{"id":2,"date":"2017-09-01T18:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T18:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/internal-audit\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-10-14T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:20:45","slug":"internal-audit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/internal-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internal audit<\/h1>\n

Helping NAU accomplish its mission, vision and strategic objectives<\/h2>\n
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About us<\/h3>\n

The purpose of Northern Arizona University Internal Audit is to strengthen NAU\u2019s ability to create, protect, and sustain value by providing the Arizona Board of Regents (board) and NAU management with independent, risk-based, and objective assurance, advice, insight, and foresight. Internal Audit\u2019s work helps NAU accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of business, risk management, control, and governance processes.<\/p>\n

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The internal audit charter<\/a>, which is approved by the NAU Internal Audit Review Board and the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Arizona Board of Regents, outlines Internal Audit’s purpose, authority, and responsibilities, consistent with the mission of Internal Audit and the mandatory guidance established by the Institute of Internal Auditors.\nInternal audit plan<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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Internal Audit planning includes both a strategic plan focused on Internal Audit vision, mission, values, objectives and metrics, and a periodic audit plan focused on the specific audit projects to be completed for each planned period, currently aligned to the NAU fiscal year.<\/p>\n

Internal Audit’s strategic plan sets forth the Internal Audit vision of being a solutions-driven, resource-smart partner supporting the optimization of governance, risk, and control processes as key components of NAU’s success. It also formalizes NAU’s motto: “We’re Just Trying to Make Things Better!”<\/p>\n

The internal audit periodic plan outlines the audits to be performed each fiscal year and is approved by the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Arizona Board of Regents. The plan is aligned to NAU’s Enterprise Risk Management program and includes input from ABOR and NAU management. See the current audit plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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