Auditing the Board: A New Approach to the Measurement of Company Performance

The role of the internal auditor is evolving rapidly. More and more his ambit is encompassing the whole range of a company's operations. His activities no longer primarily consist of checking for compliance with laid down procedures but are becoming more management orientated and focused on the appraisal of efficiency and effectiveness of operational systems in general. These developments are acknowledged in the Introduction to the new IIA Standards: (IIA, 1978, p. 1):