The Vancouver Island Chapter of the IIA is pleased to host
the following virtual event:
DATE: February
4, 2021
TIME:
12:00 noon to 1:00pm (PST)
LOCATION:
Virtual / webinar (a free-of-charge event)
TOPIC: What does Agile Internal Audit look
like in real life?
SPEAKERS: Richard Arthurs, CPA, CMA, MBA, CIA,
CRMA, CFE, QIAL
Allen Amyotte, Executive Director, Internal
Audit & Risk Management at the University of Alberta
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Event topic overview:
What does Agile Internal Audit look like in real life? A
combination of examples on how Internal Audit leaders have enhanced
effectiveness and efficiency with an Agile approach.
Agile Internal Audit has a wide range in application and definition
based on methodologies applied across various industries and internal
audit shops. For example, how can a one person internal audit shop
leverage agile internal audit versus what a on hundred person shop?
Agile can be applied to some or all of the following areas of
Internal Audit methodology.
* Risk Assessment
* Annual planning
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Engagement planning
* Ongoing communication with team, client,
and Audit Committee
* Engagement execution
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Integration with subject matter experts
* Use of analytics
* Reporting and follow-up
* Culture and Change
Management
* Learning and Development
In summary, the internal audit profession is under greater
pressure than ever, since the impact of COVID started, to deliver
value in a optimal cost effective manner. Every plan must consider
value and cost effectiveness, which requires being agile.
Richard Arthurs, Partner, Enterprise Risk Services and MNP’s
National Internal Audit Leader and Allen Amyotte, Director, Internal
Audit at University of Alberta will review multiple real life internal
audit engagements and will identify how agile internal auditing was
applied or not applied, and why.
About The Presenter:
Richard Arthurs, CPA, CMA, MBA, CIA, CRMA,
CFE, QIAL, is a Partner, Enterprise Risk Services and MNP’s
National Internal Audit Leader, based in the Calgary office.
Richard has 30 years of experience assisting complex global
organizations with their internal audit, governance, risk
management, IT audit, data analytics, ethics and compliance
needs. He has deep industry experience in the utilities /
energy, consumer goods, retail, technology,
telecommunications, not-for-profit and public sectors.
Leveraging his experience leading internal audit and risk
projects in more than 50 countries, Richard has a global
perspective on the issues that businesses face. He has worked
with renowned organizations and has a proven track record of
achieving cost-effective value-added solutions to manage
priority risks and improve business processes and controls.
Prior to joining MNP, Richard served as a Global Internal
Audit and Risk Management Director for General Mills Inc. with
oversight of over 100 country operations. In this role, he
helped develop a global data analytics strategy for the
Internal Audit function. Most recently, he was Chief Audit
Executive and Vice President of Risk Management and Compliance
for a Canadian subsidiary of one of the largest utilities and
renewable energy operators in the U.S., Berkshire Hathaway
Energy Canada. In this role, Richard utilized data analytics
to drive material cost savings with complex construction projects.
Richard is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA),
qualifying as a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) in 2003,
and holds the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified
Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certification in Risk Management
Assurance (CRMA) designations. He was the first Canadian to
receive the Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL)
designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Richard is currently the Chair of the IIA Canada Board of
Directors. He is on the Governance Certificate steering team
and Audit Committee Conference Board for CPA Canada. He
facilitates the ERM course for the ICD Directors Education
Program. Richard in also on the Industry Technology and
Innovation Advisory Council at the University of Calgary.
Allen Amyotte is the Executive Director,
Internal Audit & Risk Management at the University of
Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he currently
leads Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management. The
University of Alberta is a public research-focused
university with an enrolment of approximately 55,000
students. Allen has held an equal number of operational
and internal audit roles in his 30-year career in
both the public and private sector including the University
of Calgary, the Calgary Health Region (a $3B public health
authority), WestJet Airlines and TransAlta Corporation (a
$5B publically traded utility). Allen has worked
internationally in accounting and audit and has public
accounting experience with MNP.
Allen holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from
the University of Saskatchewan. Allen is a Chartered
Professional Accountant (CPA), a Certified Internal Auditor
(CIA) and holds a Certification in Risk Management
Assessment (CRMA). He is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
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