Ep 251: Practical Tips from a Chief Auditor on Driving Change w/ Rafael Kon (Mitsubishi Power)

This week on The Audit Podcast, Rafael Kon, Chief Auditor at Mitsubishi Power, talks about how internal audit can stay connected to a company’s strategy while keeping controls strong. He shares how he uses automation and data to improve processes, why shorter and more practical audit reports can be more effective, and how his thinking on audit co-sourcing has changed over time. Rafael also gives his take on Vision 2035 from the IIA and how he measures success in internal audit. Be sure to connect with Rafael on LinkedIn.   Also, be sure to follow us on our 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:   1:40 – What’s in Rafael’s ChatGPT History 4:51 – J-SOX 9:00 – Connecting Internal Audit to Strategic Goals 17:14 – Bringing in a Data Scientist 22:33 – Building Data Literacy Within the Team 31:37 – Vision 2035 36:25 – Plan vs. Reality 41:45 – 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.