Category: Insight 360°

Longer feature articles by Internal Audit 360 editors or contributors. These typically include reporting and provide a full insight on a given topic or development.

looking to behavioral science for compliance answers

Does Your Internal Audit Team Need a Behavioral Scientist?

It’s no secret that companies have been adopting a more data-centric approach to managing risk and compliance and to improving internal audit. They are installing fancy software packages and hiring data analytics experts to help them sift through oceans of valuable data to look for patterns and outliers. But some Read More

SEC Whistleblower program

What Internal Auditors Need to Know About SEC Whistleblower Law

Internal auditors, compliance officers, and other “lines of defense” professionals are in unique positions to spot fraud and wrongdoing at the companies where they work. In most cases it is enough to report the problems to senior management or to the board of directors in situations where senior executives may Read More

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The Attributes of Internal Audit that Drive Value for the Business

The internal audit profession is changing rapidly these days and the exact role of the auditor is in flux as they seek to retain influence in the organization. The internal audit function’s main objective is to add value to the organization through recommendations and audits, based on a systematic, disciplined Read More

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Eight Steps Internal Audit Should Take to Aid Risk Management

Editor’s Note: This is part two of a six-part series on the Internal Audit Value Chain, which can act as a blue print for building a successful internal audit function. Click here for the other articles in the series. Whenever it comes to talking about internal audit’s role in risk Read More

Using a heat risk map

How Internal Audit Can Better Convey Risks Using a Heat Map

A definitive guide to producing, using, and improving a risk heat map at your organization. A good risk assessment is an important part of the process of putting together a solid internal audit plan. But gathering risk information from throughout the company and organizing it into manageable and actionable material Read More

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Outside the Box: Q&A with PCA’s Top Internal Auditor

Yulia Gurman, director of internal audit and corporate security at Packaging Corporation of America, has spent more than 15 years honing her craft as an internal auditor, including stints at such companies as OfficeMax and Retail Properties of America. At PCA she is working to improve the use of advanced Read More

internal audit failures stem from misalignment

Many Internal Audit Failures Stem from Misalignment with the Company Strategy

Editor’s Note: This is part one of a six part series on the internal audit value chain, which can act as a blue print for building a successful internal audit function. Click here for the other articles in the series. We’ve all heard the many clichéd ways to describe when Read More

The Winning Hand: Q&A with One of Gaming’s Top Internal Auditors

Robert Rudloff, senior vice president of internal audit at MGM Resorts International, has spent 38 years honing his craft as an internal auditor and leads a 100 person team at the hotel and gaming giant. During that time he has seen rapid change in the profession and has led numerous Read More