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February 2011 Volume 45 No. 6 IIA Audit News …A newsletter for members of the Albany Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors In This Issue: President’s Message p. 2 Champions of Change Workshop p. 3 Membership News p. 4 Academic Relations p. 5 CAP Corner p. 6 Calendar p. 7-8 1 IIA Audit News February 2011 By Marc A. Rubin, CIA, CISA Time is flying by – but thankfully we have a large number of people in the Chapter working to help out. From those spending a couple of hours every few weeks, to those running programs, to those holding officer roles – all of this time is for your benefit. One of the benefits you’re receiving this Chapter year (through May) is continuing to have a significant number of CPEs available to you – more than 100 of them! Your Chapter Board has repeatedly found a way to slash the cost of attendance to members! As an example, the recent Tech Conference was less than $11 per CPE. Implementing Cvent – our newest registration tool – has made registering a snap. And the survey after each session will provide the feedback needed to help the Chapter to continue the quality programs you want! Our newest peek at a Chapter volunteer focuses on Sandi Trzcinski. Sandi works in OSC Financial Reporting. She had worked at two local CPA firms from 1996 - 2006, has her CGAP, and is working on her CGFM. Sandi’s been our Treasurer since 2006. For the past three years, she’s also been ...
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IIA Audit News
February 2011
Volume 45
No. 6
…A newsletter for members of the Albany Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors
In This Issue:
President’s
Message
p. 2
Champions of
Change
Workshop
p. 3
Membership
News
p. 4
Academic
Relations
p. 5
CAP Corner
p. 6
Calendar
p. 7-8
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IIA Audit News
February 2011
By Marc A. Rubin, CIA, CISA
Time is flying by – but thankfully we have a large number of people in the Chapter working to help out.
From those spending a couple of hours every few weeks, to those running programs, to those holding
officer roles – all of this time is for your benefit.
One of the benefits you’re receiving this Chapter year (through May) is continuing to have a significant
number of CPEs available to you – more than 100 of them!
Your Chapter Board has repeatedly found a way to slash the cost of attendance to members!
As an
example, the recent Tech Conference was less than $11 per CPE.
Implementing Cvent – our newest registration tool – has made registering a snap.
And the survey after
each session will provide the feedback needed to help the Chapter to continue the quality programs you
want!
Our newest peek at a Chapter volunteer focuses on Sandi Trzcinski.
Sandi works in OSC Financial
Reporting.
She had worked at two local CPA firms from 1996 - 2006, has her CGAP, and is working on her
CGFM.
Sandi’s been our Treasurer since 2006.
For the past three years, she’s also been the Treasurer of
the Latham Woman's League, and is always available to lend a helping hand.
It must run in the family:
her sister Suzi was the AGA Treasurer from 2006 – 2008.
Sandi is responsible for the books, the banking, and the payables and receivables for the Chapter.
She
works with other professional organizations to collect and disburse revenues.
Many people might be
intimidated being the Treasurer for a room full of auditors, but not Sandi.
She handles the role with grace
and confidence.
Thank you Sandi, for all your hard work!
Again, if you’d like to volunteer some time, let Sandi (or me, at
mrubin@nyiso.com
– or any of the Board
members – just check the website) know.
We’d love to have your help.
Marc
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IIA Audit News
February 2011
Champions of Change Workshop
When:
May 12, 2011 – 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Registration and Continental Breakfast – 8:00 am – 8:30 am
Buffet Lunch Provided
Where:
Italian American Community Center
257 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12205
Instructor:
Jeffrey Berk, CPA, is a process consultant and author of the book
“Champions of Change:
The Manager’s Guide to Creating Sustainable
Improvements in Business Process.”
Jeff has taught in the graduate
programs at Northwestern University (Kellogg School) and Loyola
University.
CPEs:
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Cost:
$125- IIA Members ; $150-All Others
Early Bird discount of $50 if you register by April 15, 2011
This workshop is a teaching tool for all audit professionals, regardless of their industry or functional area.
It will educate them on the concepts and tools they need in order to make process changes in the areas
for which they have accountability. This business process audit workshop covers the following training
objectives:
•
Process improvement methodologies and the tools to execute it
•
Differences between popular performance improvement movements (6 Sigma, ISO,
Baldrige)
•
Learn about the role of historic data analysis in process improvement
•
Learn how to build effective questionnaires and conduct powerful focus groups
•
Hear the 17 key components for managing and optimizing processes
•
Gain practical tips to managing business risks within processes
•
Understand the importance of change management in improving processes
•
Discuss how to harness knowledge management to optimize processes
•
Discuss why training is a powerful tool to successful implementations
•
Learn a credible process to quantify the return on your process improvement initiatives
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IIA Audit News
February 2011
Membership News
By Jessica Camuti
Welcome to Our Newest Members (As of 01/26/11):
John Dowling – Momentive
Abigail Fox – City of Albany
Peter Avery – NYS
Sandy Greene – NYS OMH
James Murray – NYS Police
Stephen Smith – NYS Police
Ellwood Sloat Jr. – NYS Police
Denise Sheriff – NYS OSC
Frank Roddy Jr. – NYS Lottery
Martin Ralph – NYS Police
Dale Pogoda – NYS Thruway Authority
Richard Nuzzo – NYS Police
Robert Murphy – NYS Police
Alicia Fiorino – NYS OSC
Sam Altieri – NYS Insurance Fund
JoAnn Alberico – NYS Police
Gary Dorow – NYS DOH
Anil Thomas – NYS DOH
Amrita Singh – NYS DOH
David Pisaneschi – NYS DOH
Steven Nieminski – NYS DOH
Michael Medved – NYS DOH
Stephen LaCasse – NYS DOH
David Graber – NYS DOH
Stephen Abbott – NYS DOH
Kathryn Towle – Akwesasne Mohawk Casino
The Chapter would like to share your "Good News."
If you would like to announce any personal or
professional accomplishments (weddings, birth announcements, promotions, certifications, etc.) please
email me at
jcamuti@osc.state.ny.us
.
Also, if you have suggestions for a spotlight highlighting a local
company, audit group or member please let me know of your ideas.
IIA Audit News
February 2011
By Kristina Massaconi
This semester, the Academic Relations Committee (ARC) attended a career fair at Schenectady County
Community College and a Business Professionals Panel at UAlbany. Both events were successful, and we
look forward to reaching a larger audience during the spring semester.
The ARC is always looking for new members – even if you can’t make every event, we’d love to have you
join us. If you are an alumnus of a local college, attending an event could be beneficial for both you and
the students. Not only will you be assisting future alumni by sharing the knowledge you have gained
through your experiences working in the world of internal audit, you will provide these students with a
valuable resource for career planning.
Our presentations include information on the IIA, internal auditing as a profession, and the benefits of
becoming an internal auditor. Many students in undergraduate and graduate programs are looking at
different ways to expand their accounting and auditing knowledge, and our program has been able to
inform students of the different types of jobs, certifications, and trainings offered by the IIA.
If you are interested, or would like more information, please contact Kristina Massaconi at
kmassaconi@osc.state.ny.us
or (518) 474-6008.
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IIA Audit News
February 2011
By Karen Cronin, CPC
The Chapter Achievement Program is designed to recognize activities
that promote the strategic objectives of The IIA. This program
provides minimum standards of performance for providing service to
our Chapter members, providing service to the internal auditing
profession and for administering the activities of the Chapter.
The
Program emphasizes the basic mission of the Chapter, encourages
Chapters to perform that mission, and provides Chapters with a means
to evaluate their success in accomplishing that mission.
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Category
Standard for
Bronze
Albany Chapter
(to Date)
As of January 10, 2011
Service to Members
325.00
873.62
269.00%
Achieved!
Service to Profession
200.00
314.56
157.00%
Achieved!
Chapter Administration
160.00
239.00
149.00%
Achieved!
685.00
1,427.18
WE HAVE REACHED SILVER!!!!
Targets:
Bronze
685
Silver
1,060
Gold (Platinum)
1,560
Don’t forget to report your
speaking hours to Joel
Biederman !
jbiederman@ OSC.state.ny.us
Or phone
(518) 486-3038
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IIA Audit News
February 2011
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2010-2011
Albany Chapter – Institute of Internal Auditors
SEPTEMBER
September 28-29, 2010
CGAP Review Course
16 CPEs
September 30, 2010
Professional
Networking with Leil
Lowndes
3 CPEs
September 2010
Webinar –
Leveraging the IA
Capability Maturity
Model for Your
Industry
2 CPEs
OCTOBER
October 14, 2010
Webinar –
Uncovering Vendor
Fraud and Theft
2 CPEs
October 21, 2010
Construction & IT
Security Auditing
7 CPEs
NOVEMBER
November 22-23, 2010
Fraud Conference
Up to 16 CPEs
November 30, 2010
Webinar – Creating
the Internal Audit
Value Proposition
2 CPEs
DECEMBER
December 9, 2010
Holiday Luncheon
No CPEs
December 28, 2010
Webinar –
Implementing a
Control Self
Assessment
Framework
2 CPEs
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IIA Audit News
February 2011
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2010-2011
Albany Chapter – Institute of Internal Auditors
JANUARY
January 20, 2011
Webinar –
Establishing
Accountability and
Transparency
through Performance
Auditing
2 CPEs
January 27, 2011
Technology
Conference
7 CPEs
FEBRUARY
February 2-3, 2011
CCSA Facilitation
Training
16 CPEs
February 8, 2011
Overview of the
Quality Assurance
Review Process
2 CPEs
February 10, 2011
CAE Roundtable
2 CPEs
February 20, 2011
Certification
Roundtable
No CPEs
February 24, 2011
Webinar –
Enterprise GRC: A
Practical Step by
Step Approach
2 CPEs
MARCH
March 14-16, 2011
TCTC-2011
Up to 21 CPEs
APRIL
April
2011
MAY
May 12, 2011
Champions of
Change Workshop
7 CPEs
May 2011
IIA Awareness
Month – New
Member Event
JUNE
June 2011
JULY
AUGUST
