Building a World Class Internal Audit Function
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Speaker : RICHARD E. CASCARINO
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When : Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Time : 01 : 00 PM EST
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Richard E. Cascarino, MBA, CIA, CISM, CFE, CRMA
Well known in international auditing, Richard is a principal of Richard Cascarino & Associates based in Colorado, USA with over 32 years of experience in audit training and consultancy.
He is a regular speaker to National and International conferences and has presented courses throughout Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the USA.
Richard is a Past President of the Institute of Internal Auditors in South Africa, was the founding Regional Director of the Southern African Region of the IIA-Inc and is a member of ISACA, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, where he was a member of the Board of Regents for Higher Education.
Richard was Chairman of the Audit Committee of Gauteng cluster 2 (Premier's office, Shared Services and Health) in Johannesburg and was the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Department of Public Enterprises in South Africa.
Author of the book Internal Auditing - an Integrated Approach, published by Juta Publishing and now in its 3rd edition. This book is extensively used as a university textbook worldwide. In addition, he is the author of the Auditor's Guide to IT Auditing published by Wiley Publishing, now in its 2nd edition and the book Corporate Fraud and Internal Control: A Framework for Prevention, also Wiley Publishing. He is also a contributor to all 4 editions of QFINANCE, the Ultimate Resource, published by Bloomsbury. His latest books are Data Analytics for the Internal Auditor, and The Complete Guide to the CISA Examination, both published by CRC Press.
Increased demand for statutory and regulatory requirements as well as control and financial focused engagements increases the need for maintaining a fully staffed internal audit activity with appropriate skill sets with restricted budgets.
Coupled with a need to improve reporting relationships with senior management and the board and maintaining a risk-focused audit plan in an era of competing priorities Internal Audit is increasingly providing consulting services and maintaining objectivity in fact and appearance.
Areas Covered
In this webinar we shall cover:
- Explore the new Roles of Internal Audit
- Redefine for World Class Competitiveness
- Identify the current Gaps
- Re-engineering
- Maintaining Quality
Who Should Attend
Internal Auditors, Financial Managers.
Why Should You Attend
The increasing reengineering of the corporate environment means we have to relook at Internal Audit roles during re-engineering, the changing role of the Internal Auditor by analyzing our current position and redefining the Breadth and Depth of the audit process.
Topic Background
Today visibility of and emphasis on internal audit reaching new heights because of the needs to ensure compliance with new regulations and statutes. Coupled with a renewed focus on:
- Risk
- Control
- Governance
There is an increased emphasis on objectivity and independence.
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$160.00
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