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June 2023
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Jim Kaplan CIA CFE and AuditNet® Founder
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This Month's Featured Templates
- Accounts Payable Accruals Process Flow
- Asset Operations RCSA
- Branch Banking RCSA
- Business Compliance RCSA
- Call Centre RCSA
- Cash Management Audit Program
- Cash Management Operations RCSA
- Centralized Processing Unit RCSA
- Check Book Issuance Process Flow
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A Conversation with Susan Cain: How Leaders Can Harness the Strength of Introverts - June 7, 2 PM ET - Join New York Times best-selling author Susan Cain to explore how to develop leaders, manage teams, and stimulate innovation—all with introverts in mind. You’ll learn to identify how introverts and extroverts solve problems and evaluate risk differently, develop strategies to better manage your teams based on their individual strengths, and more. Register here.
ESG Risk and Compliance Management: Current and Future Trends - June 27, 3 PM ET - Join the IIA for a webinar that explores the facets and significance of ESG, as well as what’s happening today across the spectrum. Learn what compliance and audit professionals should have on their radar moving forward. Register here.
IIA International Conference - July 10-12, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Join the IIA for the 2023 International Conference in Amsterdam or virtually and earn up to 19.5 CPE credits. This conference will prepare audit professionals to embrace and learn new technologies and implement new tools and techniques to effectively respond to shifting business and risk landscapes. Register here. Workiva is a Platinum sponsor for this amazing conference, use our code for 10% off: IC23_WKV10 (Valid until 7/8). We hope to see you there!
This Month's Featured Articles
Trends Shaping Corporate Governance in 2023: Four Areas to Watch - PwC shares four trends organizations need to consider for corporate governance in 2023, including macroeconomic uncertainty and enhanced transparency as well as what emerging trends organizations should keep an eye on. Learn more in this article from PwC.
Leading with Governance is Crucial When it Comes to ESG - Corporate governance, otherwise known as the “G” in ESG, is getting new attention from regulators and needs a new set of management skills. Because corporate governance is well established by most companies that report financial statements, many firms may overlook how governance applies to the way they address the environmental and social issues that matter to their stakeholders. Read this article to learn more about establishing effective governance over ESG programs.
Adjusting the Risk Appetite for Non-Financial Measures - The level of risk that an organization is prepared to accept in pursuit of its objectives is fundamental to effective governance, and boards play a critical role in setting that appetite. But as companies focus on governance, risk, and compliance concerns, they should consider how non-financial risk is impacting the success of their enterprise risk management (ERM) efforts and overall risk appetite. Learn more.
IIA Governance Resource Center - Explore the IIA’s governance resource center featuring insights, briefs, white papers, on-demand sessions, and more. Discover more.
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