AUDITORIA INTERNA DE ESTOQUE COMO FERRAMENTA NA PREVENÇÃO DE FRAUDES E DESVIOS DE MATÉRIA-PRIMA
Internal audit is of utmost importance to organizations, playing a key role in decision making. The purpose of this article was to analyze the importance of internal auditing as a tool to prevent fraud and diversion of raw materials in a multinational. The company studied is dedicated to the purchase and grinding of grains. In order to do so, a case study was carried out, performing an analysis of the internal procedures of the company studied and a real audit during the two-year period of the company's operations. The data were collected through observations, interviews and documents made available by the company. The techniques used for data analysis were descriptive and documentary analyzes. This study reveals the importance of internal auditing, since it has tools that allow the identification and resolution of problems and risks of fraud and diversion through control, analysis and advice that meet the needs of an.