This paper is one output of a major research program undertaken between the Continuous
Auditing and Research Laboratory (CARLAB) at Rutgers Business School and its sponsor and
partner, KPMG, whose aim was to obtain a 360-degree view of the state of the art of CA,
encompassing its use by both external and internal auditors. This particular paper focuses on how
CA is being implemented by internal auditors at firms known to be pioneers in its use. Thanks to
the involvement of KPMG, as well as the Rutgers CARLAB’s own contacts, the research team
had privileged access to senior members of the internal audit departments of nine leading global
businesses
because of the inherent difficulty in getting access to users and obtaining their cooperation. Thus
the contribution we make is the unique degree of access we were able to obtain with internal
auditors at some of the leading corporate users of continuous auditing systems