Overview

Users can add a new Internal Audit Project to the system. Adding a new Internal Audit Project allows users to use the Internal Audit Project on future Audit Plans.

User Account Requirements

The user account used to log into Resolver must be added to the Internal Audit Team user group.

Related Information/Setup

Please refer to the Creating an Audit Plan article for further information on creating a new audit plan.

Navigation

1. From the Resolver Home screen, click the Home dropdown and select the Internal Audit Management link.

Home Dropdown

2. From the Risk Assessment screen, click on the Audit Plan tab.

Audit Plan Tab

3. From the Audit Plan screen, click on an Audit Plan in a Draft state from the Audit Plans section.

Draft - Audit Plan

Adding a New Internal Audit Project to an Audit Plan

1. From the Audit Plan screen, click on the + Create New link under the Internal Audit Project table.

+ Create New Link

2. From the Create a New Internal Audit Project pop-up, enter a project name in the Internal Audit Project Name field. The Internal Audit Project Name is used to identify the Audit Project throughout the system and for historical purposes.

Internal Audit Project Name Field

3. Select an Audit Plan to add the Internal Audit Project to, from the Audit Plan dropdown menu. 

Audit Plan Dropdown Menu

4. Enter a keyword in the Business Unit field and click on a Business Unit to add it to the project. 

• This Business Unit field creates a reporting connection to the assessment and allows users to create assessment reports (reporting path Company>Business Unit>Assessment).

Business Unit Field

5. Enter the keyword you used in step 4 in the second Business Unit field and select the same Business Unit tag you used in the first Business Unit field.

• This Business Unit field is the assessment dimension, which tags assessment data to the selected Business Unit. This Tag appears next to the object throughout the system (global searches, views, relationship tables, etc.).

Business Unit Tag

6. (Optional) Enter a keyword in the Auditable Entity field and click on an Auditable Entity to add it to the project. 

• An Auditable Entity is an element (e.g., business unit, legal entity, office location, etc.) of an organization that can be audited.  Auditable Entities make up an organization's Auditable Universe.
• To add multiple Auditable Entities to the project, enter another keyword in the Auditable Entity field and click on the Auditable Entity to add it to the project.

Auditable Entity Field

7. Select a yearly quarter (e.g., Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4) from the Planned Quarter dropdown list. The quarter selected will indicate the time of year the audit will take place.

Planned Quarter Field

7. From the Audit Team section, enter an internal audit lead's name in the Internal Audit Lead field and select them from the dropdown list to assign them to the project.

• An Internal Audit Lead manages individual audit projects, reviews tests, and progresses the audit from Planning to Fieldwork to Reporting.
• To add multiple Internal Audit Leads to the project, enter their name in the Internal Audit Lead field and select them from the dropdown list.

Internal Audit Lead Field

9. Enter an internal audit staff member's name in the Internal Audit Staff field and select them from the dropdown list to assign them to the project.

• An Internal Audit Staff member performs tasks for individual audit projects.
• To add multiple internal audit staff to the project, enter their name in the Internal Audit Staff field and select them from the dropdown list.

Internal Audit Staff Field

10. Click the Create button to create the Internal Audit Project and add it to the Audit Plan.