Internal Audit in The Future
2.00 Credits
Member Price $99
Non-Member Price $119
Overview
As organizations face accelerating change—AI adoption, cyber threats, regulatory expansion,ESG scrutiny, geopolitical instability—the role of internal audit is evolving rapidly. The future of internal audit is not about doing more audits. It’s about delivering forward-looking insight, strategic alignment, and intelligent risk coverage.
Organizations, their environments and ways of working have evolved rapidly and in ways that had not been previously envision. IA must look within to determine how to stay relevant and add value in this changing and emerging environment.
Highlights
- Internal Audit
- IIA Standards
- Emerging Risks
- Technology
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Internal Auditors, CFO’s Audit Committees, CEO’s Boards, Finance and Accounting Professionals
Objectives
- Identify the challenges for auditors to stay relevant in a changing business environment
- Review the updated IA Standards
- Examine challenges to the traditional audit process
- Examine top emerging risks for IA
- Examine actions IA can take to address challenges
- Explore the importance of upgrading the skills and exposure of the IA team
- Recognize the role of technology in assuring a smooth transition to value-added auditing
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Lynn Fountain, Sole Proprietor
Lynn Fountain, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, has over 30 years of experience in the business profession, which includes public and industry accounting and over 20 years within internal and external auditing combined. She is a nationally recognized trainer and speaker and also a published author. She is a subject matter expert and specializes in Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, Enterprise Risk Management, Fraud, Governance and Compliance. Ms. Fountain has held two Chief Audit Executive positions for international companies. She has also been instrumental in the establishment of ERM, Sarbanes-Oxley and Governance frameworks.
Ms. Fountain has developed and delivered leading edge training sessions on the new COSO framework and has assisted companies in identifying risk gap analysis in their individual processes. She currently executes two highly recognized e-workshops for the Institute of Internal Auditors, one on Fraud and the second on Ethics. Both workshops have incorporate aspects of COSO 2013.
Ms. Fountain is in the process of authoring a publication for the IIA Research Foundation on aspects of fraud auditing. The publication is due out in 2015. In addition, she has performed as an adjunct instructor for the School of Business for Grantham University and the School of Business at the University of Kansas. Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas.
Non-Member Price $119
Member Price $99