In this, the first in a two-part series, we walk through the initial steps businesses need to take to mobilize their data: a data audit and data consolidation. It has been argued that “data is the ...

Businesses can get a decent idea of how they are doing in operations by examining internal company data through reports and graphs. However, sometimes those close to the company don't review this data ...

When Ed Wilkins, CPA, talks to audit committees about adding data analytics to the audit process, he explains to them that it usually takes three years for investment in a complex audit analytic to ...

Businesses need comprehensive data strategies to stay ahead, but many organizations have not done enough to create a strategy that can scale to solve current use cases while ensuring they can adapt ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The FISD Best Practice Recommendations on the Market Data Audit Process ...

During a market data audit, an exchange or data vendor—or a third party acting on their behalf—conducts an in-depth assessment of the data a firm uses from them. The goal is to ensure the end-user is ...

A new audit data standard issued by the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee (ASEC) addresses the inventory subledger and is intended to accommodate basic analysis of the inventory process.

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Financial risks focus on managing the risks of potential loss of physical assets and financial resources. Business risks include contracts, cash and investments, revenue, and inventory. Operational ...

The Case Western Reserve’s Board of Trustees and management place assets at risk to achieve established priorities and goals. A key function of the Office of Internal Audit Services is to understand, ...

Internal Audit identifies all auditable activities and relevant risk factors, and assesses their significance through an annual risk assessment, utilizing the Committee of Sponsoring Organization's ...