# Internal Audit Plan Template, Free to Fill In Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/internal-audit-plan Plan which areas you audit this year, when, by whom, against what, and how results are reported and followed up. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/internal-audit-plan) ### Internal audit plan **Organisation:** Northfield Foods Ltd **Period:** 1 January to 31 December 2031 **Programme owner:** Maria Costa, Quality Manager **Approved by:** Managing director **Date:** 15 December 2030 ## 1. Aims Check that our processes follow our own rules and the standards we promise to meet Find problems early ## 2. Standards and rules audited against Our quality manual v6, the food safety plan, customer contract terms, legal duties in our sites ## 3. How priorities were set Areas with past findings, customer complaints or big changes are audited more often. Areas with a good record are audited once a year. ## 4. Schedule | Month | Area | Lead auditor | Days | | February | Goods in and storage | Anna Berg | 2 days | | April | Production and packing | Sam Okafor | 3 days | | June | Maintenance | Anna Berg | 1 day | | September | Dispatch and complaints | Sam Okafor | 2 days | | November | Management and records | External auditor | 2 days | ## 5. Auditors Auditors are trained and do not audit their own work. Two external days are bought for the management audit. ## 6. How each audit is run Notice 2 weeks before. Opening meeting, checks and interviews, closing meeting. Report within 5 working days. ## 7. Reporting and follow-up Findings are rated major or minor and logged. Each has an owner and a due date. The quality manager checks closure each month and reports to management. ## 8. Resources About 11 audit days. Two days of external audit, 2,400. ## 9. Changes to the plan The plan may change after an incident, a complaint or a change to the business. Changes are approved by the programme owner and recorded. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Operations and quality ## What this template is for An internal audit plan for the year: aims, scope, risk-based priorities, a schedule with auditors and dates, resources, reporting and follow-up. Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Operations and quality templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/operations-quality) Operations and quality ## What you fill in The form asks for 14 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Organisation For example: Northfield Foods Ltd - ### Plan period For example: 1 January to 31 December 2031 - ### Audit programme owner For example: Maria Costa, Quality Manager - ### Approved by For example: Managing director - ### Date of plan For example: 15 December 2030 - ### Aims of the audit programme One per line. For example: Check that our processes follow our own rules and the standards we promise to meet Find problems early - ### Standards and rules audited against The rules the audits will check against. For example: Our quality manual v6, the food safety plan, customer contract terms, legal duties in our sites - ### How priorities were set Say why some areas come first. For example: Areas with past findings, customer complaints or big changes are audited more often. Areas with a good record are audited once a year. - ### Audit schedule One row for each audit. For example: February | Goods in and storage | Anna Berg | 2 days April | Production and packing | Sam Okafor | 3 days June | Maintenance | Anna Berg | 1 day September | Dispatch and complaints | Sam Okafor | 2 days November | Management and records | External auditor | 2 days - ### Auditor selection (optional) optional How you keep audits fair. For example: Auditors are trained and do not audit their own work. Two external days are bought for the management audit. - ### How each audit is run The steps in order. For example: Notice 2 weeks before. Opening meeting, checks and interviews, closing meeting. Report within 5 working days. - ### Reporting and follow-up How results are used. For example: Findings are rated major or minor and logged. Each has an owner and a due date. The quality manager checks closure each month and reports to management. - ### Resources and budget (optional) optional Days, people and money. For example: About 11 audit days. Two days of external audit, 2,400. - ### Changes to the plan For example: The plan may change after an incident, a complaint or a change to the business. Changes are approved by the programme owner and recorded. Operations and quality ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Aims - 2 2. Standards and rules audited against - 3 3. How priorities were set - 4 4. Schedule - 5 5. Auditors - 6 6. How each audit is run - 7 7. Reporting and follow-up - 8 8. Resources - 9 9. Changes to the plan Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=internal-audit-plan) ### Was this template helpful? Operations and quality ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 14 details, starting with Organisation, Plan period, Audit programme owner, Approved by, Date of plan. 2 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### Are these operations templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Do they meet a standard such as ISO 9001? 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