Carnegie Mellon University

Annual Audit Plan

Internal Audit (IA) works with stakeholders to develop and update the Annual Audit Plan by: 

  • Meeting with members of senior management to discuss key concerns.
  • Re-visiting university-wide risk assessment results.
  • Considering changing environment and identified issues that could affect the university (see Review Areas for more detail).
  • Integrating planning with external auditors.
  • Incorporating feedback and recommendations from the Audit Committee.
  • Incorporating feedback and recommendations from the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees then presents the Annual Audit Plan for review and approval. The Audit Plan Year begins January 1st and runs through December 31st.