What types of tasks are specific to the Audit module?

The tasks that are specific to the Audit module primarily include activities aimed at verifying and evaluating the effectiveness of controls and processes within an organization. Among the options provided, the interview is a critical part of the audit process because it facilitates direct communication with relevant personnel to gather insights, understand processes, and identify potential weaknesses or risks associated with controls.

Interviews allow auditors to gain valuable qualitative information that cannot always be captured through quantitative testing or documentation review alone. They can uncover nuances in processes, specific challenges faced by staff, and the overall culture regarding compliance and risk management within the organization. This task is therefore essential to providing a comprehensive evaluation of the organization’s controls.

The other options, while related to audit and compliance activities, do not specifically define the tasks unique to the Audit module in the same way that interviews do. Control attestation, walkthroughs, and control tests may be included in broader audit methodologies but do not capture the nuanced, personal interaction that interviewing brings to the audit process.