Barclays Bank
Order Description
Take an analytical view of the role of Internal Audit within an organisation and also its position within the governance structure of that organisation. You are required to back this up with appropriate research in order to find and verify facts upon which your assignment is based.
1. Discuss the growth of that organisation since its founding with particular regard to the management style which has developed and the governance structure now in use. You should also discuss whether you consider this to be an appropriate structure as the organisation currently exists.
(30%).
2. For your chosen organisation, discuss the role or potential role of the internal audit function. (Note that this must be related to the chosen organisation and NOT be simply a generic definition of internal audit)
(30%).
3. Conduct a gap analysis of the Internal Audit function of your chosen organisation against the mission and definition of internal audit and the code of ethics from the IIAs International Professional Practice Framework (IPPF) which can be found at https://na.theiia.org/standards-guidance/Public%20Documents/IPPF%202013%20English.pdf