide financial activities of the compliance, legality and accounting recording and reporting data to judge the authenticity and reliability. What is involved are: real tests of the accounting data and relevant economic information, correct compliance; security and integrity of the property and funds of inspection: checking accounting controls applicable, effective and sound: Check the economic business, economic contracts, financial income lawful and reasonable branch.
2, economic auditing. It refers to evaluate whether the trial project through careful selection and evaluation of the level of its economic benefits, provide measures and approaches to improve the economic efficiency of the project. They involve contents are: inspection and evaluation of internal control systems of enterprises is applicable, robust and effective; inspection, evaluation and supervision of various departments and units to fulfill its responsibilities, improve efficiency, achieve goals; feedback information for the business leaders to provide advice, assistance decision making.
In addition, some of our corporate internal audit department also launched a unique form of economic responsibility audit, it is the responsibility of business operators to bear the business investor, and audit operations managers assume responsibility for production to enterprises of fulfillment . This audit form has a greater potential for development.
In the audit practice, Britain and China, there are some differences between the internal audit department on specific audit content, mainly in:
1, the United Kingdom emphasize check the internal control system, the evaluation of internal control systems are adequate, whether effective or help achieve specific management objectives, principles and policies and by adjusting the internal control systems, to correct or prevent the occurrence of Cuobi. Our foundation is poor due to the internal control system based audit has not been fully carried out.
2, in the financial audit, the UK focused through the financial, accounting and control systems related to the inspection and evaluation reports, to test whether the financial statements and other reports and reliable information. Our internal audit is focused on the direct way to determine the financial statements and other reports data reliability.
3, in the business audit, the British system of internal control relevant to the business of the inspection and evaluation as the focus, to improve the effectiveness of doing business. Our internal audit internal control systems generally do not focus on, but rather an analysis of the relevant economic indicators for clues on business matters more detailed analysis.
Fourth, the internal audit professional organizations and internal auditors
IIA UK and Ireland, a British professional organization, founded in 1948, is a branch of the IIA. The association for promoting the development of the internal audit profession Britain played an important role. It had developed a set of general guidelines for the use of internal audit and its own examination system and membership registration procedure, also established EDP Association, which helps internal auditors to promptly adapt to the new environment. British IIA for recruitment and training of internal audit staff very seriously and have clear requirements: internal auditors in charge shall establish recruitment procedures and internal audit staff can put into practice a set of training institutions. These are the internal audit organization development and internal auditors adapt to the new audit environment create a good condition.
In order to promote the development of the internal audit profession, learn of the establishment of an internal audit in 1987. To date, more than ten provinces and more than 20 industries, the department established the Institute of Internal Auditors. 1987 Internal Audit Society China's accession to the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and signed an agreement with the IIA in 1997, the Internal Auditor exam was introduced to China, which will help to create an international standard of internal audit team.
Overall, our internal audit started late, but rapid development, just ten years, the internal audit staff has developed 24 million people. The rapid rise of internal audit, to China's social and economic development has played a positive role. Our internal audit work has been gradually legalized, institutionalized and standardized way, and steady development. But it should also be recognized that internal audit at the level of development of various regions is very uneven.
Britain and China Through the above comparison of the internal audit system is not difficult to see that the auditing profession in Britain to recognize the existence of different internal audit, two departments, enterprises and institutions for internal audit practice is not the same, but in order to understand their own by comparison insufficient, thereby to accelerate the development of China's efforts to improve internal audit career.
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