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The New Sawyer’s–Sawyer’s Internal Auditing:

Enhancing and Protecting Organizational Value

Preparing for Constant


Change

For Austin IIA Chapter


April 9, 2019

Mark Salamasick CIA, CRMA, CISA, CSP


Executive Director of Audit
UT System
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Who is Larry Sawyer?

• Know the Objectives


• Know the Controls
• Know the Standards
• Know the Population
• Know the Facts
• Know the Causes
• Know the Effect
• Know the People
• Know When and How to
Communicate Enhancing and Protecting
Organizational Value
• Know the Modern
Methods
Sawyer’s 7th Edition Goals

• Mission Focused
– Enhancing & Protecting Organizational Value
• Readable by IA and Stakeholders
– Business Perspective of Internal Audit
• Relevant to today’s IA Challenges
– Growing Risk Functions, Collaboration
• Spirit of Knowing Modern Methods
– Staying Current with Leading Ideas

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Enhancing and Protecting Organizational Value

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Sawyer’s 7th Edition – Setting Up the IA Shop

Chapter 1: Internal Audit Strategy


Chapter 2: Audit Products/Services
Chapter 3: Audit Operations/Capabilities
Chapter 4: Audit Team/Resourcing Model
Chapter 5: Audit Leaders/Staff
Chapter 6: Building Relationships
Chapter 7: Business Acumen
Chapter 8: Context within which Audit Works

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Sawyer’s 7th Edition – Delivering IA Services

Chapter 9: The Internal Audit Mission and Its Risks


Chapter 10: Risk Assessment and Audit Planning
Chapter 11: Planning the Audit Engagement
Chapter 12: Assessing Internal Control
Chapter 13: Audit Communication (Reporting and Follow-up)
Chapter 14: Assembling and Supervising the Internal Audit Team
Chapter 15: Specialty Skill Areas
Chapter 16: Advisory Services

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Examples from CH 3
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Change Happens with Or
Without the Auditor

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WHERE DO YOU FOCUS YOUR TIME?.....

PAST
OR

FUTURE
Next Steps

• Make sure you have a copy of Sawyer in


your audit group
• Advocate positive change for the future
• Collaborate and work with the first two
lines of defense

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QUESTIONS

• Mark Salamasick
– University of Texas System
[email protected]
– 512-499-4535

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