Chambers on Internal Audit

June 4, 2023

5 Questions to Ask When Interviewing for a Job in Internal Audit

We’ve all been there. The interview for that job we desperately want has gone well – so far. We feel good about our answers, but then […]
May 31, 2023

New Research: Companies Appreciate Internal Audit More After They Get in Trouble

I am always on the lookout for academic research or thought leadership that reflects different or contrarian points of view on the internal audit profession. So, […]
May 23, 2023

Heads Up Internal Auditors: Emerging AI Compliance Risks Are Genuine

For the past few years, there has been an ongoing debate about whether artificial intelligence (AI) will present risks or opportunities for the internal audit profession. […]
May 15, 2023

Forget What Happened in the Past: Internal Auditors Really Are Here to Help!

It’s Internal Audit Awareness Month, and a good time to revisit one of the age-old challenges for the profession: Why don’t people believe “we are here […]
May 8, 2023

Did Banking Regulators Just Throw Internal Audit Under the Bus?

When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) closed its doors in early March, I joined many in wondering what kind of risk and control environment the bank had. […]
May 1, 2023

IT’S INTERNAL AUDIT AWARENESS MONTH: LET’S START AT HOME

If it’s May, it must be Internal Audit Awareness Month. This is when internal audit leaders and advocates around the world turn up the collective volume […]
April 24, 2023

6 Ways a Career in Internal Audit Prepared Me to Be a CEO

I recently marked two years since retiring as Global President and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors. Not one to sit around, I have stayed […]
April 18, 2023

Walking a Tightrope When Internal Audit Stakeholder Expectations Don’t Align

One of the features that makes internal auditing so valuable to modern enterprises is that we serve multiple stakeholders, including the board, various levels of management, […]
April 10, 2023

6 Things Internal Auditors Should Remember About Human Nature

As a young internal auditor, I concentrated on learning technical skills of the profession. I came to appreciate the importance of developing an audit plan at […]
April 3, 2023

7 Common Mistakes That Will Doom an Internal Audit​​

In recent months, there have been some excellent articles on mistakes that internal auditors should avoid in planning and conducting internal audit results, and reporting engagement […]