Audit jargon

Senior management may be fine with audit jargon after years of exposure, but the report is likely also provided to the team we audited and in some cases also to their staff

Some industries like higher education or government auditors routinely post their reports to websites for public review

Brush up on your internal audit terminology with this glossary of key terms you need to know: Controls that relate to data and transactions within an application system to validate completeness and accuracy (See also: Application System, Controls) Integrated computer programs designed for a specific purpose

Going back to the audit report example, issues are sometimes written with jargon to give too much background information

Here is an example: During the accounting audit, the internal auditors selected a random sample of reconciliations