Accounting and finance teams often find it difficult to diminish the anxiety and inevitable angst around the annual close and corresponding audit. They might rush to finalize annual financials, ...

Nearly all healthcare providers will face an audit (if not multiple audits) during their careers. Federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) routinely audit ...

One of internal audit's values is to tell management when the controls to manage risks and assure opportunities aren't working. Internal audit should have a plan for the work it will do, and by now we ...

Financial audits get a bad rap. While certainly meticulous and often stressful, an audit shouldn't invoke absolute angst or dread in corporate finance teams. With the right preparation and mindset, ...

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is providing guidance on how audit firm culture can contribute to audit quality, along with insights for auditors on improving audit committee ...

A new city audit finds San Diego lags far behind other big California cities in bringing in grant funding — a key factor in large budget deficits the city is facing. The other major cities in ...