Internal auditor's responsibility.
-Ensures the reliable reporting process is met.
-Responsible foe assessing most of the high risks in the internal control environment.
-Also in-charge of recommending the design of the system of the internal control for ensuring proper mitigation of fraud.
External auditors' responsibility.
-Helps in enabling the internal auditor to express a given opinion.
-Helps in adoption of an audit of a professional skepticism.
jim items answered the question on March 15, 2019 at 06:28
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