Course Information
State Auditor's Office Audit Conference
The cost of parking is included in your registration. Go to https://commons.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/prc-wprparkingmap.pdf to see parking options.
Course Description
The Texas State Auditor's Office invites you to attend the 2024 Audit Conference on July 31-August 1, 2024. The conference will be held at the Commons Conference Center (formerly the Pickle Center) at 10100 Burnet Rd. Building 137, Austin, Texas.
Course Objectives
General Sessions:
Auditing Using AI and Machine Learning
Activate Your Auditing Awesomeness
Panel: Recruiting, Hiring and Retention
Putting Yourself into Succession Planning: The Nuts and Bolts of Organizational and Individual Career Growth Strategies
The Yellow Book Update
Track One:
A Holistic Approach to Cyber Risk Audit
Data Visualization Essentials for Auditing Professionals
Root Cause Analysis
Five Critical Elements for Quality Questions
Ethics: Doing What’s Right in Face of the Adversity (will count toward IIA Ethics CPE, not Texas CPA CPE)
Business Acumen: Critical Thinking in the Workplace
Track Two:
Managing Up and Beyond - Helping Stakeholders Understand the Importance of Compliance
Organizational Savvy
Intentional Delegation: Take Back Your Day
Increasing Personal Effectiveness for Auditors
Assertiveness 101: Express Yourself with Courage, Honesty and Diplomacy
How to Overcome Conflict Aversion
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for the conference.
Instructors
Valerie Bogan is an Audit Manager at the Texas State Auditor’s Office, where she has worked since 2016. She graduated from Texas State University with a degree in Business Economics and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Valerie specializes in managing large-scale audits and is recognized for her leadership in fostering collaborative environments and developing high-performing teams. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her two family.
Jennifer Brantley is an Auditor Manager with the Texas State Auditor’s Office. She has a Bachelors in Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting from Texas A&M University. Jennifer has been with the State Auditor’s Office since 2005 and a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 2007. She has managed performance audits and currently oversees the Federal Compliance portion of the Statewide Single Audit.
Sarah Moody, SHRM-CP is a Classification Analyst at the State Auditor’s Office. During her tenure, she was worked on various classification projects such as the Texas Human Resources Management Statutes Inventory, An Annual Report on Classified Employee Turnover, and several self-paced learning modules that are now available on the State Classification Team’s website. In this role, Sarah brings her prior experience as the head of Human Resources at a medium-sized state agency, as well as her knowledge gained from her Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from the University of Texas at Arlington. Sarah holds a Certified Professional credential from the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).
Thomas Mahoney is a Managing Senior Auditor at the Texas State Auditor’s Office where he has worked for 16 years. His primary focus is performance audits, including work related to foster care, emergency management, and criminal justice matters. In addition, Thomas is the advisor for the performance management system used by the Texas State Auditor’s Office.
Thomas graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Government Audit Professional. He is an avid soccer player, golfer, and riding his road bike in the limited free time having a seven-year-old daughter affords him.
Matt Owens is an audit manager with the Texas State Auditor’s Office where he has worked for over 13 years. His primary area of focus is performance audits and his favorite projects have been An Audit of the Department of family and Protective services' Adult Probation Services Investigations and working on the legislative session support team. Matt graduated from Texas Christian University with a finance major and history minor and from Texas A&M International University with a master of business administration and is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Audit Professional, Certified Internal Auditor, and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. Matt enjoys history, philosophy, travel, and spending time with his family.