Audit Services

Karen MacKenzie,
SQMC Associate

Being an internal auditor can be a lonely job. And if you are not sure if you are getting the most from your Internal Audit system, consider an independent quality auditor service from SQMC.

Why would I use external internal auditors?

Internal quality audits can provide an unbiased view of the processes that directly impact the products and services of an organization. To perform their role effectively, internal auditors require organizational independence from management, to enable unrestricted evaluation of management activities and personnel.
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Using SQMC auditors benefits you in the following ways:

With SQMC’s forward planning and preparation you can get the best from the auditing process and from the auditees themselves

As with any business process, auditing requires planning, definition, consistent implementation and control to be properly effective. Without these features, auditing is likely to be a resource-draining waste of time. Internal auditing is one of the elements that makes your quality management system (QMS) complete. It fits neatly into the 'check' component of your Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. Internal auditing isn't a haphazard or optional occurrence that you tolerate to maintain certification. It's an assessment tool that provides a reliable indicator of the integrity of your organisation's systems and processes and their capacity to support your goals. It can deftly be used pro-actively, and your SQMC internal auditor will start by asking you what you want and need to get from the internal audit function and will work with you to get the best out of your systems and controls and to utilise the expertise of the personnel doing the jobs to improve efficiency and effectiveness. This is a partnership where the partners share the same goal and are on the same side.

Audits help you to identify problems, risks, good practices and opportunities to serve your customers better. The information gleaned from well-conducted audits is a company asset that far outweighs the modest investment. The degree to which the organisation values and uses this asset is dependent on how audits are performed.
Executive management, through visible support and allocation of resources, has primary responsibility for ensuring the effectiveness of the internal audit program. Auditors have the responsibility for good stewardship of an organisation’s management's support, as demonstrated by their commitment to good auditing practices and the production of useful audit reports.

With an SQMC qualified, approved and practising auditor in charge of the internal auditing programme they will ask management to support the endeavour. In exchange for the trust and confidence implicit in this support, an SQMC auditor will strive diligently to provide valuable information that management can utilise for strategic planning and other decision making.

The techniques of internal auditing have changed from a reactive and control based form to a more proactive and risk based approach. This enables an internal auditor to anticipate possible future concerns and opportunities as well as identifying current issues, thereby becoming a catalyst for change.

“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.”
Anton Chekov