Organizations depend on the commitment and skillset of their people. In many ways they are the most valuable asset an organization has, and they are essential to future business success. People risk is therefore a critical area to audit, but a complex one which is at the heart of business behaviors and decision making processes. Energy and resources are invested in developing human resources and talent management strategies, processes and services.
The Auditing Human Resources & People Risk Masterclass will help you provide effective, professional insight and internal audit assurance over people risks, talent management and human resources. It will also include facilitator input, topical examples, short practical discussions and task-based exercises to build upon your existing knowledge.
There will be additional guidance on auditing recruitment and selection, auditing talent management, auditing employee engagement, auditing performance management and auditing training and development.
This masterclass covers the following IIA Global CPE competency areas:
“People are not machines that can be programmed to do the same thing every time, and even the most trustworthy individuals sometimes get tired, sloppy, overconfident, over-trusting, suspicious, worried, frightened, angry, resentful, vindictive and a myriad of emotions in between. Some people make decisions that are illegal, causing losses to the firms in the form of theft and fraud; others may indulge in unethical acts which can cause loss to the reputation of their firms and fines by regulators. These are all potential causes and examples of people risk.” - Blacker and McConnell, ‘People Risk Management’
UNDERSTAND the role and importance of a modern Human Resources (HR) or People function and how it should support the achievement of organizational objectives
RECOGNIZE the objectives of HR and its key strategic activities, including organizational design, resourcing and talent management, learning and development, performance and reward, and employment engagement
IDENTIFY and assess risk and appropriate mitigation associated with the HR function from an internal audit perspective
DELIVER professional insight and internal audit assurance over HR and its service delivery
UNDERSTAND how existing conduct, culture and engagement affect the business
ACCESS additional resources to help you audit HR in your organization more effectively
John Chesshire, CFIIA, QIAL, CIA, CISA, has nearly 25 years' experience working in the internal audit, risk management, business improvement and governance fields. John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute in the UK, is an Independent Internal Audit Committee Chair and has recently been Chief Assurance Officer for the States of Guernsey for ten years.
John designs and delivers insightful, cost-effective internal audit, fraud, risk management and governance training. He also undertakes challenging internal audit engagements, external quality assessments (EQAs) of internal audit functions and mentoring of internal auditors and heads of audit.
He has delivered many well-received courses to several European Institutes of Internal Auditors and his other recent clients include FTSE listed companies, multinationals, central and local government, law enforcement, international charities, professional services companies, and international organisation such as NATO, the OECD and UN Agencies.
John is a regular speaker at internal audit conferences in the UK, Ireland and further across Europe. He is a principal examiner for the Institute of Risk Management and has been a visiting lecturer in the Governance and Assurance Hub at Birmingham City University. He loves internal audit and particularly enjoys working in new and emerging areas of assurance interest.
