Roles of Internal Auditing

TABLE OF CONTENT

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Approval

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of content

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background of the study

1.2       Statement of the problem

1.3       Aims and objective of the study

1.4       Research methodology

1.5       Scope and limitation

1.6       Plan of the study

1.7       Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1       The Role of Internal Auditing and Monitoring Policy

2.2       Purpose of Internal Auditing

2.3       Independence and status of internal Audit Department.

2.4       Management role in Internal Auditing 

2.5       Relationship with various units in internal Auditor

2.6       Organization of the Department Determining the Internal Auditing Role

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1       Brief History of Niger River Basin Development Authority

3.2       Population

3.3       Data Collection Instrument

3.4       Method of Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1       The Audit Department in Niger River Basin Development Authority. (N.R.B.D.A)

4.2        Control on Receipt and Payment

4.3       Control of Wages and Salaries

4.4       Stores and other record

4.5       Interview with Audit Staff of Nigeria River Basin Development Authority

4.6       Tests of Hypothesis

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1       Summary

5.2       Conclusions

5.3       Recommendation

Bibliography

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The fact that early days most business were run by one man.  In a one man operation, there is less of an internal control problem because the proprietor is constantly in contact with all phases of the operation, he makes sales, sign cheque, does the buying and pay all taxes in fact he is his own internal auditor. However, business activities have grown from this stages and with continuously expansion in the business activities, management are faced with more managerial problems. In the past it was possible for the management to maintain control through constant personal contact with the company operation, also contract with the other level of management and ever individual employees.  The new problem made it necessary to delegate responsibilities and authority to many levels of supervision with such wide delegation of duties, management had to the control specialist that is the internal Auditor for assistance in maintain surveillance over the managerial control network. Thus, internal auditing can be define as an independent appraisal activity within an organization for the review of accounting, financial and other operation as a basis for service to management.