{"id":17454,"date":"2026-09-09T18:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=17454"},"modified":"2026-09-09T19:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:17:47","slug":"beyond-findings-building-a-value-adding-partnership-between-internal-audit-and-operations","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/renginiai\/beyond-findings-building-a-value-adding-partnership-between-internal-audit-and-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Findings: Building a Value-Adding Partnership Between Internal Audit and Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row row top-row vc_custom_1630854732081 vc_row-has-fill wpb_custom_034b39d9bc6c6b310d69e39f0ccf274f\"><div class=\"vc_column_container col-md-12\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element wpb_custom_7c91d232724f73626cc933bd95b25ff0\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<b>30 September 2026<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\ud83d\udd54\u00a0<b>17:00\u202f\u2013 19:00 CET (Warsaw time)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><b>\ud83d\udcbb<\/b><b>\u00a0Online | Free for IIA Members<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Internal audit and operational teams are sometimes perceived as two sides of a fence. Auditing brings additional work and recommendations that may not always seem feasible. Auditors, on the other hand, are sometimes met with resistance and limited openness. However, both sides pursue very similar goals: fewer errors and surprises, more efficient processes, and better decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">During the webinar, speakers will present this relationship from two perspectives \u2013 internal audit and operational activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Using four real-world case studies, they will demonstrate how collaboration can create tangible value \u2013 from shared Gemba walks and using audit observations to justify staffing needs and investments, to transferring best practices between locations and mutual learning between auditors and operational teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Participants will also learn practical ways to better understand operational realities, constructively challenge existing solutions, engage audit early, and treat findings as an opportunity for improvement rather than simply a problem to be solved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Speakers:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #006198;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><a style=\"color: #006198; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/radek-bielinski-2b907473\/\">Radek Bielinsk<\/a>i<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #006198; text-decoration: underline;\">Tim Harris\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">More information<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #006198;\"> <a style=\"color: #006198; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iia.org.pl\/aktualnosci\/bezplatny-webinar-z-serii-international-inspirations-30092026-r-free-webinar\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Registration <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #006198;\"><a style=\"color: #006198; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iia1.clickmeeting.com\/beyond-findings-building-a-value-adding-partnership-between-internal-audit-and-operations-2-4-cpe\/register\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row row top-row wpb_custom_034b39d9bc6c6b310d69e39f0ccf274f\"><div class=\"vc_column_container col-md-12\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_column-inner\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element wpb_custom_7c91d232724f73626cc933bd95b25ff0\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcc5\u00a030 September 2026\u00a0 \ud83d\udd54\u00a017:00\u202f\u2013 19:00 CET (Warsaw time)\u00a0 \ud83d\udcbb\u00a0Online | Free for IIA Members\u00a0 Internal audit and operational teams are sometimes perceived as two sides of a fence. Auditing brings additional work and recommendations that may not always seem feasible. Auditors, on the other hand, are sometimes met with resistance and limited openness. 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