Internal auditors in need of essential IT skills

Companies are increasingly reliant on internal auditors to help improve organisational processes and ensure the quality of essential risk management programmes, but many are concerned about their lack of IT skills.

In a recent study by business consulting and internal audit firm Protiviti, the majority of companies questioned cited IT related skills as the number one area for improvement when asked to identify the categories of knowledge most in need of improvement among their internal audit teams.

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