Internal Auditor

Internal Auditor interview questions

They are organized critical-thinkers with awesome communication and negotiation skills. Plus, they’ll have important qualities such as ethics, thoroughness and attention to detail. 

Top tip: Hire candidates you can grow with by making sure their personal career goals align with your company's mission.

Problem solving interview questions

• What process would you follow if you identified a case of fraud? 
• If you suspected a company was exposed to a major risk, what risk management procedures would you use?
• Have you ever dealt with conflict with upper-level management or an employee? What happened and how did you resolve it?
• Describe a time you successfully made a system change.
• Have you ever struggled to persuade your team to take on your suggestions? What happened?
• Describe a serious operational issue you’ve come across. What happened?
• How would you deal with uncooperative colleagues? 
• What would you do if someone asked you to do something unethical like covering up a fraud?

Role-specific interview questions

• What drew you to apply for this role?
• How has your experience prepared you for this role?
• How do you develop an audit plan?
• What do you do after you finish with an audit?
• What are the most important elements of internal control systems? How would you review them?
• Have you ever used audit software or CAATs (computer assisted audit techniques)?
• What do you know about information technology controls?
• Where and how do you gather and analyze important raw data? 
• Are you familiar with IFRS?
• How do you keep up-to-date with regulation and law changes?
• How can internal auditing add value to a company?