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What is Internal Auditing and How Can It Benefit You?

Auditing your company can be an important tool to help you improve operations and protect your business against threats, whether it’s in the form of reducing theft or meeting FDA approval standards. But when it comes to internal auditing, what does it mean, how can it benefit you, and how can you avoid missteps? Here’s what you need to know about internal auditing and how it can improve your company’s operations.

1) ISO 9001 Certification

ISO 9001 Certification is one of several standards established by ISO (International Organization for Standardization). ISO 9001 certification assures businesses that they are providing safe, effective, reliable products or services to their customers. Businesses can choose to become certified through an internal audit by an independent organization. However, many companies opt to hire third-party auditors because it costs less than hiring an entire staff of professionals, requires less time commitment from employees, and often gives you more credibility with your clients.

2) FDA Approval Process

If you want to distribute a drug or biologic outside of a clinical trial, you must apply for FDA approval. The process for getting FDA approval includes several steps: Investigational New Drug Application (IND) : This step involves informing the FDA about your plans to test a new drug on humans, as well as all your research protocols, including study objectives, how many people will be involved in your study, etc. INDs are filed with what’s called an Investigational New Drug application.

3) Risk Assessment Activities

Even if your business operates in a relatively low-risk industry, there are still ways to improve your internal audit system. The FDA has strict guidelines on how pharmaceutical companies should operate their internal audit systems—and even they require third-party oversight. For some ideas on how to create an effective risk assessment activity, take a look at some of these external resources.

Internal Audit Strategy

An internal audit strategy outlines how an organization plans to support its management in carrying out their responsibilities for risk management and control. With respect to risk management, audit strategies can provide assurance that key risks are being identified, assessed, monitored, and reported by management to the board of directors or other appropriate stakeholders at planned intervals. With respect to controls, they may outline whether policies have been effectively communicated throughout an organization; if operations are being performed in accordance with established policies; whether adequate resources are available for operations; if there are adequate information systems in place that support operations; if corrective actions taken following prior audits have been effective in reducing material weaknesses noted previously; etc. In short, from both a risk management and control perspective, organizational leaders should feel confident that critical corporate objectives—such as financial reporting—are being met through strong performance against documented goals. In general, having a solid understanding of internal audit methodologies will help you better understand what constitutes good governance within an organization—helping you choose your next career move accordingly! Remember: know thyself. If you’re trying to get ahead in your career, consider getting certified in business process analysis.

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