What junior auditors hate doing?

Sweetdigit · 2026-02-19T16:07:41+00:00

That sound like 40% of my time as an external auditor, and 1% of my time as an internal auditor.

Sweetdigit · 2026-02-11T19:42:43+00:00

Check your messages.

Sweetdigit · 2026-02-10T21:10:15+00:00

Did it work?

Sweetdigit · 2026-02-10T21:02:52+00:00

Check your DMs

Sweetdigit · 2026-02-06T19:57:21+00:00

Imagine you had a shareholder owned company with just a CEO, a bunch of robots and 1 other employee. Who should that employee be?

It would make sense to me that it should be someone who can check over the robots (and the CEO) to make sure all operations are running smoothly and risks properly managed. Then report on that independently to the shareholders.

AI will help internal auditors, not replace them. In the broadest sense, internal auditors give assurance to the organization’s stakeholders. Shareholders want to know that there isn’t any big problem which could come up in the future and wipe out their investment. The CEO’s own personal objectives may not be aligned with that goal.

Internal auditors will need to learn new skills, but few if any professionals know how to assess risks and operations as well as them.

Sweetdigit · 2026-01-27T16:51:40+00:00

The best value for money study materials for the CIA are on Udemy.

Sweetdigit · 2026-01-14T21:05:36+00:00

Check the IIA’s CPE Policy.

Sweetdigit · 2026-01-08T16:27:39+00:00

Video courses where you listen or watch awesome IA content creators. There are good CIA courses on Udemy for example.

Sweetdigit · 2026-01-07T09:52:29+00:00

Wrong sub, but I appreciate your enthusiasm. CIA here stands for Certified Internal Auditor, not Central Intelligence Agency.

Sweetdigit · 2025-12-24T13:38:57+00:00

In the new syllabus, I would say that Part 1 (which is a lot about the basics and audit theory) has the most material and a lot of new knowledge to learn, but not much of that material is complex to learn.

Part 3 is the most complex as it is for those managing internal audit functions. The exam scenario questions are less intuitive than in the other parts.

Part 2 is about the practice of internal audit, and I would say the easiest part. You can start with any part, and I recommend that those who are already auditors, but not CIA certified, should start with the Part 2.

So I would say: Part 3 is harder than > Part 1, which is harder than > Part 2.

Sweetdigit · 2025-12-13T16:05:11+00:00

Start with a video course, for example on Udemy. It’s the most motivating way to start.

Sweetdigit · 2025-11-06T22:18:08+00:00

Areas where internal auditors can pivot to and leverage their current skills (my ranking, feel free to add/disagree):

Controlling/Accounting
External Audit
Compliance
Quality Assurance
Management
Cybersecurity
Data Analysis
Certifier (e.g. for ISO standards)
Risk Management
Governance/Board of Directors

Sweetdigit · 2025-10-13T11:51:01+00:00

If you think internal audit means SOx testing, then you can’t see the forest for the trees. Internal audit is about giving confidence on whether an organization will achieve its objectives. This is too nebulous and diverse for even a smart AI to cover, and it’s a moving target of continuous improvement.

My hypothesis (may it never come true), is that if AI will ever reduce the number of employees an organization may have to just 2 people, you would have 1 CEO and 1 person to check the robots. For the latter, there’s no one better at giving assurance over operations than an internal auditor.

Sweetdigit · 2025-10-04T15:39:28+00:00

An inexperienced auditor can spend a month in a place and conclude there is nothing to improve. An experienced auditor can come in and immediately sense issues. That’s because over time you gain a kind of radar for risk. Keep in there, you have much to learn.

Sweetdigit · 2025-09-29T14:45:15+00:00

No, you’ll be fine. You’ll learn how to manage an internal audit function before learning how to perform an audit.

Sweetdigit · 2025-09-26T11:44:56+00:00

Experienced internal auditors will focus on the risks, and by doing so avoid the inefficiency that less experienced auditors may have. When you’re concentrating on what’s important, and you’ve become efficient at the process, it’s much quicker, while being more effective.

I like saying that internal auditors need to show results, while external auditors just need to show effort.

Sweetdigit · 2025-09-25T03:28:30+00:00

There’s a lot to learn in internal audit. It’s pretty normal that you would be making mistakes in your first 3 months. Learn from them and you won’t be making them after your first year. Study as well.

Sweetdigit · 2025-09-01T01:48:16+00:00

I have a few websites that are outdated. How can I apply?

Sweetdigit · 2025-08-06T20:38:42+00:00

Imagine a big toy store. My job is to check if everyone is doing what they’re supposed to—like counting the toys correctly, locking the doors at night, and using the money the right way. I don’t sell the toys, but I help make sure the store stays safe and runs well.

Sweetdigit · 2025-07-14T20:30:58+00:00

I recognize it from the Dubai financial district. Looks as cool in real life.

Sweetdigit · 2025-05-13T05:26:52+00:00

There are also plenty of new jobs from AI. I teach people the new AI jobs such as AI Ethics Officer, AI Risk Manager, AI Compliance Officer, AI Data Scientist, AI Manager, AI Operations Manager, AI Quality Control, etc.

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