Episode 118 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Internal Audit - Kelly Bucher and Ben Lewenczuk
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what former internal auditors think of internal audit? I was curious, so I asked withi...
Episode 117 - IIA Mentoring Program - Alex Rusate
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Rusate was a member of the IIA pilot mentoring program with only about 20 participants. The pro...
Episode 116 - CAE Challenges - Hernan Murdock
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hernan Murdock has released a novel titled "The Change Agent". The book follows the jo...
Episode 115 - Management Action Plan - AUDIT TRUEL series - Anthony Garnett, Mary Ann Khalil and Norman Marks
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you follow up on management action plans? Rarely we should, in Norman Marks' view. Mary Ann K...
Episode 114 - Boss vs Leader - Nichole Thompson
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between a boss and a leader? What should you do to be a good leader and not a...
Episode 113 - Surviving Chaos - Iryna Unguryan
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On February 24, 2022, Iryna Unguryan's life took an unimaginable turn as Russian forces invaded ...
Episode 112 - Should we outsource Internal Audit? - Audit Duel Series - Alex Sidorenko and Doug Anderson
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should we outsource Internal Audit? That was the crux of the debate between Alex Sidorenko and Doug...
Episode 111 - Guest Auditor - Gijs Hendrix and Raycardo Leite
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the benefits and challenges of a guest auditor program? What does it have in common with t...
Episode 110 - Successful Traits - Shagen Ganason
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the successful traits of an internal auditor? Humble? Sure, but when is it okay to brag a l...
Episode 109 - CAE Interview - Chifundo Biliwita
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You are interviewing for a Chief Audit Executive position. What should you do to prepare? What sh...
Episode 108 - Data Controversy - Brian Nosek
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest AUDIT 15 FUN episode, I interviewed Brian Nosek, a professor at the University of Virg...
Episode 107 - Auditing Culture - James Paterson
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you audit culture? How do you differentiate when culture is a symptom and when it is the roo...
Episode 106 - Magic and Fraud - John Tonsick
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does magic have to do with fraud? What is the relation between the COSO framework and the rubik...
Episode 105 - Sundaresan Rajeswar - Stakeholder Expectations
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can internal auditors balance the conflicting priorities of various stakeholders, such as invest...
Episode 104 - Cyber, Digital Transformation, and Governance - Lior Segal
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your company gets a hint of a significant cybersecurity breach. What are the first three actions you...
Episode 103 - Strategic Ethics - Matej Drašček
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How would the auditing process work if every strategic decision translated into ethical credits or d...
Episode 102 - Audit Innovation - David Dufek
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If auditors had to come up with ground-breaking ideas, what would be the first project they should l...
Episode 101 - How would you build an audit department from the ground up? - AUDIT DUEL series - Trent Russell and David Hill
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you had all the resources, how would you build an audit department from the ground up? Listen in...
Episode 100 - Special Episode - Kara Falco
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special episode with my Director, Kara Falco. Listen in to learn about what traits she looks for in ...
Episode 99 - IIA International Conference Summary
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Summary of the IIA International Conference in Amsterdam from the perspective of 11 audit thought le...
Episode 98 - Audit Grand Slam Tour - Dominik Foerschler
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Internal Audit world competition? What is gamified training all about and why should you care? Liste...
Episode 97 - Data Analytics - Mauricio Imenez
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you have access to a time machine that allows you to go back in time to any specific event. ...
Episode 96 - Is SOX ruining Internal Audit? - AUDIT DUEL series - Tim Leech and Norman Marks
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is SOX ruining Internal Audit? Listen in to this engaging debate between Tim Leech, Managing Directo...
Episode 95 - Artificial Intelligence - Alan Maran
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If your audit department could have one Artificial Intelligence 'superpower', what would it ...
Episode 94 - Cloud Security - Galaxia Martin
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What should be internal audit's primary concern when auditing a cloud solution? How can auditors...
Episode 93 - Lessons from the Board - Dr. Sabine Charles and Chris Patrick
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Sabine Charles, Chief Audit Executive at Touro University, and Chris Patrick, C...
Episode 92 - Unconscious Bias - Fabio Pimpao
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is unconscious bias? What are some common examples of unconscious in the Internal Audit profess...
Episode 91 - Moneyball - Bill James
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you watched the movie Moneyball? It covers the use of sabermetrics in baseball, but what is sab...
Episode 90 - Deception - Dr. David Matsumoto
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are some myths about deception? What are good deception detection techniques? How can auditors ...
Episode 89 - Agile in Practice - David Coifman
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In practice, the theory is different. Or only all practice contains all theory. There is a lot of t...
Episode 88 - Board Dynamics - Mari Yonezawa
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that only 35% of listed companies in Japan have an Audit Committee? Most CAEs report to...
Episode 87 - Social Engineering - Chris Hadnagy
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is social engineering? How is it affecting businesses nowadays? What is the most effective way ...
Episode 86 - KRIs Panel Discussion - Linh Truong, Marco Nutini, and Robert Berry
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why should you care about KRIs? If you had to implement them, how would you go about doing that? Tho...
Episode 85 - Zero-page Report- AUDIT TRUEL series - Andy Kovacs, Norman Marks, and Sara I. James
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who says we need a formal report to communicate our audit results? A thought-provoking debate betwee...
Episode 84 - Silicon Valley Bank - John Maxfield
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What caused the Silicon Valley Bank failure? The Chief Risk Officer left in April 2022, what was tha...
Episode 83 - Do we need Internal Audit? - AUDIT DUEL series - Marcel Scholte and Sabrina Segal
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do we need Internal Audit where we are not wanted? A profound and philosophical discussion, but at t...
Episode 82 - Empowerment - Renato Trisciuzzi
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a strategic communication plan for your audit department? If not, that is a great tool t...
Episode 81 - Ageism - Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the best auditors I've ever worked with were over 50 years old. Why companies don't ...
Episode 80 - AUDIT FAIL series - Jami Shine
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever conducted a survey as part of your audit process? You may be doing it all wrong. Jami ...
Episode 79 - Smoothie Challenge - Ursula Schmidt
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the smoothie challenge? What are some practical ways that you can use it as an internal audi...
Episode 78 - Who is the next internal audit book author? - Dan Swanson
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Swanson's work is behind some of the best books available to Internal Auditors. How did he get i...
Episode 77 - The Care Principles - Isabel Verstraete
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard of The Care Principles? What are they, and how can they help your organization and In...
Episode 76 - Should we audit certain processes in real-time? - AUDIT DUEL series - Keamogetse Noe and Charles Schrock
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should we audit certain processes in real-time? Keamogetse Noe argued that certain processes, such a...
Episode 75 - Innovation - Billy O'Connor
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you innovating in your Internal Audit department? Billy O’Connor, VP of Internal Audit, is - w...
Episode 74 - Financial or Operational Audit, which one can take you further? - AUDIT DUEL series - June Jiang and Tom Weston
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should you start your career in audit doing financial or operational audits? Which one will take you...
Episode 73 - What can auditors learn from short-sellers? - Edwin Dorsey
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edwin Dorsey exposed care.com by creating a fake Harvey Weinstein account. In this episode, he share...
Episode 72 - Are annual audit plans useless? - AUDIT DUEL series - Abbas Al Lawati and Jasim Khawaja
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are annual audit plans useless? It's a hot topic, so it is AUDIT DUEL debate-worthy! Have you heard ...
Episode 71 - Shorter Audit Reports - Tracie Marquardt
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the one-page audit report a myth or reality? Why do auditors struggle to explain the root cause o...
Episode 70 - Audit Recommendations are Useless - AUDIT DUEL series - Robert Berry and Qadir Abdul
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Audit recommendations are useless. That was Robert Berry's proposition. They waste time and negative...
Episode 69 - Confident Voice - Nic Redman
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have to present information in your non-native language? Have you noticed how the tone of you...
Episode 68 - Internal Audit PITCH to Elon Musk - COMPETITION!
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last December I wrote this article with my friend Alex Ruehle on how to pitch Internal Audit to Elon...
Episode 67 - Are auditors responsible for finding fraud? - AUDIT DUEL series - Alaba Awolaja and Emmanuel Johannes
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are auditors responsible for finding fraud? That was the debate between Alaba Awolaja, Chief Managin...
Episode 66 - Annual Audit Plans are Useless - Michele Variale
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Annual Audit Plans are useless. Risks evolve and we need to revamp the plan as needed. How should yo...
Episode 65 - One-page audit report - AUDIT TRUEL series - David Hill, Renato Trisciuzzi, and Tracie Marquardt
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is better than an AUDIT DUEL? An AUDIT TRUEL! What an instant classic with David Hill, Renato T...
Episode 64 - Is Artificial Intelligence overhyped? - AUDIT DUEL series - Alex Ruehle and Darren Roberts
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is artificial intelligence overhyped? In this AUDIT DUEL, Alex Ruehle, CEO of zapliance, and Darren ...
Episode 63 - $4 Billion Fraud or Accounting Error? - Marcelo Almeida
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A large retailer in Brazil recently had a $4 billion "accounting inconsistency." What happened? Was ...
Episode 62 - I want your feedback!
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feedback episode. How can you engage with the podcast? There are four ways: 1) Take part as a guest,...
Episode 61 - Fraud Detection - Haddon Fields
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do auditors get blamed so much for fraud and is that fair? What is the best free fraud detection...
Episode 60 - Marketing - Charles Schrock
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do auditors need to do a better job of marketing themselves? If you had 20 seconds to pitch Inte...
Episode 59 - AUDIT FAIL series - Abbas Al Lawati
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode of 2023, and the second episode of the AUDIT FAIL series. Auditors are taught not...
Episode 58 - AUDIT FAIL series - Robert Berry
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of 2023, and the first episode of the AUDIT FAIL series. Perhaps as important as s...
Episode 57 - Do CPEs lead to new skills? - AUDIT DUEL series - Nicola Osinaike vs. Jamie Ontiveros
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do CPEs lead to new skills? If a doctor or a teacher does not keep up with current practices and kno...
Episode 56 - Non-Financial Audits - David Hill
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with David Hill, CEO of SWAP Internal Audit Services, about non-financial a...
Episode 55 - Opinions and Ratings - AUDIT DUEL series - Richard Chambers vs. Norman Marks
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should auditors provide an opinion on engagements or is there a risk to it? How about ratings? Do th...
Episode 54 - QARs - Adefisayo Adefaraken
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Adefisayo Adefarakan, CEO and Managing Partner of Pharakan & Asso...
Episode 53 - Misconceptions - Vuyo Gwayi
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Vuyo Gwayi about common Internal Audit misconceptions. Vuyo also share...
Episode 52 - Resume and Career Building Tips - Tina D'Souza
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Tina D’Souza, Internal Audit Manager at RBC. Tina shared resume and ...
Episode 51 - Total Quality Auditing - Amanda "Jo" Erven
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Amanda “Jo” Erven about Total Quality Auditing. Jo discussed how o...
Episode 50 - Practical Findings - Emmanuel Johannes
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Emmanuel Johannes, Chairman of the Board of the African Federation of ...
Episode 49 - Only Audit What Matters with Agile - Toby DeRoche
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Toby DeRoche, author of the book Only Audit What Matters. Toby shared ...
Episode 48 - Are auditors truly independent and objective? - AUDIT DUEL series - Dr. Rainer Lenz vs. Doug Anderson
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are auditors truly independent and objective? Yes? No? Depends? In this AUDIT DUEL, Dr. Rainer Lenz,...
Episode 47 - Unorthodox Audit - Barrie Enslin
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Barrie Enslin, Managing Director at Pro Optima Services. Barrie shared...
Episode 46 - Internal Audit 360 - Joseph McCafferty
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Joseph McCafferty, business journalist, editor, and publisher of the I...
Episode 45 - Audit Committee Chairperson - Jan Babiak
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Jan Babiak, Board Member and Audit Committee Chairperson of several la...
Episode 44 - Applied Information Economics - Doug Hubbard
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Doug Hubbard, from Hubbard Decision Research, and discussed the Applie...
Episode 43 - Don't Settle - Hossam ElShaffei
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Hossam ElShaffei, a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Au...
Episode 42 - Do not live down to people's low expectation - Mike Royal
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do not live down to people's low expectations of you. That’s Mike’s message. October is Nation...
Episode 41 - Largest Lottery Scam in History - Rob Sand
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Rob Sand, Iowa State Auditor and former prosecutor of the largest lot...
Episode 40 – Transitioning – Karl Stingily
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been through the experience of being acquired by another company? Did your Internal Au...
Episode 39 – LeBron of Excel – Diarmuid Early
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talked to Diarmuid Early, aka Dim, aka the LeBron of Excel. Dim is the Financial ...
Episode 38 - Audit Leadership - Dr. Sabine Charles
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Sabine Charles, Chief Internal Auditor at Touro University and Chi...
Episode 37 - Risk is Not a Number - Marco Nutini
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Marco Nutini, author of Risk is Not a Number and former CRO at Embraer...
Episode 36 - Ego is Not Your Amigo - Cy Wakeman
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Cy Wakeman, NY Times bestseller author, and drama researcher, to talk ...
Episode 35 - Meta-Podcast - Trent Russell
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast episode about...podcasts! What better guest to have than Trent Russell, host of the Audit ...
Episode 34 - Root Cause Analysis - Duke Okes
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discussed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with Duke Okes, RCA expert and author of Root...
Episode 33 - Personal Development - Frank Holloman
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Frank Holloman walked us through his journey at FedEx, from starting as a Cargo Han...
Episode 32 - Performance is the New Assurance - Bruce McCuaig
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Bruce McCuaig, former CAE of Gulf Oil Canada and proponent of performa...
Episode 31 - Keystroke Fraud Detection - Marta Cadavid
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Marta Cadavid, CEO of NoFraud LATAM LLC, and talked about her Fraud E...
Episode 30 - Wirecard's Whistleblower - Pav Gill
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Pav Gill, widely recognized as the internal whistleblower who helped ...
Episode 29 - Burnout - Robert Berry
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Robert Berry aka That Audit Guy. Robert shared some insights on what I...
Episode 28 - #Back2Basics - Alaba Awolaja
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Alaba Awolaja about FOUNDATIONAL Internal Audit skills and knowledge. ...
Episode 27 - Ethics - Lynn Fountain
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lynn Fountain and I discussed Ethics, the concept of Legal Fraud, how to determine ...
Episode 26 - The How, Who and Where of the Future of Internal Audit - Tom McLeod
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Tom McLeod and discussed the How, the Who, and the Where of the futur...
Episode 25 - Opening your Audit Consulting Company - Alex Ruehle
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Alex Ruehle, CEO of zapliance, a human-centric, data-based, context-d...
Episode 24 - Deep Listening - Oscar Trimboli
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Oscar Trimboli and talked about Deep Listening. We discussed the scie...
Episode 23 - Risk Management - Alex Sidorenko
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Alex Sidorenko and talked about how he would audit a Risk Management ...
Episode 22 - Objective-Centric Risk Management - Tim Leech
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Tim Leech, Managing Director at Risk Oversight Solutions. Tim talked ...
Episode 21 - Nick Espinosa - Cyber Security
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interviewed Nick Espinosa, a cyber security expert from Security Fanatics. Nick s...
Episode 20 - Chris Patrick - Report Rating
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this AUDIT 15 FUN episode, I had the chance to interview Chris Patrick, Head of Internal Audit at...
Episode 19 - Liz Sandwith - Assurance Mapping
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this AUDIT 15 FUN episode, I had the chance to interview Liz Sandwith and talk about Assurance Ma...