Hey Reader 👋 Last week, while hiking through the British countryside with my phone blissfully on "Do Not Disturb," I spotted this horse crossing warning sign. No AI. No sensors. Just a simple metal warning to say: “Something happens here. Often.” But here's the thing – while admiring that sign, I started thinking about a conversation I had at a networking event just days earlier I was listening to a finance director confess that she hadn’t had to approve a single transaction for multiple...
10 months ago • 2 min read
OK I get it - It’s Internal Audit Month. But Here’s the Truth… Hey Reader 👋 While some teams are printing posters and polishing their “audit awareness” campaigns… Others are quietly building the skills that’ll define the next decade of audit. 👉 Audit is being rebuilt from the inside out. 👉 Data science is no longer a side hustle. 👉 And AI? It’s already changing the rules. But the real story? Most professionals feel they’re being left behind. If you’ve ever thought: “I should be doing more...
10 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader 👋 💬 One Skill That Changed Everything for Me I used to think the hardest part of audit analytics was the analysis itself - pulling the data, cleaning it, spotting the patterns.But over the years, I’ve realised something that completely changed the game for me.It’s not what you find - it’s how you say it. You can uncover the riskiest control failure in the world, but if you can’t communicate it clearly - to the board, to your audit lead, to the person who still prints their emails -...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader 👋 🤖 Are Bots Coming for Your Audit Job? If an AI agent could review controls, plan your audit and draft your report - where does that leave you? You’ve probably seen the headlines. The Big Four are investing heavily in Agentic AI - not just the usual chatbots, but systems that can act, plan and adapt without constant human prompts. It’s easy to panic. But the smarter question is: How do you future-proof your role in an AI-first audit world? 🧠 What Is Agentic AI, Really? Unlike the...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader 👋 Guess what the US is celebrating today?… But First, a Wake-Up Call Before we celebrate the invisible heroes keeping your morning coffee and laptop deliveries on track let's talk about a very visible mess. Marks & Spencer, yes that M&S, is hit by a major cyber-attack. The fallout? 🚫 Online orders halted 📉 Share price hit 😡 Customers frustrated 🏃♂️ Internal teams scrambling The attackers didn’t just target systems. They hit trust, continuity and resilience - the very pillars of a...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader 👋 Welcome to the First Edition of Pattern Chaser They say history is written by the winners. In the age of AI, it’s written by those who can read patterns others miss. Welcome to the first edition of the Pattern Chaser. The ink is barely dry on my leaving papers, but I’ve been hard at work putting together a charming selection box for you to enjoy and not an empty calorie in sight! There are pivotal moments in history, when new technology changes everything and it is time to adapt...
11 months ago • 3 min read