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Audit & Assurance

Internal Audit (Co-sourced & Outsourced)

IIA-aligned internal audit for IT, security and compliance.

Internal Audit (Co-sourced & Outsourced) — auditor reviewing a control matrix and evidence files, MAST Consulting Group

Overview

We run or augment your internal audit function for IT, cyber, data privacy and regulatory compliance — aligned to IIA standards and integrated with your three-lines model.

In depth

A four-layer view of this service.

Context, scope, delivery and impact — written for buyers, boards, auditors and search engines alike.

Layer 01 — Context

Context & Why It Matters

01

Internal audit functions in regulated organisations face widening scope — IT, cyber, cloud, AI, third-party, data privacy — at a pace that internal teams trained primarily in financial audit struggle to keep up with.

  • Co-sourcing or fully outsourcing the IT, cyber and compliance audit plan to MAST gives the Chief Audit Executive specialist capacity without permanent hiring, while remaining fully aligned to IIA standards and the three-lines model.
Layer 02 — Scope

Scope & What It Covers

02

Coverage includes IT general controls (ITGC), application controls, cybersecurity, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), data privacy (GDPR, UAE PDPL, KSA PDPL, DPDPA), third-party risk, regulatory compliance (CBUAE, SAMA, NCA, RBI, SEBI), business continuity and disaster recovery, AI governance, change management, identity and access, and project audits.

  • Each audit follows the IIA International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF).
Layer 03 — Approach

Our Approach & Delivery

03

Audits are scoped from a risk-based annual plan tied to your enterprise risk register, executed quarterly with documented working papers, reported to the audit committee using your existing format, and tracked through issue closure in your GRC tool (TeamMate+, AuditBoard, ServiceNow IA, Workiva).

  • All staff hold CIA, CISA or equivalent certifications; quality is independently reviewed against IIA standards.
Layer 04 — Impact

Business Impact & Outcomes

04

Audit plan delivered on time, findings rated and reported consistently, management actions tracked to closure, and audit committee meetings supported with clear narrative and evidence.

  • For Chief Audit Executives, the model adds specialist depth without permanent headcount and frees internal staff to focus on operational and financial audits.
At a glance

Process flow, compliance checklist and benefits.

A visual breakdown of how the engagement runs, what evidence we leave behind, and the business outcomes you can defend at the board.

Process flow

How we deliver Internal Audit (Co-sourced & Outsourced).

  1. 01
    Risk Assessment

    Enterprise-risk-aligned annual audit plan.

  2. 02
    Execution

    Quarterly audits across IT, cyber, privacy and compliance.

  3. 03
    Reporting

    Audit committee reporting and KPI dashboards.

  4. 04
    Follow-up

    Management action tracking and validation.

Compliance checklist

What auditors and regulators expect to see.

Every item below is part of an audit-ready Internal Audit (Co-sourced & Outsourced) programme — what regulators, certification bodies and enterprise buyers expect to see.

  • Scope and applicability statement

    Confirmed boundaries for Internal Audit (Co-sourced & Outsourced) across entities, locations and systems.

  • Gap assessment report

    Current-state diagnostic with prioritised, owner-tagged findings.

  • Policy and procedure suite

    Approved by top management, version-controlled and communicated to staff.

  • Risk register and treatment plan

    Threats, controls, residual risk and accepted exceptions documented.

  • Awareness and role-based training

    Attendance, content and assessment evidence retained.

  • Evidence repository

    Central, auditor-accessible, timestamped artefacts per control.

  • Internal audit and management review

    Independent assurance run before any external assessment.

  • Continuous improvement log

    Findings, corrective actions and re-test evidence tracked to closure.

Benefits

What you walk away with.

Annual audit plan tied to enterprise risk register
Quarterly audit reports for the audit committee
Issue tracking and remediation follow-up
External-audit-ready evidence
FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Co-sourced or fully outsourced?+

Both. We provide specialist IT and cyber audit capacity alongside your internal team, or run the full function for organisations without one.

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