This week, Richard Chambers, former president and CEO of the IIA and Senior Internal Audit Advisor at AuditBoard, joins the show.

In this episode, Richard shares the integration of strategic planning into the latest IIA Standards. He provides valuable insights on crafting a strategic plan, the importance of a strategic vision, and techniques for implementing tactical accountability.

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Timecodes:

3:05 - ChatGPT

6:33 - Strategy Being Integrated into the New Standards

9:31 - Developing Strategies for Internal Audit

11:30 - Blueprint for Developing a Strategic Plan

15:37 - The Purpose of a Strategic Vision

19:05 - Tactical Accountability

21:36 - Internal Auditors in the Era of Permacrisis

24:00 - Critical Success Factors vs. KPIs

25:34 - Advice for Internal Auditors on Creating Strategies

27:55 - Final Thoughts

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This week, our guest Scott Madenburg, Founder and President of ARC∙Hybrid, joins the show.

In this episode, he shares his tips for getting a seat at the table, discusses his ideas for improving recruitment and retention, and outlines his approach to building an audit department from scratch.

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Timecodes:

2:35 - ChatGPT

9:10 - How to Get a Seat at the Table

17:16 - Recruiting Talent vs. Character

24:52 - The Repercussions of Cost Cutting

31:43 - How to Build an Internal Audit Department from Scratch

39:50 - Final Thoughts

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This week, our guest is Malcom, Former Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Internal Audit Digital Transformation and Data Analytics at Northern Trust. Dave recounts his mid-40s retirement journey and his subsequent decision to return with the desire to help internal auditors in his organization.

In this episode, he reveals his approach to establishing an internal audit department, discusses the expected duties of the audit committee, and underscores the credibility boost through the strategic use of data analytics to identify outliers.

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Timecodes:

5:28 - Coming Out of Retirement

9:10 - The Impact of Generative AI

10:28 - The Importance of Investing in Data Analytics

13:58 - Data Literacy

16:21 - How to Make your Audit Department Better

19:23 - What to Expect from the Audit Committee

27:27 - How to Achieve Quantitative Risk Assessments

31:00 - Final Thoughts

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This week, our guest is Christopher Jessup, Manager Audit Analytics at CSX. In this episode, Chris defines what makes a proficient data analyst, strategies for identifying the ideal candidate within your team, and the essential steps to elevate your internal audit department to the next level.

Resources: David Hill Article - Is the term "Data Analytics" causing an issue?

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Timecodes:

6:07 - Payroll Fraud Use Case

8:45 - What Makes for a Great Data Analyst Candidate

16:37 - Promoting Data Analyst From Within Your Team

21:50 - Building Your Data Analytics Resources

25:23 - Upskilling Your Audit Department

28:20 - Final Thoughts

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

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This week, our guest is Melissa Pici, Sr. IT Audit Manager at Syniverse. In this episode, Melissa discusses the best ways to find and develop the Next Gen Auditors within your organization. We touch on topics including candidate screening during recruitment, team upskilling, and the critical significance of passion, curiosity, and drive in the audit profession.

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Timecodes:

2:36 – Internet Browsing History

6:17 - Internal Audit and Data Analytics

7:40 - Data Ccientists vs. Data Analysts

10:37 - Audit Analytics Conference

12:45 - Next Gen Auditors

18:03 - Screening Candidates for Passion, Curiosity, and Drive

21:07 - How to Upskill Your Team

25:38 - Accountability

28:42 - What is a Calibration Meeting

32:57 - Next Gen Managers

36:54 - Final Thoughts

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This week, our guest is Judson Aiken, Head of Risk and ESG Solutions at AuditBoard. In this episode, Judson delves into the realm of ESG and the SEC's climate-related disclosure rules. He discusses audit's role, where teams are on the maturity model, the timeline for compliance, and what Internal Audit should be doing next regardless of where they are now.

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Timecodes:

4:26 - Climate-Related Disclosure Are Here

5:18 - Implementing ESG in Various Maturity Models

7:48 - How to Start ESG

9:30 - The Social Aspect of ESG

10:58 - the Role of ESG in Audit

16:00 - Background for an ESG Controller

16:53 - SOX and ESG

19:50 - The Impact of ESG on ERM

22:33 - How to Begin the ESG Process

28:18 - Final Thoughts

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

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This week, our guest is Charlie Page, a curious value driven risk leader and Associate Director of Internal Audit at Verizon. In this episode, Charlie discusses how to issue audit reports faster. We explore methods for pinpointing bottleneck issues within audits, enhancing the data literacy of internal auditors, and contrasting the waterfall approach with Agile auditing methodologies.

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

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This week, our guest is Sanjay Vadlamani, Data-Driven Internal Audit & SOX Leader and ERM Expert. In this episode, Sanjay shares his thoughts on the reasons behind the lack of trust between companies and their audit departments. Additionally, we delve into his approach to the risk assessment process, the significance of continuous monitoring, and fraud.

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This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.

Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.