The accounting department asked the chief audit executive (CAE) to perform a review of suspicious transactions. The CAE was an accounting manager for the organization six months ago. How should she respond to the request?
A.
Decline, if it is a consulting engagement, because she recently worked in the organization's accounting department.
B.
Accept, if it is an assurance engagement, as she has been out of the department long enough to not impair objectivity.
C.
Inform the accounting department that the engagement can take place in the future, once she has been removed from accounting for a longer period of time.
D.
Accept, if it is a consulting engagement with agreed-upon scope and services to be provided by the internal audit activity.
According to IIA Standards, internal auditors must avoid assignments that impair their objectivity or create the appearance of a conflict of interest.
If the CAE recently worked in the accounting department (only six months ago), her objectivity is considered impaired for any engagement—assurance or consulting—related to that area.
The typical expectation is to wait at least one year before performing audit work in a former area of responsibility.
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