Audit Alchemy

Sandeep is an award-nominated, experienced Head of Internal Audit, Independent Audit Committee member and Chartered Accountant, with 20+ years of experience in Finance, Internal Audit, Risk Management, Governance and Compliance; across multiple industries: Pharmaceutical Life Sciences, Healthcare, Higher Education and the Third Sector. He has held several Finance roles in industry and been an external auditor at a Big Four accountancy practice.Sandeep is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (ACFS), and has achieved a Certificate in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).Sandeep is an experienced Head of Internal Audit, beginning his career in external audit in 2000 and moving to internal audit in 2007. He has strong expertise and knowledge of the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry with over 12 years of experience across three large UK, US and Japanese listed pharma companies. He has been an independent member of several Audit and Risk Committees.He has also been an exam author for the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), guest lecturer at a UK university, and spoken at European and global conferences, delivered webinars and written articles and papers for various organisations.

• Acknowledgements. About the Author. Chapter 1 The Challenge of the Small Internal Audit Function. Chapter 2 Your Team, Your Boss & Your Budget. Chapter 3 Utilising Third Party Support to Succeed. Chapter 4 Systems to Simplify and Become More Efficient. Chapter 5 When the CAE is not Just the CAE: Taking on Other Roles. Chapter 6 Building Counter-Fraud Services to an Internal Audit Function. Chapter 7 Impactful Products That Drive Change. Chapter 8 Skills, Mindset & Courage. Chapter 9 Small Teams, BIG Impact!. Index.