Retail
The Retail Audit Group is a very successful informal group that holds meetings in January, May and October each year, currently in Milton Keynes and Coventry.
The group is run by internal auditors for internal auditors. It is well established and well supported by those involved. The group's membership comes from a wide variety of backgrounds, including most high street names.
The meetings aim to provide relevant topical information and opportunities to build relationships in internal audit circles. In setting the agendas the management team looks for presenters from outside and inside the group and aims to cover high level and more detailed subject matter. Each meeting normally includes a syndicate session and an open forum so that those present can seek information and share experience with other internal auditors.
Listed below are some of the topics recently covered.
- IT Audit for non-IT Auditors (Mindgrove Limited)
- Has your company got mechanisms in place to ensure senior management are alerted to potential fraud? (PwC)
- Achieving risk and control balance during Peak Trading (Deloitte)
- Building Leadership and Development Capability (McLane Group)
- Climate Change and Environmental Audit (KPMG)
Details of the next meeting are as follows:
Date: Thursday 19 January 2012
Title: Retail Audit Forum Conference
Location: De Vere Harben, Newport Pagnell, Bucks
Contact: Jane Leek, Marketing Executive
Contact Address: British Retail Consortium, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP
Contact Tel: 020 7854 8921
Contact Email: jane.leek@brc.org.uk
Date: Thursday 17 May 2012
Title: Retail Audit Forum Meeting
Location: Scarman Training and Conference Centre, The University of Warwick
Contact: John Beagan, Membership and Database Administrator,
Contact Address: British Retail Consortium, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP
Contact Tel: 020 7854 8921
Contact Email: john.beagan@brc.org.uk
The day will be themed around 1) Computer-aided Audit Tools (CAATS) 2) Cost Cutting 3) Stress Management. Anyone working as an internal auditor in a retail environment is welcome to attend
The Retail Audit Forum is a self-help forum that seeks to support Internal Auditors working within a retail environment. It is affiliated to the CIIA and the British Retail Consortium. Non members are welcome to attend events)
Topics are likely to include: Risk based internal audit, Bribery Act update and Team building. In addition to the three meetings each year, members find the networking opportunities and knowledge sharing aspect the most valuable.
The Retail Audit Group is affiliated to the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, and to the British Retail Consortium.