The opportunity for internal audit (IA) to maximize its influence on an organization and help respond to risk is ever-increasing. IA departments should be challenging the status quo to reduce risk, improve controls, and identify efficiencies and cost benefits across the organization. For 2019, KPMG believes the top 10 areas to focus on for maximium IA potential are:
1. Intelligent Automation
2. Data insights
3. Technology transformation
4. Cybersecurity
5. Compliance and regulations
6. Distributed enterprise
7. Culture risk
8. Corporate responsibility
9. Anti-bribery/anti-corruption
10. Workforce demographics