Monday April 20 2015 Four students including Sofia Carrizales,Alejandro Leal, Beatrice Therwhanger, and Denise Trejo joined me at the San Antonio Institute of Internal Auditors meeting this past Wednesday.  A partner from PwC spoke on auditing automated internal controls.  I was approached by Aventine Hill and asked to provide student  applications for an accounting internship.That…

Wed April 8, 2015 Now that cybersecurity is on the board's mind it should be on the IA mind as well.  Internal Audit is the fastest expanding field of accounting. As a member of IIA I receive many articles like this, consider joining as a student to ramp up your knowledge of IA>

Thusday March 19 2015 A Pwc study indicates IAs are becoming more strategic.   IA is not just about adding up the numbers but is taking its place at the strategy table.

Wed March 18, 2015 A just released survey indicates 29% of internal audit depth expect to expand. Yes I mention IA a good deal in class and on this blog. This survey is a good bird's eye view of what is happening in that field. 

Wed March  11, 2015 This report suggests ways that these three groups can achieve common goals. I suspect the external auditors will readily rely on internal audit work as it cuts their work load but of course does not required dropping the price of he audit. 

Monday March  9, 2015 MCD's February sales slipped 4%. That is a huge drop for a retail giant. MCD is arguably way into its product life cycle, which is to say the maturity phase. At this point, most products have attracted a host of competitors and the innovation that characterized the original product is long gone.…

Monday Feb 23, 2015 Thank you so much for volunteering at our 1st Annual                          Conference!   Because of your outstanding service, we were able to accommodate 199 registered attendees for our event.  I hope that each and every one of you had the…