‘We want to grow’ / ‘We want to do more business advisory work’. But unpacking what growth really looks like in terms of changes in the business and in terms of day-to-day activity… and whether this actually aligns with what the accountants really want, can be another thing altogether.
In March, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Institute of Internal Auditors’ annual Asia-Pacific conference, #SOPAC2019 in Sydney. Before my presentation, I was fortunate to sit in on the address by U.S.-based President and CEO of IIA, Richard F.Chambers, entitled ‘Auditor of the Future’, where he highlighted the findings in his book, Trusted Advisors: Key attributes of outstanding internal auditors.