Reimagining the Role of Internal Audit

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Program Description:

In today’s volatile and fast-evolving business landscape, internal audit must transcendits traditional role as a yearly compliance monitor. This presentation explores howauditors can take on an expanded role —anticipating emerging threats, adapting toshifting priorities, and embedding themselves in decision-making processes. Throughframeworks like the Risk Radar and agile auditing techniques, we’ll examine how internalaudit can proactively guide organizations through uncertainty and transformation.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how the overall landscape for internal audit is constantly evolving leading to new risks and opportunities.
• Evolve internal audit from reactive oversight to proactive risk leadership.
• Manage emerging risks with agility, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Describe why strategic involvement is essential — auditors should influence decisions, not just validate them.

CPE: 1.0 credits

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Meet the Speaker:

Mike York is a seasoned audit and advisory professional with nearly 20 years of experience ininternal audit, risk management, compliance, fraud investigation, and ESG. As a Director in theAdvisory practice at Citrin Cooperman, a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified FraudExaminer (CFE), he delivers strategic, risk-informed solutions tailored to diverse industries.Mike is a recognized thought leader, frequently speaking at national conferences and helpingorganizations embed risk mitigation principles into their core business strategies to driveresilience and long-term value.

Meet the Speaker:

William “Billy” Favara is a Director in Citrin Cooperman’s Risk Advisory and CompliancePractice. With over a decade of experience, Billy is a Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA), specializing in Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance, internal audits, and ServiceOrganization Controls (SOC) reporting for both public and private clients across variousindustries, including manufacturing, distribution, technology, and professional services.