Audit & Risk Awards 2024: The Winners
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors
The only professional body for internal auditors in the UK and Ireland.
Congratulations to all #AuditAndRiskAwards24 winners. Their work shows how the profession can rise to the considerable challenges we all face today and enhance the real value internal audit provides to its stakeholders.
Inspirational Leader
Winner: Vanessa Swanton, Chief Audit Officer, TSB Bank
What the judges said:
“Vanessa shows a great balance between soft skills and commercial awareness. The CFO’s endorsement was particularly good.”
Outstanding Team – Financial Services Sector
Winner: IntegraFin Holdings plc
What the judges said:
“This was a demonstration of the impact that internal audit can have in a small firm. It clearly showed the value added.”
Outstanding Team – Private Sector
Winner: BSI Internal Audit & Risk Team
What the judges said:
“The journey this team has been on was excellent and they had a clear record of the improvements they have made and demonstrated the value they have added to the organisation.”
Outstanding Team – Public Sector
Winner: Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Internal Audit Team
What the judges said:
“Natural Resources Wales had a compelling story of transformative and sustainable change. I liked the way they used integrated assurance and built trust.”
Outstanding Team – Third Sector
Winner: Wellcome Trust Internal Audit Team
What the judges said:
“The Wellcome Trust showed great examples of building understanding of what internal audit does for the organisation.”
Internal Audit Rising Star
Joint-winners: Charlotte Gillanders, Audit Manager, Santander UK and Denise Nuttall, Auditor, TSB Bank
What the judges said:
“I liked the way she’s qualified and then started helping to develop others, and her role supporting diversity, equality and inclusion more widely.” [About Charlotte]
“Denise has brought great transferable skills with her. She is collaborative and has initiated great stakeholder engagement.” [About Denise]
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion DEI Champion
Winner: Ama Ofori, Head of Operations, Barclays Internal Audit
What the judges said:
“I liked the fact she described herself as an introvert – this isn’t often called out, but is probably true of many people in internal audit functions and is useful to say.”
Internal Audit Advocate
Winner: Bupa Internal Audit
What the judges said:
“Bupa shows that innovation and change can be incremental as well as revolutionary.”
Development of Internal Audit Best Practice
Winner: Barclays Internal Audit Early Careers Team
What the judges said:
“Barclays has a really relatable story here that lots of other organisations can learn from and appreciate.”
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