Founded: 1995 Membership: 140 Board: Dr. Peter Galambos President János Ivanyos - managing Dr. Miklós Buxbaum Dr. József Roóz Tamás Miskolczi Sections: industry-commerce-service (Mr. Buxbaum) government (Mrs. Németh) local government (Mr. Miskolczi) finance (Mrs. Gulyás) IT (Mr. Ivanyos) training (Mr. Roóz)
Mission Statement The mission of IIA Hungary is to be the primary professional association dedicated to the promotion and development of the practice of internal auditing in Hungary.
IIA Hungary is committed to: Providing accessibility to the comprehensive professional development activities, standards for the practice of internal auditing, and certification based on the cooperation with the international network of the IIA and ECIIA, Disseminating and promoting to its members and to the Hungarian public, knowledge and information concerning internal auditing, including internal control and related subjects. Establishing meetings in Hungary in order to educate members and others as to the practice of internal auditing. Bringing together internal auditors from all sectors to share information and experiences in internal auditing and promoting education in the field of internal auditing.
Activities for our membership: General meetings Professional conferences Seminars (Comprehensive trainings, RM, IT tools) CIA preparatory trainings Professional Recognition Credit for CIA Part IV Agreement with the Finance Ministry
Actions for auditing in CEE: Personal meetings in international conferences Supporting each other in solving actual problems via e-mails Offer CIA exam preparatory trainings in Budapest Attend ECIIA research project
Government Section Date of foundation: June 7, 2006 Foundation members: 1. Mr. Csaba Bartos (CIA), European Court of Auditors 2. Mrs. Ágnes Dobó (CIA), Ministry of Finance 3. Mr. Tibor Fábián, Agricultural and Rural Development Agency 4. Mr. Péter Horváth (CIA), ESF Hungary 5. Mr. Péter Janza, Government Control Office 6. Mrs. Edit Németh, Ministry of Finance / NAO Office section leader 7. Mrs. Zsuzsanna Sötét, Government Control Office 8. Mr. Zoltán Urbán, Road Directorate
Objectives: Professional lobby; Improve communication within internal auditors of the public sector; Carrier support, development of professional skills; Exchange of experiences, provide training opportunities, sharing of knowledge (e.g. organizing professional workshops); Increase the possibilities of gathering CIA credit points (CPE); Take part of elaboration of methodologies or guidelines and collect best practices; Improve quality of the internal auditing in the public sector; Recruiting new members from the public sector.
Financial Section History Since establishing of the IIA Hungary more than ten years Target for the bank internal auditors Trainings, courses Professional discussions Conferences at low cost with Financial Authority's supporting
New relation together with Economic Society s Audit Section Professional presentations Club days Conferences 4-6 programs/year free of charge participation of public sector about 25 % The next presentation tomorrow: Internal Financial Control Assessment (Implementing Corporate Governance Principles by using COSO based internal control models)
Internal Financial Control Assessment
COSO Based on COSO Components Control Environment Integrity and Ethical Values Board of Directors Management s Philosophy Organizational Structure Risk Assessment Financial Reporting Objectives Financial Reporting Risks Control Activities Financial Reporting Competencies Fraud Risk Integration with Risk Assessment Authority and Responsibility Human Resources Selection and Development Policies and Procedures Information Technology Information and Communication Financial Reporting Information Internal Control Information Internal Communication External Communication Monitoring Ongoing and Separate Evaluations Reporting Deficiencies
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS REPORTING COMPLIANCE COSO ERM
CIA exam preparation course background: Introduced in second half of 2005 Offered in both Hungarian & English 3 day course Led by Hungarian CIA s Positioned as certification of excellence Small-sized classes
CIA exam preparation course experiences: Small classes and practical (exam oriented) approach is effective preparation method Attracted new pool of CIA candidates Attendees are from regulated markets financial sector, listed companies Public sector participation is currently limited
CIA exams in Hungary Actually 35 CIAs in Hungary From May 2004 it is possible to take the exam in Hungarian (Part I, II, III) Exam site is unchanged since 2004 Candidates from neighbouring countries Growing number of candidates sitting for the exam (highest number in 2004 due to the training organised by the Ministry of Finance) Exam results are getting better
Number of CIAs in Hungary 35 35 35 30 30 28 25 27 25 20 20 21 20 15 14 17 15 10 5 5 9 4 2 11 3 3 3 1 6 1 7 10 5 0 until end of 2001 May 2002 Nov 2002 May 2003 Nov 2003 May 2004 Nov 2004 May 2005 Nov 2005 May 2006 New Hungarian CIAs Cumulated number of CIAs 0
80 Success at exams 70 74 60 60 50 40 22% 30 20% 30 20 10 0 16 12 43% 33% 7 6 3 2 30% 23 23 28 28 18 22 39% 30% 75% 56% 30% 60% 9 9 7 8 10 6 10 10 6 5 3 3 12 10 5 4 2 3 I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV 60% 43% 45% 39% 40% 75% 11 16 50% 8 21 57% 90% 12 10 9 May 2004 Nov 2004 May 2005 Candidates Passed Candidates Nov 2005 May 2006
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