Ep 228: Internal Controls: Respected or Just Tolerated? w/ Marc Tasse (University of Ottawa)

The Audit Podcast

This week’s episode, we're joined by Marc Tasse, MBA Program Director at the University of Ottawa. He also serves on the audit committee for the Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat and Public Safety Canada.

In this episode, he discusses whether people truly respect internal controls—from the board level to the first line—and the balance between repetitional and financial risk. Marc also shares the most important tasks for an audit committee member, the common challenges they face, and how internal auditors can better connect with their audit committees.

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Timecodes:

2:34 - Researching Ethics with LLMs

6:15 - The Risks of Using Emojis in Emails

8:03 - Why Internal Controls Often Get Overlooked

12:16 - Managing Repetitional Risk Effectively

14:43 - A Real-World Fraud Case Example

16:25 - Key Responsibilities of an Audit Committee Chair

17:45 - The Measure of a CAE’s Impact on the Board

19:20 - The Challenges of Being an Audit Committee Chair

20:59 - Final Thoughts

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