Internal controls for risk management: perception of auditors and managers

Purpose: This article aims to analyze the perception of auditors and managers in relation to internal controls in risk management in companies. Methodology: The research is descriptive and qualitative. Two identification scripts were carried out, divided into two parts: the first containing 05 closed questions about the characterization of the professionals and the second the questions directed to the research area. The first script was addressed to independent auditors and contains 08 open questions. The second was directed to the managers and contained 10 open questions, 07 of which were elaborated based on the theoretical framework of the research and the others were taken from the study by Peleias et al. (2017). Data processing took place through content analysis using the Atlas / TI software. Results: Based on the research findings, the managers claim to have an internal control that collaborates with risk management, in this sense they always invest in programs, as they claim that they help in the prevention of errors. In the view of independent auditors, Mossoró organizations have internal control and programs that collaborate for risk management, however, employees are not qualified to operationalize the actions in the systems. What compromises the performance of the results. In view of the analyzes carried out, it is possible to understand the different conceptions in relation to the internal control of companies. Contributions of tihis Study: The contribution of research in the theoretical aspect is to confront the different perceptions of auditors and managers, regarding the use of internal control in risk management in a practical reality. With regard to the practical aspect, this study aims to observe what is seen by auditors and what is not perceived within organizations, in this sense the operationalization of internal control is evaluated as effective, but in different angles that have a specific reality of the city of Mossoró, so the research shows that it is possible to solve problems of execution of internal control, providing a better performance and effectiveness of risk management.