Ep 239: Reimagining Audit Staffing w/ Chris Denver

This week on The Audit Podcast, we’re joined by Chris Denver, former CAE and IIA Chicago President.   In this episode, Chris walks us through the forward-looking staffing model he’s developed—one that balances internal talent with digital tools and trusted external partners to create a more flexible, future-ready audit function. He shares how this hybrid approach not only drives efficiency but also helps his team stay responsive in a constantly changing business environment.   Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.   Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check the full video interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel.   Timecodes:   2:40 – Using LLMs for Creativity and Innovation 5:00 – Rethinking the Traditional Audit Staffing Pyramid 11:20 – Why Automation Is Essential to the Evolving Audit Process 16:40 – Putting the New Internal Audit Model into Practice 19:30 – Preparing Future Auditors 23:03 – Final Thoughts   *   This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.  Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.