Principle (3): Roles and Responsibilities of Executive Management Regarding Internal Audit
No: 43037826
Date(g): 1/12/2021 | Date(h): 26/4/1443
Status: In-Force
Translated Document
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The executive management has the following responsibilities:
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Develop and apply appropriate and effective internal control systems and procedures, and maintain them.
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Fully and unconditionally enable the internal audit unit to access all records, individuals, systems, and buildings, and provide them with the necessary information and data to perform their tasks in a timely and appropriate manner.
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Provide the internal audit unit with updates on new initiatives, projects, products, operational changes, or any amendments to policies and procedures within the bank.
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Ensure that all relevant risks (both known and anticipated) are identified and reported to the internal audit unit at an early stage.
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Share their risk assessments with the internal audit unit to enable the unit to plan audits based on a risk-based approach.
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Implement appropriate measures and corrective actions in a timely and suitable manner regarding all findings and recommendations received from the internal audit unit.
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Encourage inviting representatives of the internal audit unit to attend various administrative committee meetings as permanent invitees, without granting them voting rights.
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Including a key performance indicator for the executive management that reflects the effectiveness of its handling of the observations monitored by the unit in an appropriate manner and timing.
