Internal Audit Charter Generator

Answer a few questions and get a complete internal audit charter, written to follow the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards: purpose, commitment to the Standards, mandate, independence, reporting lines, scope, authority and quality program. Download as Word or PDF.

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1. The organization

Company / organization name *

Short name (used in the text)

Type of organization

Country (laws and regulations apply)

Name of the internal audit function

Name of the head of internal audit (CAE title)

2. Governance and reporting lines

The Board or Audit Committee (functional reporting) *

Administrative reporting to

Name of the senior management (as used in the company)

Review of the charter

3. What the function will do

Assurance services (audits of governance, risk management and controls) Advisory (consulting) services, when requested and independence is kept Fraud risk: assess fraud risk and support investigations Information technology and cybersecurity reviews Compliance with laws, regulations and policies Sustainability / ESG reporting reviews The company has subsidiaries or branches that are within scope Some work is outsourced or co-sourced to external providers

4. Approval

Approval date

Version

Name of the CAE (for signature)

Name of the Chair of the Audit Committee / Board

Name of the CEO (optional)

Your charter

This is a model charter. Your board should review and approve it, and adapt it to your laws and circumstances.