February 2013 AUDIT WIRE AUDIT WIRE IIA HOUSTON NOVEMBER 2014 MONTHLY President’s Message INSIGHTS Dear Members, This is the half-year m ark of the chapter, and it’s been a busy six President’s months. I hope you are pleased with all the different events we have 1 Message organized for you. Organizing these events takes a lot of time and effort from the volunteer officers and their respective committees. Luncheon and The nominating committee is currently soliciting nominations for 2-4 Registration officer and board of governor positions. Please read the rest of the newsletter for details and consider nominating individuals you believe will serve your October chapter well. Networking 5-6 Event As you know we have been working over the last several months to migrate to our new SharePoint-based website. We went live with the new site a few weeks ago. Please take some time to visit our site and provide any feedback as well as any additional New Website 7 functionality you would like to see, so we can incorporate your suggestions into Phase II. New Members 8 We have several government members in our chapter. Through October 31, the IIA is Annual waiving the application fee (up to a US$200 value) for the Certified Government Conference & Auditing Professional® (CGAP®) designation. If you are a government member, sign up 9 Officer now and pass this message on to other government members in your network. The IIA Nominations also just released New Guidance for Public Sector Practitioners. This will assist government organizations for which audit activity legislation has not yet been developed or is relatively narrow in scope. Downloading this new guidance is free for IIA members. CIA Review 10 Like last year, we will be having a special conference for only our government members Courses in February. Details will be posted on our website soon. University of 11 We are fast approaching the December 31 deadline to obtain CPE hours to maintain Houston your certifications. Take advantage of the IIA luncheons and post luncheon seminars to obtain the necessary CPE hours. CAP Update 12 We will have a two-day boot camp to teach essential skills of a successful internal Job Postings 13-18 auditor for folks new to the profession. Registration information for this event on January 6-7, 2015, will be available soon. Our conference committee is busy organizing another fantastic conference for you. The Sixth Annual Conference will be held on April 13, 2015. Mark your calendars as we expect it to sell out again this year. Please email me with your ideas and suggestions to take the chapter to even greater heights. Rumy Jaleel-Khan Houston Chapter President [email protected] Page 1 2 February 2013 AUDIT WIRE Luncheon Topics and Speaker Information IIA HOUSTON NOVEMBER 2014 IIA HOUSTON The monthly luncheon meetings are held at the Petroleum Club. CHAPTER rd This great downtown venue is located at 800 Bell on the 43 floor of the downtown OFFICERS 2014- 15 Exxon-Mobil building. The seated plate lunch begins at 11:30, with the program beginning at noon. Both public and valet parking are available. PRESIDENT Please note online registration is open until 9:00AM he day of the event, and as Rumy Jaleel-Khan Deloitte a result walk-in registration is no longer active. VP ADMINISTRATION Day of Meeting Susan Willrodt Plated lunch Halliburton begins at 11:30 am Pricing: VP FINANCE Early IIA Ed Tucker Member: $30 Non-Member and VP COMMUNICATIONS Regular Registration IIA Eric Murray Member: $40 Deloitte Valet Parking: VP ACADEMIC RELATIONS $7 Jamie DuBray Meeting Location Chevron Petroleum Club 800 Bell on the rd VP TECHNOLOGY 43 floor Mary Hall Texas Children’s VP SEMINARS Greg Bone Upcoming Topics and Speakers Anadarko Date Topic(s) Speaker(s) VP MEMBERSHIP Rudy Ruettiger (from the Ryan O’Day 10/29 Networking Event: Motivational Speaker PwC movie Rudy) Luncheon: Next Generation of Internal Auditors SECRETARY 11/3 Post luncheon training: IT Skills for Business Mark Salamasick Tracy Hebert Auditors Plains All American Luncheon: Root Cause Analysis 12/1 Robert Mainardi Post luncheon training: Continuous Auditing NEWSLETTER EDITORS Jamie Dugas Deloitte Jenny Meyers Deloitte Return to Home Page Page 2 3 February 2013 Luncheon AUDIT WIRE Changes IIA HOUSTON NOVEMBER 2014 LUNCHEON: NEW LOCATION BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2015 The monthly luncheon meeting is changing locations. The Petroleum Club, our current meeting facility located at 800 Bell St., will be relocating to 1201 Louisiana, top floor of the Total Building, at the end of January 2015. We looked at downtown venue options since the feedback from our members indicates they prefer the downtown area for luncheon meetings. Based on the feedback and other considerations, our Board of Directors has approved the Petroleum Club of Houston as our monthly luncheon venue for 2015. The January 2015 luncheon will be the last meeting at the 800 Bell St. location, but we look forward to the new location and seeing you there in 2015. Return to Home Page Page 3 4 February 2013 AUDIT WIRE November Luncheon Topic and Speaker IIA HOUSTON NOVEMBER 2014 Topic: Luncheon: Next Generation of Internal Auditors Post Luncheon Seminar IT Skills for Business Auditors Speaker: Mark Salamasick - CIA, CISA, CRMA, CSP About the Speaker: Mark Salamasick, is the Director of the Center for Internal Auditing Excellence at the University of Texas at Dallas. Mark leads one of the largest graduate internal audit program worldwide. The program has been in place since 2003 and has an emphasis on internal auditing, technology and information security, and forensic accounting. He is an independent auditor and risk management consultant and also works with universities in establishing and enhancing internal audit programs. Mark enjoys running and participating in marathons and other races. He also loves to travel with his wife and son. Luncheon Topic: The Next Generation of Internal Auditors The job market for internal auditors and risk control specialists is greater than ever. The supply of new auditors is not anywhere near the need for talented internal auditors. This course will provide perspective on overall demand along with what is happening on the supply side with potential candidates. Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will understand and be aware of: • An overview of the market supply of and demand for potential candidates • Key factors and action steps to winning the war for top talent • Insights to unique processes which provide a pipeline for future talent Experience Level: Basic Prerequisites: None Recommended CPE: 1 hour Post Luncheon Seminar: IT Skills for Business Auditors As integrated as technology is to everything we do, it is critical for all auditors to have a baseline of information technology skills. This session will provide an overview of IT control frameworks, functional areas of IT and an understanding of a technology maturity for an audit group. Objectives: The seminar will provide ways for auditors to apply technology concepts into their audits including: • Understanding how technology fits into overall business processes and its impact • The ability to describe key risks and control techniques introduced by technology • Finding and interpreting the leading sources of technology frameworks • Understanding emerging technology risk issues • Determining significant technology issues to be considered, including significant technology issues • considered as part of the review of a business unit • Integrating application controls as part of business unit audits Experience Level: Basic Prerequisite: None Recommended CPE: 3 Hours Fees: Regular Luncheon - Chapter Members $40; Non-Members $40 Luncheon with Afternoon Session - Chapter Members $75; Non-Members $100 Return to Home Page Page 4 5 February 2013 AUDIT WIRE Networking Event with “RUDY” RUETTIGER IIA HOUSTON NOVEMBER 2014 Speaker: “R U D Y ” R U E T T IG E R (N o tre D a m e # 4 5 ) Topic: Inspirational Speech Where: Houston Texans Grille in Houston City Center When: October 29 (4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a networking reception to follow) INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN CELEBRITY: Against all odds on a gridiron in South Bend, Indiana, Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger in twenty seven seconds, carved his name into history books as perhaps the most famous graduate of the University of Notre Dame. The son of an oil refinery worker and third of 14 children, Rudy rose from valleys of discouragement and despair to the pinnacles of success. Today, he is one of the most popular motivational speakers in the United States. It took years of fierce determination to overcome obstacles and criticisms, yet Rudy achieved his first dream - to attend Notre Dame and play football for the Fighting Irish. As fans cheered RU-DY, RU-DY, he sacked the quarterback in the last 27 seconds of the only play in the only game of his college football career. He is the only player in the school's history to be carried off the field on his teammates' shoulders. In 1993, TRISTAR Productions immortalized his life story with the blockbuster film, RUDY. Written and produced by Angelo Pizzo and David Anspaugh, the award-winning team who brought us HOOSIERS, the critically acclaimed RUDY received "Two Thumbs Up" from Siskel and Ebert and continues to inspire millions worldwide. ACCLAIMED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER WITH EXTENSIVE MEDIA EXPERIENCE: Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy shares the speaking platform with great leaders and speakers including President George Bush, First Lady Barbara Bush, Peter Lowe, Joe Montana, General Colin Powell, Christopher Reeve, and Zig Ziglar.