Spreadsheets: An inappropriate tool for audit and assurance professionals
April 03, 2013
4 Comments
According to Forbes, Microsoft’s Excel Might Be The Most Dangerous Software On The Planet. At last! I no longer feel so all alone. Truth be told, I’m not alone and lots of others have been saying the same thing about spreadsheets for years – I say spreadsheets because I d
Continue Reading →Help your Internal Audit Department Safeguard your Organization: Increase use of Data Analytics
March 14, 2013
According to a new survey conducted by Deloitte UK, 47% of respondents said that the increased use of data analytics would most help IA providing assurance over the risk of fraud. Who am I to argue about that! You can find the survey report here. It’s a good read. This is a very int
Continue Reading →Improve your audit execution: an ACL customer spotlight
February 21, 2013
A little while back I had the opportunity to talk with Todd Hoffine, who is a Partner at AcquantUS, LLC, and Former Director, Corporate Audit Department, Global Operations at The Coca-Cola Company. Todd has some amazing audit credentials, having worked in world-class External and Inte
Continue Reading →Changing Trends in Risk Management: How ACL Customers are transforming Audit and Risk
January 10, 2013
With a new year comes time for reflection. Look back on past trends and identify what’s to come in the year ahead. Currently, we are seeing a transition of the types of risk being reviewed—from financial to operational. When people think of Risk Management, they most commonly associat
Continue Reading →Providing Assurance for your Public Pension Plan
December 10, 2012
We recently ran a webinar entitled Public Pension Plan Assurance: Sustainability, Modernization and Control. This webinar talked about some of the more challenging aspects of running modern government pension programs, where technology is playing an even greater role in pension admin
Continue Reading →From Analytics to Workpapers
December 04, 2012
The other week I was lucky enough to talk with Rita Cochell, the Director of Internal Audit & SOX compliance at Logitech. Logitech is a really interesting company focused on innovation and quality. In their words, they design computer peripherals “to help people enjoy a better exp
Continue Reading →Dialogue with the CEO: Part Two
November 29, 2012
Newly appointed CEO of ACL Services, Laurie Schultz recently received The Minerva Foundation for BC Women “Excellence in Leadership” award, which is bestowed upon women working in non-traditional fields. The ACL Insider sat down with Laurie to discuss this achievement. In a two part s
Continue Reading →Dialogue with the CEO: Part One
November 20, 2012
Newly appointed CEO of ACL Services, Laurie Schultz, recently received The Minerva Foundation for BC Women “Excellence in Leadership” award, which is bestowed upon women working in non-traditional fields. The ACL Insider sat down with Laurie to discuss this achievement. In a two-part
Continue Reading →Notes from the field: MIS Audit Directors Symposium
October 27, 2012
I spoke at an excellent MIS Training Audit Directors Symposium in Boston earlier this week. My topic was the integration of data analytics into the audit and risk processes. My view is that well planned integration, which involves multiple aspects, is typically one of the prime factor
Continue Reading →Data Analysis to the Rescue: Fighting Credit Card Fraud in the Airline Industry
July 12, 2012
Q&A with Kreso Suntesic, Internal Auditor, Croatia Airlines ACL: How long has Croatia Airlines been using ACL? Kreso: We have been an ACL Desktop premium supported customer since 2005. We find it to be a very helpful, flexible data analysing and auditing tool. ACL: Tell us a bit a
Continue Reading →12
