GUEST BLOG Nearly every internal auditor has a few stories to tell about audits that have gone off the rails. Most have encountered audit clients that can run the gamut from guarded, to uncooperative, to out-right hostile. Breaking through these difficult working environments and putting audit clients at ease is Read More
It’s February and the holidays are behind us, winter is in full swing, and many of our New Year’s resolutions to get to the gym more often or do a better job saving money have fallen by the wayside. It’s not too late, however, to set some goals for internal Read More
GUEST BLOG The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) recommends that a quality assessment of the internal audit function be made at least every five years, but most chief audit executives want to know how well they are doing every year. When I became a CAE, I started by benchmarking internal Read More
GUEST BLOG Congratulations! You’ve landed your first job as an internal auditor, either as a young person starting your career in an exciting profession or as someone who is transitioning into internal audit from elsewhere in the organization. Either way, you are about to embark on an interesting and rewarding Read More
GUEST BLOG Compliance officers and internal auditors are natural partners and allies in the compliance governance landscape. As the compliance profession and its influence grew, compliance officers often leaned on internal auditors for help in assessing risks, uncovering financial misconduct, and assessing compliance functions and controls. Recently, however, I have Read More
GUEST BLOG Internal auditors are always on the lookout for people to emulate and to learn from. Here’s one to study: John C. (Jack) Bogle. Jack Bogle, the late founder of the mutual fund company Vanguard Group, has been an American investor, business magnate, financial innovator, and philanthropist, and is Read More
GUEST BLOG Choosing the right Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool can be a daunting task. There are several software solutions that can help companies leverage technology to increase their GRC capabilities and efficiencies. Certainly, in this age of doing more with less, a comprehensive GRC solution is increasingly a Read More
GUEST BLOG My journey into the internal audit profession has had many twists and turns, but along the way I’ve learned a great deal and improved, not just as a professional, but also as a person. As an advocate for the internal audit profession, I’ve encouraged young people to pursue Read More
Guest Blog Post The whole point of most children’s fairytales is to teach life lessons. Occasionally, these lessons can even be applied to our work lives and professional circumstances. Of course, the complexity and nuance of professional decision-making goes well beyond the broad moral brush strokes of most fables, but Read More
Editor’s Blog Former Enron CFO Andy Fastow was at the center of one of Corporate America’s most notorious frauds. He helped orchestrate the series of off-the-books special purpose entities that enabled Enron to hide its failings and propped the company up before its inevitable collapse. For his part in the Read More
