The Audit Podcast

AI is changing how internal audit teams approach testing, risk, and assurance. But how can auditors move beyond experimentation and start putting AI to work? In this episode of The Audit Podcast, Trent Russell talks with Alexey Zanin, CEO and co-founder of Bīt AI and former compliance product lead at Meta. They discuss what led him to build Bīt AI, the questions audit teams are asking about AI, an...

In Episode 299, Trent Russell sits down with Richard Chambers, Senior Advisor for Risk and Audit at Optro, Chairman of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee, and award-winning author, to discuss the third edition of his book, Trusted Advisors: The Human Edge in the World of AI . They explore how internal audit teams can adapt to a world of constant disruption, why continuous risk assessment matters,...

What does internal audit look like when an organization is under constant pressure? In this live episode of The Audit Podcast, Trent Russell sits down with Justin Noble, CEO at Virginia Tech, during the ACUA conference for the podcast's first live interview in front of an audience. Justin shares how his team is using AI and analytics to rethink internal control work, including building dashboards...

Benford's Law is often one of the first analytics techniques internal auditors learn, but there is much more to it than simply looking for fraud. In this republished episode, Trent Russell talks with Daniel McCarville, a researcher focused on Benford's Law, about where the law came from, how it works, and how it can be used to identify unusual data, data-quality issues, control avoidance, and pote...

AI is changing the way internal audit teams work, but understanding how to use AI agents effectively requires more than simply adopting new tools. In this episode of The Audit Podcast, Trent Russell sits down with Rich Penfil, former data science manager of I Audit Ops at PayPal and founder of Assure Swarm, to discuss how AI agents are reshaping internal audit. Rich explains how he uses AI in his...

In this repeat episode of The Audit Podcast, Trent Russell revisits his conversation with Scott Madden, former Chief Audit Executive and former Senior Product Marketing Manager and Market Advisor at AuditBoard, and now founder and president of Arc Hybrid. Scott and Trent discuss the human side of internal audit, including building relationships with stakeholders, creating rapport, hiring for chara...

This week on The Audit Podcast, Bill Engelhaupt, author of The Productive Auditor and founder and principal of Auditology LLC , joins the show to discuss how internal audit professionals can take back control of their time, reduce distractions, and build more productive audit teams. Bill explains why productivity isn't simply about getting more things done. It's about protecting your attention for...

This week on The Audit Podcast, Rania Bijlani, Founder & CEO of RB Advisory & Consultancy , joins the show to discuss how internal audit leaders can prepare for the future of the profession, embrace AI without losing human judgment, and build stronger partnerships across the organization. Rania explains why auditors need to move beyond simply using AI tools and start thinking about how they can au...

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This week on The Audit Podcast, Tim Buckley, founder of Beyond the Lines, joins the show to interview Trent Russell, founder of Green Skies Analytics, about how AI and analytics can fundamentally change the way internal audit teams operate. Trent explains why audit leaders need to move beyond isolated AI use cases and think about how technology can reshape the entire audit operating model. He brea...

What does it actually take to prepare your organization for AI? Is training your own AI model realistic? And why are data governance and process audits becoming more important than ever? In this episode of The AI on AI Podcast , Trent sits down with Brian Kuenzi to demystify open-weight AI models, model training, and the practical steps organizations should take before implementing AI at scale. Th...

What are the best AI tools to use right now? Is Google Gemini finally catching up to Claude and ChatGPT? And what are open-weight AI models—and why is everyone suddenly talking about them? In this episode of The AI on AI Podcast , Trent sits down with Brian Kuenzi to discuss how their AI workflows have changed, why Gemini has become Brian's go-to personal assistant, and how businesses should think...

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This week on The Audit Podcast, Martin, Head of Internal Audit at Reddit, joins the show to discuss why the opportunity for internal audit is bigger now than ever and how auditors can move from backseat drivers to helpful copilots.   Martin shares how he learned Reddit's complex digital advertising business by being a humble "sponge". He explains his unique hiring strategy—hiring for a "major" in...

This week on The Audit Podcast, Erin Banet, Chief Audit Executive at Humana , joins the show to discuss what goes into preparing audit committee meetings and how the CAE role is evolving beyond traditional internal audit.   Erin explains how she builds audit committee agendas, prepares board members throughout the year, and why overcommunication is critical to successful meetings. She also shares...

This week on The Audit Podcast, Casey Atwater, former Head of Audit at ZoomInfo and founder of Internal Audit Collective , joins the show to talk about how AI is changing SOX, internal controls, and the way internal audit work gets done.   We focus on what's actually changing in practice. Casey shares why SOX is no longer just a testing exercise, but a design and architecture problem. As systems c...

This week on The Audit Podcast, Angelo Poulikakos, Global Leader of Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Capabilities at Protiviti, joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation on AI, innovation, and what it means to stay relevant in a rapidly changing profession.   Drawing from his experience helping organizations navigate AI adoption, Angelo shares how his own use of AI has evolved, why conte...

This week on The Audit Podcast, Danielle Ritter, VP and Head of Internal Audit at GitLab and former CAE at Instacart, joins the show to share lessons from her leadership journey and practical advice for audit professionals at every stage of their careers.   Drawing from her experience leading audit functions across multiple organizations, Danielle discusses what matters most during a CAE's first 1...

This week on The Audit Podcast, Aadesh Gandhre, CAE at DTCC, steps in as guest host for a conversation with his colleague, Idania Orengo, Chief of Staff, Internal Audit at DTCC, about the human side of audit transformation.   Drawing from their experiences at DTCC, they discuss how culture, communication, and leadership help build high-performing audit teams. They explain that innovation is not al...

This week, Michelle Jackson and Edgar Berrios, internal audit leaders at MIT, join the show.   Drawing from their work at MIT, they share a practical perspective on how AI is being integrated into the audit process. Their approach goes beyond the technology itself, emphasizing the importance of guidelines, mindset, and human oversight to create AI solutions that are effective and responsible.   Th...

It's tomorrow!   The Audit Analytics and AI Conference is here!   One thing I hear constantly at conferences is that there's plenty of AI talk, but not enough real examples of how teams are actually using it day to day.   That's always been the goal of this conference.   This year, we went back through five years of speakers and brought back some of the highest-rated sessions, the people who didn'...

This week, Andrew Struthers-Kennedy takes over hosting duties for The Audit Podcast… and interviews me!   We cover audit, risk, AI, and technology, with a conversation that ties closely to themes from The Audit Analytics and AI Conference , where innovation and practical adoption are front and center.   We get into where AI is showing up in the audit process, what teams can realistically start imp...

This week, Sandro Boeri, former President of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors and a globally recognized voice in the profession , joins the show.   He brings a perspective shaped by decades in the profession—combining practical experience with a strong focus on leadership, culture, and how internal audit needs to evolve to stay relevant. Rather than focusing only on tools, he emphasize...