AUDIT 15 FUN

You are interviewing for a Chief Audit Executive position. What should you do to prepare? What should you avoid doing? What should be your priorities after joining? Listen to Chifundo Biliwita for his insights after recently going through that journey.

In the latest AUDIT 15 FUN episode, I interviewed Brian Nosek, a professor at the University of Virginia and Executive Director at the Center for Open Science, about Francesca Gino, a dishonesty researcher accused by the Data Colada team of data fraud. What evidence did the Data Colada team provide to support the fraud allegations? Are there alternative explanations that could clear Gino of any wrongdoing? In the broader context, how can we ensure researchers maintain honesty in their work? Listen to the episode to hear Brian's insights and opinions.   Full transparency for this episode: Brian is a fundraising organizer for the Data Colada team. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by those interviewed on the AUDIT 15 FUN podcast are solely their own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Jon Taber or of the AUDIT 15 FUN podcast.

How do you audit culture? How do you differentiate when culture is a symptom and when it is the root cause of an issue? Can a small ‘culture issue’ turn out to be much more than that? Listen to James Paterson, author of Beyond the Five Whys, to find out!

What does magic have to do with fraud? What is the relation between the COSO framework and the rubik's cube? Listen to John Tonsick to find out! Check the video episode here: https://tinyurl.com/pt9zepd3

How can internal auditors balance the conflicting priorities of various stakeholders, such as investors, regulators, employees, and the wider community? What is the best to engage with those stakeholders? And if we have not met their expectations, what can we do to regain their trust? Listen to Sundaresan Rajeswar, CAE in Qatar, for a masterclass on the topic!

Your company gets a hint of a significant cybersecurity breach. What are the first three actions you would take? How has the digital transformation in recent years changed corporate governance? What theoretical governance principle is the hardest one to implement? Listen to Lior Segal, Chief Audit Executive in Israel, for his thoughts on these topics.

How would the auditing process work if every strategic decision translated into ethical credits or debits? If a company uses an ethically sound strategy that jeopardizes its competitiveness, what advice would you provide to its strategic management team? If you were a character in a science fiction novel set in a future where AI runs strategic management, how would you ensure these AI systems maintain ethical practices? Listen to Matej Drašček, Chief Audit Executive at LON Bank in Slovenia, for this take on the topic.

David Dufek, Chief Internal Auditor at Principal Financial Group, discusses innovative ideas in auditing like real-time auditing, RPA, culture audits, and ESG. He also explores the benefits and challenges of rotational programs for auditors and emphasizes the importance of work papers for self-improvement and quality assurance.

If you had all the resources, how would you build an audit department from the ground up? Listen in to this engaging debate between Trent Russell, Host of the Audit Podcast, and David Hill, CEO of SWAP Internal Audit Services.

Special episode with my Director, Kara Falco. Listen in to learn about what traits she looks for in an internal auditor, how she would approach auditing if there were no auditing standards, and lessons learned from her career progression at Casey's.