The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office)

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the degree of Master of Science in Accounting and Finance (MSc- A & F) of Mzumbe University

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Main Author: Baltazari, Upendo
Format: Thesis
Language:en_US
Published: Mzumbe University 2024
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Online Access:https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/821
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spelling oai:41.59.85.69:123456789-8212024-05-27T10:24:35Z The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office) Baltazari, Upendo Internal audit Organization risk Financial reporting Strategic risk A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the degree of Master of Science in Accounting and Finance (MSc- A & F) of Mzumbe University The purpose of this study was to examine the functions/roles of internal audit in assisting management in managing risk in organizations/institutions. Azania Bank Ltd was taken as a case study. The objectives of the study was to Identifying the functions and scope of internal audit in the company, Identifying the risks that Azania Bank Ltd face and how it affects their performance Identifying the role of internal audit in assisting management in managing risk at the Azania Bank Ltd and Examining strengths and weaknesses of internal audit in assisting management in managing risk in Azania Bank Ltd for provision of better services to the customers as a way of improving its performance. The study uses case study design and 50 was the sample and sampling technique includes stratified sampling in which respondents are arranged in groups, data collection tools include interviews, questionnaires, documentary review and physical observation The main findings of the study was Internal Audit Units in the selected areas lack autonomy mainly attributable to inadequate funding, involvement of Internal Auditors in non- audit work, inadequacy of staff training, Audit programs are prepared according to the set standards issued inadequate management support, internal audit staffs adhere to the ethical standards, Staff awareness of risk and management response to recommendations of the Internal Auditors report is very minimal. Researchers Recommend that Audit should be risk based audit, Identify risk before it occurs, Provision of risk education, Frequency inspection, Strong internal controls, Auditor’s independence and to increase number of staff. Private 2024-05-27T10:24:28Z 2024-05-27T10:24:28Z 2013 Thesis APA https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/821 en_US application/pdf Mzumbe University
spellingShingle Internal audit
Organization risk
Financial reporting
Strategic risk
Baltazari, Upendo
The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office)
title The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office)
title_full The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office)
title_fullStr The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office)
title_full_unstemmed The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office)
title_short The performance of internal audit in managing organization risk : A case study of Azania bank limited (Head Office)
title_sort performance of internal audit in managing organization risk a case study of azania bank limited head office
topic Internal audit
Organization risk
Financial reporting
Strategic risk
url https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/821
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