July Newsletter

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In This Issue

Page 3 Secretary’s Message - Chapter Secretary Cecilia Velasquez shares news about the Chapter Achievement Program (CAP), and the

Chapter’s new social media presence! Page 4 IA Blog—Mike Jacka Blogs from the International Conference Page 5 New Members and Job Opportunities Page 6 Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities: LOCAL: August Chapter Meeting: August 19: Blake Hastings, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch Other: September 14: Member Appreciation Seminar: 8 Hours, $50 NATIONAL: Conferences: August 17 - 19: IIA GRC Conference, Phoenix September 14 - 15: IIA Financial Services Exchange, Washington DC Seminars: IIA: September 22 - 25, Houston Page 9 Officers and Governors Page 10 Parting Shots—Photos from the June Meeting

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A Message From The Secretary

Hi everyone,

First, let me introduce myself, my name is Cecilia and I am the chapter secretary. I really

enjoy helping the chapter, working with the other officers and especially being the secretary,

which is why I have held onto the position for the past three years! I am the one who emails

you throughout the month to invite you and then remind you about all of our AWESOME

events! I’m also here to answer your questions about our events, your membership, or any

missing CPE certificates.

As chapter secretary, one of my responsibilities is submitting the Chapter Achievement

Program (CAP) report to IIA Headquarters each month. The CAP report tracks our activities

throughout the year. We receive points for our monthly meetings, seminars and annual

conference. In addition, we can receive points for any service that a member provides to the

audit profession, including:

Speaking engagements,

Junior Achievement involvement,

Publishing articles,

Writing exam questions for IIA certifications, and

ANY other advocacy effort.

Please let us know if you’ve provided these types of services so that you can get the proper

recognition. Also, let me know if you have any questions regarding the CAP program. We

will provide our progress toward our PLATINUM goal in each monthly newsletter.

In addition, as secretary I am also responsible for chapter communications. This includes

branching out in the social media world for the first time this year. We have created a

Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/sanantonioiiachapter) and would like to reach

out to any member who would be willing to help us create our Twitter account so we can

post, tweet, chat, snap and share our chapter’s activities. Please “like” our page so you can

be the first to know about our upcoming events and

CONTESTS…there will be prizes offered.

The summer is flying by! I hope you are scheduling

time around our IIA events to take some time off to

recharge and relax! As always, we want to thank each

and every one of you for continuing to support our

chapter and participating in our events. We value your

input in all that we do.

Cecilia Velasquez, Chapter Secretary

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IA Blog - Mike Jacka Blogs From the International Conference

Chicken Strip Auditing - Vancouver Part 1 (You never know when a learning opportunity will present itself...Mike Jacka re-counts a lesson for auditors that he observed while at lunch with his wife in Van-couver. Mike is an auditing consultant and frequent contributor to IA Online. ) …A short time passed (and we accomplished the task of finishing our hot dogs and were begin-ning to dig into the fries) when we saw a bird swoop down and land in the window. He eyed the plate of chicken strips suspiciously. I clapped my hands loudly which stalled the bird, but did little to dissuade him from his inspections. My wife and I both shouted — both to the bird and to the staff — but the bird was single-minded and the staff was, apparently, preoccupied. The bird picked up a nice, juicy, freshly-fried chicken strip and flew off. About then a waitress walked up to the window and we tried to explain what had happened. Apparently our message was unclear because she acted as if the order was fine. She picked it up (with its two remaining chicken strips), searched for and found the eager customers, and sat the order down with nary a word, comment, or question. My wife and I just looked at each other amazed. Laughter ensued. And for a while after, we talked about what this innocuous little anecdote really meant — what it meant about customer service and what it meant to internal auditors who are talking to any employees. (And if this doesn't prove my wife could have attended the conference and not only held her own but probably taught a few auditors a few things, then you are the kind who isn't even happy with a 100 percent sample.) Our conversation boiled down (or would that be fried down?) to three points — questions that can and should be asked of any employ-ee: 1.Do you know how many chicken strips should be included? Whether the waitress fully un-derstood what we were saying or not, she did seem to get the idea that we said a bird flew up to the window. You would assume she would know that an order of chicken strips would have fries, salad, and three chicken strips — not just two chicken strips. And yet she looked at the order, picked it up, and, upon finding the customer, delivered the order with no comment. If you don't even know what makes up an order, how can you provide any assurance that any order is delivered correctly? And, seriously, the best case scenario (see below) is that she did not know what made up the order. And that is not a good thing… To read the rest of this entertaining and informative article: The theiia.org

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City of San Antonio - Auditor (3 salary levels) Under general supervision, participates with other auditors in performing financial, contract

compliance, grant, and performance/operational audits in accordance with generally accepted and governmental auditing standards. As required, provides support activities for the City's external financial and single audits, special investigations, and advisory services to Council and their staff. This position may require functional supervision of other Auditors.

CST Brands - Internal Audit Manager Internal Audit Manager performs advanced-level and/or managerial professional internal au-

diting work. Work load involves managing or conducting performance, operational, financial, and compliance audit projects; providing consulting services to organizational management and staff; and providing significant input to development of the annual internal audit plan; all with emphasis on a risk-based approach designed to assist management in the attainment of their objectives.

UTHSCSA - IT Audit Manager The IT Audit Manager reports to the Chief Audit Executive and is a key contributor in the Inter-

nal Audit and Consulting Services Department at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. The IT Audit Manager performs and supervises information technology audits to assess IT risks and controls, including audits of general controls, application reviews, cybersecurity and emerging risk areas.

For more information, visit the Careers page on our website: https://chapters.theiia.org/san-antonio/Careers/Pages/default.aspx

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Carlos Campos, Harland Clarke Susana Deku, Robert Half International Alex Leal, Valero Energy Corporation Yarisel Rosa, Wells Fargo Audit Services

Welcome New Chapter Members!

Job Marketplace

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MONTHLY MEETINGS AND MORE!

August Meeting - Update from the Federal Reserve Bank - San Antonio Branch

Date/Time: August 19, 2015; Registration 11:30 a.m., Presentation 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Location: Old San Francisco Steakhouse (10223 Sahara Dr., San Antonio, TX 78216) Overview and Learning Objectives to be posted soon on the Chapter Website Speaker Bio: Blake Hastings is senior vice president of the San Antonio Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He has oversight responsibilities over the San Antonio and El Paso branch offices, which cover the Central and South Texas region, as well as West Texas and southern New Mexico. In this capacity, Blake is responsible for all Dallas Fed’s activities within these regions. This includes providing leadership and oversight of the operating and administrative functions with particular emphasis on its outreach activities to banks, businesses and community-based organizations. He is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Senior Management Committee. Hastings is a board member of Junior Achievement South Texas. Hastings holds a master’s degree in international business and a bachelor degree in international economics from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Meeting Registration: Registration will open the week of July 27, 2015. To register for this event, visit IIA-August-2015.

The registration and cancellation deadline is 5 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting. Cancellations can be made by sending an email to registration@sanantonioiia.org. Substitutions for a registered individual who cannot attend are welcome. No-show registrations will be billed.

All participants are eligible to receive 1 hour of CPE. No prerequisites or advanced preparation required.

Other Upcoming San Antonio IIA Chapter Events:

September Member Appreciation Seminar (Monday, September 14, 2015) - See Next Page (This will take the place of the monthly chapter luncheon meeting)

October Chapter Meeting (Wednesday, October 21, 2015) - Audit Analytics (PwC)

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Other Opportunities for Professional Growth

For additional information and to register, click here.

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San Antonio IIA

Member Appreciation Seminar 9/14!!

Increasing Auditor Effectiveness in Recognizing & Detecting Fraud

Speaker: Courtenay Thompson

Internal auditors and public accountants are under fire. Some doubt their ability or

willingness to detect fraud. There seems to be an increasing expectation that

internal auditors detect fraud in routine audits. Yet most auditors get very little

fraud training. Standards for auditors, including those issued by the IIA, AICPA,

and government, call for auditors to be knowledgeable about fraud exposures and

symptoms of fraud in areas audited. This one-day course provides specific

approaches and steps to help auditors in recognizing and detecting fraud. It is a

"how to" course which presents suggestions for detection and for creating an

environment that promotes discovery of fraud.

8 hours of CPE for $50 (Members/Students)

$75 for Non-Members

Click Here for More Information and to Register!

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Other Opportunities for Professional Growth

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HOUSTON SEPTEMBER 22 –25 AT THE MICRO-TEK TRAINING FACILITY

COSO Based Internal Auditing Essential Skills for Internal Auditors

Financial Auditing for Internal Auditors Fundamentals of IT Auditing

Risk Based Auditing: A Value Add Proposition Auditor-in-charge Tools and Techniques

Beginning Auditor Tools and Techniques Communication Skills for Auditing

Analyzing and Improving Business Processes Assessing Risk: Ensuring Internal Audit Value

Enterprise Risk Management: An Introduction

Join peers from leading financial service companies at the 2015 Financial Services Exchange and experience a new kind of conference. For additional information and to register, click here. Register by July 3rd to save $100.

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2 0 1 5 / 2 0 1 6 C H A P T E R O F F I C E R S

President

Remi Nel

Rackspace

1st Vice President

Glenn Prochnow

USAA

2nd Vice President

Vacant

Secretary

Cecilia Velasquez

SAWS

Treasurer

Cristina Baumgardner

BKD, LLP

G O V E R N O R S *

Adam Arevalos

CST Brands

Tim Hieger

HEB

Lori Sullivan

Alamo Group

Kevin Barthold

City of San Antonio

Camille Marbury

CPS Energy

Karen Vazquez

Tesoro

Steve Boehme

USAA

Dawn Oppermann

City of San Antonio

Larry Wallis

VIA Metropolitan Transit

Melissa Cox

AT&T

Wendy Rybicki

Frost Bank

Dr. Sandra Welch

UTSA

Dr. Dennis Elam

Texas A&M University –

San Antonio

Heather Sarra

NuStar Energy

*Officers are also on the

Board of Governors

HERE TO SERVE YOU - CURRENT YEAR OFFICERS AND GOVERNORS

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PARTING SHOTS June Meeting

Jordan Reed, Protiviti - Executive Perspectives on Risk

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