Audit & Governance Careers Advice - August 2018
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Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Audits are projects. From the most junior trainee up to director or partner level, we all manage projects or aspects of projects in some shape or form. At one end of the spectrum, many of us have never formally been taught any project management skills , we just figure it out as we go along. A few of us may have the coveted Prince2 (or one of the other gold standard project management ...
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Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2018 by KPMG for CareersinAudit.com (Advertorial Feature) — No comments
The corporate world can sometimes feel like you are expected to be just like everybody else, however you are an individual and everyone circumstances are different. More and more firms are offering return to work programmes for experienced professionals who either took a career break to raise their children or travelled the world and are now looking for opportunities to combine a rewarding career ...
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Posted on Monday, August 20, 2018 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Meetings…the bread and butter of our business; the glue that holds together our organisations; grist to the mill for each and every one of us! Enough of the metaphors; we all have them, mostly we groan at the thought of them, but why do meetings cause such anguish, frustration and plain old exasperation? “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” ― Thomas Sewell , Ever ...
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Posted on Monday, August 20, 2018 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
The current business landscape exists within a tougher regulatory climate which has, since the inception of the EU GDPR , further elevated the threshold for companies to suffer financial losses. As a result, many organisations are likely operating under loss versus the profit they’re imagining. This is where the importance of external audit proves its worth to an organisation. An external audit ...
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Posted on Friday, August 17, 2018 by CareersinRisk.com — No comments
Moving between a bank’s or business’ lines of defence is a manageable feat and one you may want to accomplish during your career. Specifically it is very common for individuals to move from the third line of defence, internal audit, into the second line of defence, risk. But what should you be aware of in order to make the transition successfully? Daniel Ostermeyer, Director of Risk Advisory at ...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
You need to make an ‘impact’ with your CV, at a job interview or when you are doing a presentation, this, we all know. But have you thought about all the other instances where impact matters? When you meet a client (internal or external), a stakeholder in your organisation, even a potential suitor… First impressions really do count, but impact is more enduring and goes far beyond that initial ...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 08 Aug 2018 The General Data Privacy Regulation or GDPR is quickly becoming a buzzword insofar as how often we’re talking about it, but it’s an important subject to discuss. The build up to and subsequent implementation of this EU Regulation has raised the issue of data protection and data privacy sufficiency, and ultimately what that means for people working in cyber security and ...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 by Carol Mclachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
' There is no such thing as time management; there is only self-management’, Rory Vaden. Work overload , productivity, managing time and work life balance are perennial hot topics for auditors and accountants. We’ve covered all of these, in depth, many times on these pages. But the tough truism remains: with all the very best time management techniques in the world you can only ever be as good as ...
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Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 07 Aug 2018 The UK Cyber Security industry has seen a 45% growth since 2010, with the market share estimated at £3,489 million last year . The growing demand for these roles is a direct result of increasing cyber attacks across the world. But the concern is that due to a lack of talent, there are not enough skilled individuals available to fill the increasing demand for jobs. ...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 by CareersinRisk.com — No comments
It’s 2018. Risk management in 2018 is knowing that technology, automation and regulation are synonymous with your job in risk. Understanding how these affect an organisation’s risk profile is key in as far as staying one step ahead of the evolving business landscape. Daniel Ostermeyer, Director of Risk Advisory at Deloitte, suggests that young risk professionals should be thinking of how best to ...