Don't Just Survive Your Audit, Thrive In It

Leveraging New Ways of Working to Increase Engagement and Value in Internal Audits

In this insightful paper, Clarissa Lucas (MBA, CIA, CISA, CIDA), explores how internal auditors can leverage Agile and DevOps practices to transform the audit experience. By fostering collaboration, transparency, and a focus on delivering value, auditors can build stronger partnerships with their clients and improve the effectiveness of the audit process.

Lucas discusses the challenges auditors face when adopting these new ways of working and provides practical guidance on how to overcome them. She emphasizes the importance of client buy-in and active participation in the journey toward agile auditing.

This paper is a must-read for both auditors looking to enhance their processes and technology leaders seeking to build more productive relationships with their audit teams. Learn how small changes in the audit approach can lead to significant benefits, including increased engagement, faster issue resolution, and a shared commitment to continuous improvement.

What's inside

  • Collaboration — Foster stronger partnerships between auditors and clients through Agile and DevOps practices.
  • Value Focused — Deliver more meaningful audit outcomes by focusing on what matters most to the organization.
  • Efficiency — Streamline the audit process, resolve issues faster, and make better use of everyone's time.
  • Engagement — Boost team morale and commitment by creating a culture of learning, experimentation, and fun.
Pages
14
Publication Date
May 2022
Topics
Audit & Security
Formats
epub · pdf
License
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

About the author

Clarissa Lucas

Director, Internal Audit Agility Lead, Citi

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Clarissa Lucas is an experienced audit and risk management leader in the financial services industry. She began her writing endeavors in 2019 when she published her first white paper as part of a department learning initiative for the Fortune 100 company for which she worked. Since then she has become a thought leader for the auditing profession and began pioneering the term “Auditing with Agility” within her own team and with other local audit teams. She has written articles on Auditing with Agility that have been published by the IIA and IT Revolution. Clarissa has spoken at a number of industry conferences on this topic locally and internationally. She wants to help even more people understand this topic, so this book transpired. She hopes you use it as a tool to share and expand your own organization’s influence and value-potential. Clarissa earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in accounting from Washington and Jefferson College and an MBA from Waynesburg University. She is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified Investments and Derivatives Auditor. She currently resides in Johnstown, Ohio, with her husband, Chris, their son, Christian, and doodle puppy, Rosie. Outside of work, Clarissa spends most of her moments with her family, reading, working out, and taking an occasional extra trip with her bestie. She can oftentimes be found in ice rinks around the Midwest holding a hot beverage and watching her son play hockey. Follow Clarissa on her website here: https://www.clarissalucas.com/.

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