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1) Within the Audit Department:
4) Invest in INSIGHTS ON GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
Standardization in the preparation of work tasks to create a common developing
approach and understanding among the members of the audit audit resources:
department, and to take advantage of the previous work and adopt it Directing part of the available resources to develop
as one of the foundations on which “start is based on where the others the auditor’s skills (cultural, educational, sports), and the best ways to
ended” This helps save time and effort to implement the tasks and take utilize the available information, to optimize the maximum benefits
advantage of the learning curve in Time management for audit tasks. from the available information and develop reporting skills in distinct
style and find different ways to display the results in a brief and clear
style.
2) During planning audit tasks:
Dr. Mervat Hussain Al Saed
Focus on the key objectives of the organization and how to manage the
risks that prevent them from being achieved, and maintain a close link Director of Internal Audit, Misr Clearing Company for Central
between the audit functions, objectives and strategies of the organization Depository and Depository
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