• Shifting the narrative – from red tape to value added.
• Understanding resistance – addressing common objections.
• Know your audience – using real examples and speaking their language.
• Build partnerships, not barriers.
• Share success.

This presentation delves into the ethical challenges that internal auditors encounter. It covers various real-world scenarios, identifying key decision points and outlining strategies to navigate these dilemmas effectively. Attendees will gain insights into upholding integrity and compliance, crucial for anyone in the auditing field.

• Examine real-world ethical challenges faced by internal auditors.
• Analyze key decision points and strategic responses to dilemmas.
• Strengthen integrity and compliance practices essential for auditing professionals.

• Develop and enforce cybersecurity policies and internal controls to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Monitor and assess system vulnerabilities, identifying and addressing gaps in security controls to prevent data breaches.
• Implement access controls and authentication protocols to safeguard sensitive information and limit unauthorized access.

• Implement advanced automation tools to streamline compliance and reduce manual errors.
• Integrate real-time data analytics to proactively detect and prevent control breaches.
• Leverage emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain to strengthen system integrity and transparency.

This session will define, discuss, and present the risks of not equipping public -sector employees with the right knowledge and skills of internal controls. Practical solutions for training public sector executives, management, and frontline staff will highlight and provide attendees with examples of effective strategies to mitigate those risks.

• Internal Controls – What are they?
• Importance of Internal controls in the Public Sector.
• Common Internal Control Weaknesses in the Public Sector.
• Public Sector Control Failure Case Examples (3 examples)
• Managing Risk – Internal Control Frameworks: Roles and Responsibilities.
• Managing Risk – Examples who is (was) responsible for Controls (Failures)?
• Managing Risk – Bridging the Skills Gap through training Public Sector Employees.
• Solution: Employ a Role-Based Internal Controls Training Strategy.
• Comparison Executives (Oversight) versus, Management (Implementation), versus Frontline Staff (Execution) in terms of focus, objectives, and examples training methods.
• Summary Table 1 – Summary of Internal Control Responsibilities by Level.
• Summary Table 2 – Summary of Internal Controls by Role.
• Summary Table 3 – Summary of Training for Controls by Role.
• Practical Examples of Implementing Role-Based Internal Controls.
• Comparison Executives (Oversight) versus, Management (Implementation), versus Frontline Staff)
• Summary Table 4 – Summary of Practical Examples of Internal Controls by Role in the Public Sector.