The only way is ethics
In the wake of shocking results from CIPFA’s ethical survey, Graham Liddell challenges public sector accountants to take his three-step ethical workout The situation was tight, but the longer-term outlook[…]
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Graham Liddell: Could you miss the IT revolution?
Technology is going through a revolution. Will local government embrace the change or, like scientist Joseph Priestly, cling on to the old ways even when it is obvious they have[…]
Graham Liddell: The Audit Commission, what was lost and what was gained
Most local authorities will opt for using Public Sector Audit Appointments, the successor body to the Audit Commission. Graham Liddell writes in losing the commission local government lost an important ally[…]
Graham Liddell: It’s budget season – time for internal audit to add value
Budget setting is underway and what better time for internal audit to show it can add value and do a better job than artificial intelligence. Finance teams are now fully immersed[…]
Graham Liddell: Data analytics and the internal audit evolution
There is a 94% probability that our audit jobs will be replaced by robots over the next 10 to 20 years (Frey and Osborne: The future of employment. How susceptible[…]
The great internal audit quiz
Think you know what makes for great internal audit? Graham Liddell argues it’s not just about checklists and offers a handy quiz to help you pin down what makes for a[…]
Graham Liddell: Living happily ever after (with a shared service)
Putting together a shared service for internal audit could be an ordeal. Graham Liddell talks through the key questions for a happy marriage between teams. You’ve weighed up your options[…]
Graham Liddell: internal audit’s snog, marry, avoid conundrum
Graham Liddell considers the relative merits of delivering internal audit services in-house, outsourced or through a shared service. Your head of audit leads an effective in-house audit team that delivers a[…]
Graham Liddell: Speeding up the internal audit countdown
Traditionally heads of internal audit boast to their peers about the number of days in their audit plans. But, as budgets are squeezed, a different question is being whispered, ‘How[…]
Ask the Auditor: Code of Accounting Practice needs a major overhaul
After six years of leading technical teams providing technical guidance, training and advice to auditors and local authority accountants, Graham is leaving Grant Thornton UK LLP to join Brighton and[…]
