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      ComplianceFinanceTax & AccountingJuly 10, 2020
      Internal audit challenges beyond the global pandemic
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJune 24, 2020
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJune 11, 2020
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceMay 14, 2020
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceMay 07, 2020
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      When adapting to the current work from home situation impacting most of us, prior to a pro-active risk assessment refresh the Internal Audit department at Wolters Kluwer has reactively reviewed the 2020 audit plan and shuffled a few audits around.
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      Are you a proficient auditor? The question can be difficult to answer. We have so many areas that require constant knowledge updates.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceFebruary 25, 2020
      Why lock yourself out of your organization's ecosystem?
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      Back when I started as a brand-new internal auditor, I worked in a locked room, with locked filing cabinets, and the only view into our work was the final audit report.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceFebruary 13, 2020
      What's a data-driven audit?
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      Doesn’t it seem that the term “data-driven” is getting tossed around quite a bit these days? You’re probably even seeing and hearing the term “data-driven audits”. So, what does “data-driven audit” mean?
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJanuary 23, 2020
      Getting a handle on 2018 revisions to the Yellow Book
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      The 2018 revision of the Government Auditing Standards (commonly known as the Yellow Book) contains numerous changes, and getting a handle on these changes can be challenging.
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    • Is Your Audit Analytics Program Actually Good?
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceDecember 05, 2019
      Is your internal audit department's analytics program actually good?
      By:Ken Petersen
      Do you ever wonder if your audit analytics program is any good? And, if so, how do you know? Do you even know what a “good” audit analytics program looks like? And how would you know if you are improving?
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceNovember 21, 2019
      Growing audit capability for the future
      By:Sio Naidoo
      As organizations navigate increasing complexity and rapidly changing business environments, Internal Audit has to assess its challenges for the future.
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    • Addressing Emerging Risks with Agile Combined Assurance
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceNovember 08, 2019
      Addressing emerging risks with agile combined assurance
      By:TeamMate
      The world is evolving faster than ever, especially when we consider the impact of technological advancement. The pace of change poses a unique challenge for internal auditors.
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    • How OKRs will Help Internal Audit Evolve
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceOctober 08, 2019
      How OKRs will help internal audit evolve
      By:Colleen Knuff
      Are we setting the right goals within internal audit? Will the achievement of these goals help us evolve in an age where the pace of change is staggering?
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    • Coordinating your Lines of Defense: A Critical Imperative
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      Tax & AccountingComplianceFinanceSeptember 19, 2019
      Coordinating your lines of defense: A critical imperative
      By:TeamMate
      Combined Assurance has been a topic of conversation in audit for the last few years. Now with the pending updates to the Three Lines of Defense model, the topic is even more critical.
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    • How to Find Talent Elasticity
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceAugust 20, 2019
      How to find talent elasticity
      By:Colleen Knuff
      Is your department short staffed right now? Guess what, it's not just you. Four out of five CAEs report challenges in filling open positions. If those open positions require specialized skills, well now that just got twice as hard.
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    • Getting on Board the Blockchain Train
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJuly 31, 2019
      Getting on board the blockchain train
      By:Colleen Knuff
      Internal audit cannot avoid thinking about and planning for blockchain, that train is coming full steam ahead.
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    • 75% of Your Audits aren’t Based on Data. Does the Audit Committee Know?
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJuly 11, 2019
      75% of your audits aren’t based on data. Does the Audit Committee know?
      By:Ken Petersen
      75% of your audits aren’t based on data. Don’t believe me? Great! I’d like for you to go back through your audits from the last year and count how many you performed and how many contained an analysis of data.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJune 06, 2019
      Is your audit department “highly effective”?
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      Today's fast-paced and evolving business environment requires an internal audit to consider its capabilities and needs to ensure appropriate strategic planning.
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    • Making the Complex Simple: Seeing Your Organization Through Multiple Lenses
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceMay 30, 2019
      Making the complex simple: Seeing your organization through multiple lenses
      By:Andy Broughton
      Despite an organization’s complexity, it’s the role of internal audit to provide assurance to audit committees and executive stakeholders.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceApril 24, 2019
      How do you get all your auditors doing analytics?
      By:Ken Petersen
      Many audit teams are performing analytics in a centralized manner. Meaning they have one or a few people performing all their analytics and the rest of the team really aren’t doing much and unfortunately, aren’t expected to.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceMarch 21, 2019
      Embracing multigenerational teams in audit
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      We currently have 5 distinct generations in the workplace, including in internal audit and compliance departments. The focus of this paper is to highlight the younger generations’ perspective on...
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    • Wear Your SOX Well
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceMarch 07, 2019
      Wear your SOX well: how controls management can help your workflow
      By:Curt Barnhill
      Good resources coupled with a good tool can lead to a good SOX process, but a great tool will lead to a great SOX process. Whether you’re a team of 3 or a team of 50, if the goal is to “wear your SOX well,” then incorporating a controls management tool into your process can get you there quickly and efficiently.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceFebruary 15, 2019
      Time and expense fraud – Expense abuse – Gaming the limits
      By:Lyle Jacon
      There are many ways that companies may lose money through Time and Expense fraud – some intentional, others accidental.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJanuary 30, 2019
      Top 3 areas for improving your audit department
      By:TeamMate
      In the past eight years, I have worked with more than 500 audit departments. Most of the people I talk to every day are looking for a solution to their unique requirements.
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      Tax & AccountingFinanceComplianceJanuary 16, 2019
      Top 7 analytics tests for T&E expenses
      By:Jen Terry
      All expense policies have their own nuances, but there are some simple tests that we should include in every T&E audit analytics program.
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