AN ASESSMENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT AS AN AID TO MANAGEMENT CONTROL (A CASE STUDY OF (IMT) ENUGU

ABSTRACT It was convinced that through this research the benefits of using internal auditor for efficient control  of activities in this institution would be  utilized. The aim of the study is to investigate and ascertain how the institutions administration can explore the service of internal audit to effect control and this ensure the institution objectives in the course  of the investigation, the researcher used questionnaires and oral interview to collect data from the head of internal auditor department of the institution, and other work in internal auditing bursary and accounts department. It was found that internal auditing plays a very vital role in polytechnics.   A well functional internal audit can being about proper management and ensure prudence use of resources in the polytechnic. The finding was that not all polytechnic pay adequate attention to the internal audit it showed that internal auditors perform their work fairly. Finally it was significant to note that internal audits if well utilized will help a great extent to exert control  of activities.



TABLE OF CONTENTS  Title page  Certification Dedication  Acknowledgement Abstract
Chapter one 1.1Background of the  Study 1.2Statement of the Problem 1.3Purpose of the study 1.4Research Question 1.5Scope and Limitation 1.6Importance of  the Study
Chapter Two 2.1Origin of Internal Audit 2.2Objective of Internal Audit 2.3Operational meaning of Internal Audit 2.4Functions of Internal Audit 2.5Management Audit and Internal Auditor  2.6Summary of Literature Review
Chapter Three 3.0Methodology 3.1Design of the Study 3.2Area of the Study 3.3Population for the Study 3.4Sample and Sampling Techniques 3.5Instrument for Data Collection 3.6Validity/Reliability of Instrument 3.7Method of Data Collection 3.8Method of Data analysis
Chapter four Summary of Findings, Discussion and Recommendation 5.1Discussion Implication/Result  5.2Discussion 5.3Conclusion 5.4Recommendation 5.5Suggestion for Further Research 5.6Limitation of he Study 5.7Reference Appendices. A letter of Introduction The Surveyors Questionnaire