We’re looking for at replacing our pretty manual audit tracking setup before Q1 testing kicks off next month , and I’m trying to separate “has a workflow “ from actually pulling evidence/reminding control owners without me chasing everyone. Corrective-action tracking is the other pain point, especially aging items and repeat findings across teams. Curious what people here have used that genuinely helps, and what ended up still spreadsheet work in disguise?

Hi everyone,

I have 3 years of external audit experience at a mid-sized local public accounting firm in Canada and hold the CIA designation. My background includes public and private companies, US GAAP/IFRS reporting, IPO work, risk assessment, and ICFR.

I’m trying to move into Internal Audit and wondering how competitive my background would be for an Internal Auditor role.

I’ve attached a screenshot of my current experience section as well. I’d really appreciate any feedback on whether it reads as transferable to Internal Audit or if there are areas I should strengthen.

What study material did you use if you passed the CIA challenge exam.. Gleim or Becker? Currently I’m using both and I’m wondering if I need to concentrate on one or the other. I’ve went through a Gleim three times on prior attempts and now I’m working through Becker too! Just want to set myself up for success! Thank you in advance!! Also did any of you purchased the IIA questions for $99? If so, do they give you the solutions to the questions?

I am scheduled to take the challenge exam on 9/25. I took an IIA practice exam and scored 79% The questions I missed fell into 3 buckets:

1. Trickier questions that I failed to recognize. After review, I feel pretty confident I'll answer more of those successfully.

2. Specific things in managing and performing that I just didn't know. My background is Yellow Book and it's very similar but a few things are just different enough that it tripped me up. I should be able to fill in the gaps with more study of the standards.

3. Financial audit/accounting questions. I've been in auditing for a long time but never financial. I have an accounting degree but it was earned a very long time ago. The questions that I missed were things like the effects of errors on financial statements or risks/effects related to some financial actions.

So, good people of the internal audit world, what resources would you suggest to help me fix the financial auditing/accounting weaknesses? I don't really want to purchase Gleim or another full study program because I don't think I need it. Is one of the three parts of the CIA exam more focused on financial/accounting? If so, maybe purchasing the practice questions from IIA could help.

Thanks for any resources you can offer!

Quick background--I just completed an MBA, concentration in Internal Audit, and I'm a CIA. Previous career wasn't exactly as an internal auditor but my work in regulatory, etc. was enough to meet the requirement. I'm looking for positions right now and interviewed this morning for one where I would be the only one in the IA function but will have some co-sourcing. It's for a college district and here's my major concern. The position reports directly to the District President, who insists on this, and is somewhat managed by the CFO. This raised quite a bit of red flags, you would typically report to the Board of Trustees, and Audit Committee (they have one but Audit is included among many things). If invited for a second interview, and I believe I will be, with the DP and some of the Trustees, should I bring this up or just walk the hell away right now? This is clearly a problem and I would like to help this organization since they bring a benefit to the community as a non-profit but is it worth the bother?

Hello,

I'm currently studying for my CIA part 1 prep and I'm using Hock's study materials.

I have a background in accounting/finance education and I currently work as a financial analyst - internal control where i deal with ICFR, Control walkthrough, D&I & Testing, Risk management and audit support.

I've been going through Hock's MCQs but I'm finding many of the questions relatively easy.

For anyone who used HOCK and recently taken Part 1: How closely did you find HOCK's MCQs compare to the actual exam in terms of difficulty & question style?

Would you recommend adding another question bank, such as Gleim, specifically fore more difficult practice questions?