Audit & Governance Careers Advice - March 2022
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Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Carol McLachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Now, I’ve been working in and around audit for more years than I care to remember, and I’ll readily admit to starting my career in a previous century! So, you might wonder if my recollections of a younger auditing self are still relevant today. When CareersinAudit.com asked me to pen a letter of advice to my fledgling self, I did question the extent of how the world and auditing have changed in ...
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Posted on Friday, March 25, 2022 by CareersinCyber.com — No comments
Published: 25 Mar 2022 Did you know, men currently outnumber women by 3 to 1 in the cyber security space (according to research by (ISC)2)? In the wake of International Women’s Day, the conversation around encouraging the fairer sex into traditionally male occupations has certainly gained more traction. Cyber security as an industry, has recognised the need for greater diversity in its workforce ...
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Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2022 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
The short answer to our title question, is no. Financial risk is certainly a term we are all familiar with, however, in a world that is continually shifting, evolving and finding itself subject to unexpected events; risk extends beyond the parameters of money alone. As global warming moves steadily from a G8 talking point to real world issues causing mass flooding, earthquakes and fires; and ...
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Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Can you switch things up professionally and move from accounting or risk management to data analytics? The first question you should be asking is, do you really want to? Have you done the research to fully understand what it will be like to work in data analytics? Or are you just interested in the trendy sounding AI and machine learning job titles? Why Data Analytics? Most data analysts must put ...
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Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2022 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Also known by various other titles such as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) or Director of Sustainability, the Head of Sustainability (HOS) provides an organisation with the tools and expertise to manage sustainability-related environmental, social and governance issues. The HOS typically brings technical skills and “soft” skills and works with the company’s senior management to align ...
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Posted on Monday, March 7, 2022 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
As businesses raise their social and environmental consciousness, the role of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) becomes more pertinent and more central within numerous organisations, and certainly the majority of larger organisations. The importance of ESG has in turn led to the need for dedicated professionals to guide businesses along a more sustainable path, and possibly the strongest ...
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Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 by CareersinAudit.com — No comments
The Biden administration is chasing a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 target in the fight against climate change. This means that carbon is the hot topic for US businesses, who are reacting to incentives put in place by President Biden to produce lower carbon emissions. “The US is really focused on carbon, primarily because a number of executives in its larger corporations, such as ...
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Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 by Carol McLachlan for CareersinAudit.com — No comments
Just three years ago, as chair of a local board, I scandalously suggested that we should conduct at least some of our meetings remotely. A number of our members were travelling two hours each way to attend a ninety-minute traditional round table session, incurring costs and dead travel time. Unsurprisingly, attendance was patchy which, in turn, impacted the diversity of active participants ...