give your audit teams tasks that increase business acumen

business-mindedness helps you identify risks.

by alan anderson, cpa
transforming audit for the future

i’ve previously described a task i have teams perform at the end of an audit. after everyone shares their insights about what they learned about that client and their operations, i ask everyone to complete this phrase:

“if i were running this business, i would ______________.”

 

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here are a few of the ideas i’ve heard audit teams come up with in that exercise: