Which of the following is NOT a 'financial stakeholder' of an organization?
Internal audit is considered best practice but is not required by law Which of the following does NOT describe a benefit of internal audit to the board of directors?
Demonstrating an attitude of esteem, deference, regard or admiration of others reflects the personal quality identified by the CIMA Code of Ethics as:
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of establishing a company by purchasing “off the shelf”?
(i) The company is already registered so that in general business may be commenced more quickly.
(ii) The purchase off the shelf company can be cheaper than registration of a new company.
(iii) The articles of association are tailor-made to the requirements of the purchaser.
Which of the following is correct in relation to a company's ability to have a restricted objects clause in its constitution?
(i) A company may restrict its objects in its constitution
(ii) Any clause restricting the company's objects should be included in the company's articles of association
(iii) The shareholders may pass a special resolution to alter the company's constitution by including a clause which restricts the company's objects
Jo is employed as management accountant of a large retailer. Jo has been asked to dismiss one of her colleagues for 'misconduct', but she is aware that the colleague has done nothing wrong and that her employer is trying to avoid paying any redundancy settlement. If Jo accepts the request, which of the following 'fundamental principles' of CIMA's Code of Ethics will be compromised?
The body responsible for reviewing the accountancy profession worldwide is:
An investigation has been launched against Company G, a supermarket, after suspicions were raised about its treatment of certain employees.
It was later found that Company G were guilty of direct discrimination.
Which of the following are the ways in which Company G were found to be directly discriminating?
Select ALL that apply.
AD company has recently appointed you as the head of their internal audit department and the head of the risk management committee. The internal audit department consists of a team of ten full time staff and other finance and IT staff are appointed into the internal audit team on an ad hoc basis as required. The rail time staff are all qualified accountants, some with CIMA and some with other professional bodies.
The company prefers to keep the full time staff complement to ten to manage the costs and the team have told you that they are often under considerable pressure to perform their operational and financial audit work and feel short staffed. The team therefore relies on the support of key members of the finance department and IT department, who are experts in their areas
You were appointed to the role by the audit committee and have been given authority to investigate all aspects of the business.
From your initial understanding of the internal audit function which TWO statements describe the strengths of the department?
