Posts tagged as Audit


It is not all about billable hours

When I came back to the accounting industry three years ago, I was surprised to find that middle management had little experience or training in managing people. Everyone focused on crunching numbers and getting their own work done, and... Read More


By Arnaud Naudan | BDO France | 01 February 2018

How to get ready for the ECB knock on your door: 3 ways to prep for your TRIM audit

With the objective of regaining public trust in banks’ regulatory capital, the European Central Bank (ECB) is performing a Targeted Review of Internal Models (TRIM) and already began sending out teams of auditors to banks&rsquo... Read More


What Tom Cruise seems to understand about IFRS 9

Recently while flipping through an old binder of DVDs, I came across the movie Minority Report starring Tom Cruise. I was reminded of the premise of the film – that a clairvoyant could know the mistakes we will make in our future... Read More


Getting ready for IFRS 9: The biggest changes in accounting rules since IFRS was implemented

Earlier this year, I was part of a group of auditors and accountants who worked on a paper on IFRS 9 that will support banks as they implement processes and systems to meet the new accounting standard. Contributing to this paper gave me... Read More