A natural person, often also an accountant, who is employed by the organisation and professionally assesses the extent to which his organisation succeeds in controlling the business process and the associated risks. The internal auditor helps an organisation achieve its goals by evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the governance, risk management and control processes based on a systematic and disciplined approach.

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