Banking & Financial Services

Risk-Based Internal Audit

An independent internal audit function for banks and NBFCs, planned by risk rather than by rotation.

Overview

Risk-based internal audit directs effort at what can actually go wrong, instead of visiting every branch on the same cycle regardless of exposure. The regulator's expectation is an independent function with a direct line to the audit committee, a documented risk assessment behind the plan, and findings that are tracked to closure rather than repeated year after year.

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RBIA framework design

Risk assessment methodology, audit universe and a plan that follows from it.

Internal audit execution

Carrying out the audit plan across credit, operations, treasury and support functions.

Credit and operations audit

Sanction, disbursement, monitoring and collection process testing.

Compliance testing

Adherence to applicable directions, circulars and board-approved policy.

Audit committee reporting

Reporting packs written for a board audience, with tracked open findings.

Follow-up and closure

Verification that remediation actually happened, not merely that it was promised.

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