The Audit Podcast

This week, Clarissa Lucas joins the show. She is an audit director for a Fortune 100 company and author of "Beyond Agile Auditing Three Core Components to Revolutionize Your Internal Audit Practices." On the show, we discuss the inspiration behind the book, the difference between auditing with agility versus agile auditing, and Clarissa's favorite tool for doing Agile work. Additionally, we dive into the topic of analytics and the mindset shift that internal audit needs to adopt to deliver data-driven insights.

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Resources:

Clarissa's book

Publication

Jira

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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.

This week, Waseem Samaan, Chief Audit Executive of Boomi, joins the show. Waseem is the youngest CAE of a publicly traded U.S. company. On the show, we discuss how CAEs can gain a seat at the table, innovative and out-of-the-box solutions for changing the perception of internal audit, and some of the challenges faced by CAEs in today's rapidly changing business environment.

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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.

This week, Hal Garyn, President of Audit Executive Advisory Services, joins the show. Hal shares his extensive experience in risk management and internal audit as a C-level executive and provides valuable insights on the focus of audit committees, the challenges faced by a CAE, and how to know when you've arrived as a CAE.

Resources:

2022 Internal Audit Beacon Awards

The Seven Worst Words Internal Auditors Use

Eight issues busy audit committees should not ignore

Certified Chief Audit Executive (cCAE)

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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.

This week, Adam Russell, Senior IT Auditor of Schellman, joins the show. Adam is a specialist in compliance and IT auditing and will share his expertise on how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of audit. He'll also provide valuable resources for mastering Excel and staying on top of the latest in cyber security.

Resources:

Do More With Less: Data Analytics for a Small Audit Shop

ExcelIsFun

Risky Biz Newsletter

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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.

This week, Shea Brown, CEO of BABL AI and expert in AI ethics and machine learning in astrophysics, joins the show to discuss the risks of AI, examples of unethical AI, and how to conduct an algorithmic audit. He also provides valuable resources for those interested in a career in algorithmic auditing.

Resources:

Data Ethics for Business Professionals

For Humanity Center

Artificial Intelligence Professional Program

Ethical Machines: Your Concise Guide to Totally Unbiased, Transparent, and Respectful AI

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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.

This week, Linh Truong, Chief Audit Executive and Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk at North Texas Tollway Authority, joins the show. With 30 years of experience, she is a professional speaker on topics such as corporate governance, risk management, and Agile transformation. In her episode, we'll hear about the lessons Linh has learned throughout her speaking career, her ongoing efforts to transform her audit department, and her strategies for performing regular risk assessments using Agile methods.

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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.

This week Trent will be sharing his insights on the top trends in analytics for 2023. He'll be discussing how storytelling through data is becoming more important in conveying insights, the importance of data literacy in a data-driven world, the arrival of artificial intelligence and its impact on the industry, the increasing need for companies to move to become a part of the cloud, the need for effective data governance, and the challenges of talent retention in the analytics field.

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Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.

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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.

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This week, Nicola Askham, The Data Governance Coach, joins the show. She is a renowned and award winning data governance expert expert and one of DataIQ's top most influential people of 2022. She is also the host of The Data Governance Podcast. On her episode, Nicola shares a straightforward explanation of data governance and explains the role of internal audit in supporting it. She also highlights the top 10 mistakes companies often make when implementing data governance.

Be sure to keep up with Nicola on LinkedIn.

Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.

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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.

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Experience the latest in Audit, Risk, and Compliance technology. Visit AuditBoard.com to schedule your product walkthrough to see AuditBoard's award-winning platform in action today.

This episode is a re-release of Ep: 111.

This week, Sara I. James, owner of Getting Words to Work (TM), joins the show. Sara is an expert on report-writing, training, and editing. As a multilingual translator communication is one of her passions. On her episode, she shares when we should not use an audit report, how to get audit reports out faster, and what does the audit committee want from an audit report.

Be sure to keep up with Sara on LinkedIn.

Resources:

30% discount of Sara's new book Radical Reporting

YouTube video showing examples of Sara's report-writing templates

Be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.

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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.

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This podcast is also brought to you by AuditBoard, the leading cloud-based platform transforming how enterprises manage risk. AuditBoard's integrated suite of easy-to-use audit, risk, and compliance solutions streamlines internal audit, SOX compliance, risk management, and security compliance. Automate processes and improve execution with AuditBoard's purpose-built solution, which is designed to address the most pressing challenges of today's practitioners.

Experience the latest in Audit, Risk, and Compliance technology. Visit AuditBoard.com to schedule your product walkthrough to see AuditBoard's award-winning platform in action today.

This episode is a re-release of Ep: 98.

This week Diana Kawarsky, President of The Soft Skills Group Inc, joins the show with special guest host Ann Butera, author and founder of The Whole Person Project. On this episode, they discuss importance of soft skills, how scripting can be beneficial, and how to find and use your voice.

Check out Ann's books Say What!? Communicate with Tact and Impact and Mastering the Five Tiers of Audit Competency.

Be sure to keep up with Ann and Diana on LinkedIn.

And be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.

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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.

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This podcast is also brought to you by AuditBoard, the leading cloud-based platform transforming how enterprises manage risk. AuditBoard's integrated suite of easy-to-use audit, risk, and compliance solutions streamlines internal audit, SOX compliance, risk management, and security compliance. Automate processes and improve execution with AuditBoard's purpose-built solution, which is designed to address the most pressing challenges of today's practitioners.

Experience the latest in Audit, Risk, and Compliance technology. Visit AuditBoard.com to schedule your product walkthrough to see AuditBoard's award-winning platform in action today.