2021 Virtual Tuesdays

April 13, 2021

Audit, Innovation, and Analytics

PRESENTED BY PROTIVITI

The Florida Audit Forum welcome speakers from Protiviti to provide two hours of CPE through virtual training, at no cost to attendees.

Registration Link:

https://learnmore.protiviti.com/FloridaAuditForum

Innovation in Audit

Like nearly every other profession in the business world, internal audit and other controls & assurance functions have been forced to cope with the extraordinary environment brought about by COVID-19. Skills, methods and tools that have been advanced and adopted gradually over the past several years suddenly became critical for successful performance. One key area of learning from the pandemic is the importance of innovation and making the best possible use of data and digital tools. But how do you get there? How do you derive insight and value from all the data being captured and processed? How do you identify and evaluate the different types of enabling technologies? And then, how do you adopt?

Data and Analytics

The internal audit profession is continuously evolving. Internal auditors need to acquire and then master new areas of expertise, often related to emerging issues. In this presentation, we will cover impact of data and analytics efforts in your planning approach and audit program, and how data analytics can be used to support a number of different internal audit activities based upon your overall objectives.

Erin Gladysz, Director

Erin is a Director in Protiviti’s Internal Audit and Financial Advisory practice based in Tampa.  She has over 16 years of experience working with working with a variety of organizations across multiple industries, including manufacturing, rental equipment, medical devices, entertainment and media, and pharmaceutical development.  Erin’s focus services are internal audit, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and financial reporting remediation and compliance.

Patrick Mitchell, Managing Director and South Florida Market Leader

Pat Mitchell is a Managing Director in Protiviti’s Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Services Practice and the Market Leader for South Florida.  He has over twenty-eight years of Internal Audit, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance experience.  His experience includes managing full outsourcing and co-sourcing Internal Audit engagements, entity and process risk assessments, audit plan development and execution, process reengineering, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, regulatory compliance, and developing enterprise risk management programs.  Prior to joining Protiviti, Pat was employed as a bank examiner by the United States Department of Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency where he was involved in the oversight of a portfolio of commercial banks.