Internal Audit creates value by being more than a watchdog—it’s a business partner that drives trust, resilience, and smarter decisions.

🧭 1. Assurance: Strengthening Confidence

• Provides independent and objective assessments of risk management, internal controls, and governance.

• Helps ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and internal guidelines

• Reassures stakeholders (management, board of directors, shareholders) that risks are being managed.

  
  

💡 2. Advisory Role: Supporting Better Decisions

• Offers insights and recommendations that improve efficiency, effectiveness, and agility.

• Participates in strategic initiatives as a trusted advisor, without compromising independence.

• Helps align operations with organizational objectives.

  
  

🛡️ 3. Risk Management: Anticipating Issues

• Identifies emerging risks and blind spots early (GenAI, cybersecurity, ESG, geopolitics...).

• Helps prioritize and manage risks more effectively through risk-based audit planning.

• Promotes a risk-aware culture across the organization.

📊 4. Performance Improvement

• Identifies process inefficiencies and suggests practical improvements.

• Encourages continuous improvement through benchmarking, analytics, and lessons learned.

• Supports better resource allocation.

  
  

🔁 5. Monitoring Strategic Projects

• Tracks large-scale transformation projects, innovation, or digital initiatives (e.g., R&D, AI, Robot Processing Automation, GDPR, Anti-Corruption law implementation).

• Ensures milestones, budgets, and risk controls are in place and respected.

• Prevents strategic drift and enhances return on investment through post-mortem review