information systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) have made many of
the auditing functions redundant through their CM functionalities (Alles et al., 2003).
It is, therefore, important to reconsider the building blocks of auditing in light of IT
developments with their inherent monitoring mechanisms. The paper will sift aspects
of CM which are native capabilities to enterprise systems from CA which is derived
from the adaptation of conventional auditing to highly automated and integrated
business processes. The integration of both aspects of control, CM and CA forms the
basis for a conceptual model of CA. The intra/inter process continuous auditing
(IIPCA) model is built on the principle and process of CM, internal controls, and
electronic audit evidence. The strength of the proposed model relative to traditional
models is the integration of CA within the business processes of the enterprise.