The Internal Audit Process: Specific Audit Assignments and Reporting
100 Marks
Duration: 2 Hours Examiners:
First: Ms JP Doster
Second: Ms BM van Wyk
External: Ms K Mnguni
This paper consists of 12 pages.
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,Question Main Topic Marks
1 True or False – All Topics 15
2 The internal audit activity and performance auditing 28
3 ISS and IT auditing 20
4 Fraud auditing 20
5 Contract auditing 7
6 Internal audit reporting 10
100
Please note:
Although the primary purpose of the examination is to test the candidate’s knowledge and
application of the subject matter, the candidate’s ability to organise and present such knowledge
in the written language of an acceptable standard will be considered by the examiners.
, QUESTION 1 15 marks
Gas Ltd is a company that is responsible for refuelling empty gas bottles. Gas Ltd has operations
in various parts of the country. The company conducts its business with a variety of customers
from individual households and small retailers to big manufacturing companies.
Gas Ltd recently established an internal audit activity. As the senior internal auditor, you tasked
one of the junior internal auditors to do a presentation to the senior management outlining the role,
purpose and authority of the internal audit activity in the company.
The junior internal auditor presented the following statements, which he would like to include in
his presentation, to you:
1. Risk management, control and governance processes may be regarded as effective if
such processes are planned and designed in a manner that provides reasonable
assurance that all irregularities will be eliminated.
2. Internal auditors may provide consulting services that add value and improve an
organisation’s operations. The performance of these services should be consistent with
the internal audit activity’s empowerment reflected in the internal audit charter.
3. The internal audit activity customarily has a dual relationship with management and the
audit committee. This means that the accuracy of engagement communication should be
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