A Risk Based Approach to Audit Projects

Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 0.5

Many in internal audit risk rank an audit universe and then perform traditional auditing at the project level, thinking that is risk based internal audit.


In this video I share how to take a risk based approach at the audit project level, a step many do not know how to do, so they take a traditional approach. I also discuss when a compliance-based approach to projects may be better than a risk-based approach depending on your circumstances and how you can make audit projects more objective-centric and risk based... including nuances like adjust materiality levels for findings and recommendations.

This discussion is based on a coaching call I had recently with a Chief Audit Executive who was in the process of designing new location audit project processes based on a request from their Chief Financial Officer, and felt others would benefit from the knowledge.

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Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 0.5

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Your Instructor


Jason Mefford
Jason Mefford

Jason Mefford is a rock star in internal audit, risk management and compliance. He typically works with Chief Audit Executives (CAE), Audit Committee (AC) members, and professionals in audit, risk and compliance with the technical and soft-skills needed to navigate the land mines of organizations. He takes complicated, confusing and hard things, makes them practical, proactive and simple to improve learning and transformation.


He's been a Chief Audit Executive, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Board Member, and has trained and consulted organizations all over the world. He is a thought leader in all things governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and internal audit, and is the recipient of multiple awards including:


  • Rising Star in Corporate Governance from Yale University
  • Rising Star in Corporate Governance Award (Finalist) from Corporate Secretary Magazine
  • Thought Leader of the Year (Finalist) from The National Association of Experts, Writers & Speakers
  • Fellow from the Open Compliance & Ethics Group (OCEG) Think Tank


You can learn more about him at: https://www.jasonmefford.com and join him in the Audit Leader Forum™ at: https://bit.ly/AuditLeader


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