Thought Leadership for the profession of internal auditing
Welcome to beyondauditing.com! This site is devoted to internal auditing and an attempt to develop the profession through thought leadership. The focus will be on emerging topics that will be relevant for the future and make use of agile methodologies in a more and more digital environment.
Research and posts on this site represent my personal interest and the articles reflect my personal views and not the views of my employer.
I became an auditor in 2001, first an external auditor in a big five firm (yes, five – those were the days) and then an internal auditor in 2006. Some years in the role I developed a bigger interest in the underlying methodologies and joined the IIA. I qualified, first as CFSA, then CIA, CCSA and finally got the CRMA through experience. At the same time I moved into a team that focused solely on audit methodology. A team that I should later take over as a manager. In the spirit of life-long learning I also earned a second master degree in risk management and regulation.
I always knew about the importance of exchanging thoughts with others and I am grateful for the many colleagues who shared with me how they tackle the regulatory challenges I was facing and how they prepare for the future. I joined various working groups, round tables and industry forums – most recently the IIA Financial Services Guidance Committee. I give speeches about internal auditing and share my experience with others who want to hear. This site is the most recent attempt to create an online repository of useful information by working out loud. This site will also be used as a sand-box for though experiments and moon shots that may not yet work in a multinational, regulated environment. Please share your thoughts with me!
The picture in the header is from Pixabay.
The Ramones formed in New York City the year I was born. Two years later they recorded their debut album. The recording was cheap, eliminating the unnecessary and focusing on substance. The Rolling Stone declared The Ramones the greatest Punk rock album of all time. Spin magazine even declared them the second-greatest band of all time – after the Beatles. Punk Culture …
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I’ve started collating a series of bitesize presentations covering the key issues related to internal auditing that I have observed over the last 20 years. Hopefully you will find them useful. The first issues are trying to connect some basics that are spread across the mission of internal auditing and various IIA standards as well …