Internal audit shops are buzzing over data analytics, with more audit leaders planning to jump in for the first time or expand their use of the evolving technology across the scope of their audit work.
The latest round of internal audit studies from Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Protiviti, and the Institute of Internal Auditors seem to reflect that as well. Deloitte’s latest poll says nearly 40 percent of those who participated use analytics in at least 50 percent of their internal audits, and that’s expected to rise to nearly 60 percent over the next few years.
