The Audit Podcast

Trent Russell
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Nov 2, 2021 • 37min

Ep 71: How to maintain productivity in audit w/Janine Wolman

Janine Wolman, SOX Senior Manager at Convey Health Solutions, is an internal audit and regulatory compliance expert. She is also the President of the IIA Miami Chapter. On the show, Janine shares why nonverbal communication and soft skills are important in audit, how to attract and keep talent at your company, and the best mindset to maintain productivity. Be sure to connect with Janine on LinkedIn and check out her article on Luca Pacioli (The Father of Accounting) that Janine mentions on the show. 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. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. It only took 16 seconds to give myself a five-star rating (beat that!). * This episode is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics. Greenskies is a service provider of expert data analysis, continuous monitoring, and RPA for forward-thinking internal audit teams. Schedule time today to leapfrog up the analytics maturity model!
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Oct 27, 2021 • 30min

The Audit Room: Frauds and Vendor Audits ft. Rick Roybal

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Rick Roybal for being our guest, for volunteering his time to anyone that would like to start a roundtable audit group for their industry, and for providing the following resources: Join the Oil and Gas Vendor Roundtable (it's free!) Check out Rick's featured article from Fraud Magazine - Keys to the Kingdom: Oilfield Fraud    Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago
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Oct 26, 2021 • 39min

Ep 70: How to handle data governance as an auditor w/Spencer Sheehan (Risk and Compliance Engineer at Instacart)

Spencer Sheehan, Risk and Compliance Engineer at Instacart, is an advocate of automation in security and compliance. On the show, Spencer shares his expertise on governance, risk, and compliance and how data governance affects auditors. He also explains what data pipelines are and how they relate to data engineering. As an avid bicyclist, Spencer is involved with the AIDS/LifeCycle race. His goal is to raise $5000 for the 2022 AIDS/LifeCycle. If you would like to support Spencer, please donate to his page here. Be sure to connect with Spencer 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. * 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 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. 
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Oct 20, 2021 • 31min

The Audit Room: Blockchain: Opportunities and Risks for Internal Audit ft. Yves Genest

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Yves Genest for being our guest and for sharing the resources below: Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation: Blockchain and Audit COSO: Blockchain and Internal Control Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago
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Oct 19, 2021 • 36min

Ep 69: Why you need to learn PowerQuery immediately w/Robin Hunt

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. * 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 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. 
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Oct 13, 2021 • 32min

The Audit Room: Taking the S.H. out of IT ft. Andrew Lassise

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Andrew Lassise for being our guest and be sure to check out https://rushtech.online/ for more from Andrew. Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago
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Oct 12, 2021 • 39min

Ep 68: The three scenarios of risk w/David Vose

David Vose, Vice President of Risk Management at Archer Integrated Risk Management, joins the show to talk about the three main scenarios every auditor should keep in mind while assessing risk. We also discuss whether or not you need a statistics background in order to truly understand risk management and the negative impact risk maturity has had in audit. Be sure to connect with David on LinkedIn and check out his session at Risk Awareness Week 2021. 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. * 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 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 brought to you by Greenskies Analytics. Greenskies is a service provider of expert data analysis, continuous monitoring, and RPA for forward-thinking internal audit teams. Schedule time today to leapfrog up the analytics maturity model!
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Oct 5, 2021 • 45min

Ep 67: How emotional intelligence can make better auditors w/Danny Goldberg

Danny Goldberg is a highly-regarded speaker and author on communication, internal audit, and risk. He is also the founder and owner of Gold SRD, a company that focuses on staffing, recruiting and professional development. Danny joins the show to discuss the positive influence emotional intelligence can have within internal audit, how Agile can be used as an effective communication tool, and how hot yoga has changed Danny’s life for the better. To learn more from Danny be sure to check out his recent book, People-Centric Skills: Interpersonal and Communication Skills for Financial Professionals. 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. * 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 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. 
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Sep 21, 2021 • 59min

Ep 66: 99% of what you know about risk management is wrong (Alexei Sidorenko - Chief Risk Officer)

Alex Sidorenko, author and Chief Risk Officer at EuroChem, gives a bombshell interview on this week’s show. He is one of the most influential people in the world on the topic of risk management and strives to make risk management more accessible and easier to understand. Also, Alex walks us through the 16 best books for risk management, creating free resources for Risk Awareness Week, and why 99% of what you know about risk management is wrong. Be sure to connect with Alex on LinkedIn. Best risk management books Thinking, Fast and Slow https://riskacademy.blog/my-favourite-risk-management-books/ Free Risk Management Book: Guide To Effective Risk Management 3.0               https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323254437_FREE_RISK_MANAGEMENT_BOOK_GUIDE_TO_EFFECTIVE_RISK_MANAGEMENT_30 Risk Academy; https://riskacademy.blog/ Risk Awareness Week: https://2021.riskawarenessweek.com/checkout/select-tickets/ "The Purple Book" Psycology of Intelligence Analysis: https://www.cia.gov/static/9a5f1162fd0932c29bfed1c030edf4ae/Pyschology-of-Intelligence-Analysis.pdf The risk of using risk matrices: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266666768_The_Risk_of_Using_Risk_Matrices   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. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. It only took 16 seconds to give myself a five-star rating (beat that!). * This episode is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics. Greenskies is a service provider of expert data analysis, continuous monitoring, and RPA for forward-thinking internal audit teams. Schedule time today to leapfrog up the analytics maturity model!
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Sep 14, 2021 • 1h 6min

Ep 65: Learning to do the right audits at the right time w/Larry Harrington

Larry Harrington, Former Global Chairman of the IIA, gives us an advice-packed episode with a wide variety of topics. Larry covers it all - from how to get that annoying conversationalist to stop talking to you on an airplane to how to do a culture audit on every audit. He also has great advice for all chief audit executives and those in leadership positions. Be sure to connect with Larry on LinkedIn. 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. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. It only took 16 seconds to give myself a five-star rating (beat that!). * This episode is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics. Greenskies is a service provider of expert data analysis, continuous monitoring, and RPA for forward-thinking internal audit teams. Schedule time today to leapfrog up the analytics maturity model!

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