February 9, 2009

Delivering high-quality audit services for Singapore Press Holdings

By Nancy Hala, KnowledgeLeader contributing writer

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (SPH) is a media group in Singapore, offering high-quality news and “infotainment” across multiple delivery platforms to a growing regional and international audience. In this profile, Quek Khin Geok, vice president of the internal audit function, discusses the importance of using a risk assessment methodology to formulate the annual audit plan. Quek also describes internal audit’s main challenge: maintaining a strong, risk identification and planning process while ensuring proper audit coverage.