Webinar: Auditing Organisational Strategy

Program Overview: Auditing Organisational Strategy

Internal audit has a unique opportunity to provide insight into one of the most critical drivers of organisational success - strategy. This session explores how internal audit functions can evaluate, influence, and strengthen organisational strategy in a practical and defensible way, while maintaining independence and credibility.

Program Outline

• The growing importance of strategy - and why internal audit should care
• Real-world examples of strategy failures and lessons learned
• Why internal audit often avoids strategy - and how to overcome common barriers
• Practical approaches to integrating strategy into existing audit work (“stealth auditing”)
• A risk-based framework for evaluating organizational strategy
• Scenario planning as a tool to assess strategic resilience
• Developing metrics-driven strategies to enable objective evaluation
• The advisory advantage: how internal audit can influence strategy while maintaining independence
• Real-world examples of internal audit driving measurable business impact

Course Information:

IIA-Australia Member: $0.00 AUD
IIA-Australia Non-Member: $65.00 AUD
CPE: 1 Point
Delivery format: Zoom Online

Presenter: Eric Wilson, CIA

Eric Wilson, CIA is Director of Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive at Gulfport Energy Corporation, with more than 20 years of experience leading internal audit, risk management, and strategic advisory initiatives. He specializes in helping organizations translate strategy into execution through innovative audit approaches, risk‑aligned decision‑making, and strong stakeholder engagement.

Eric is an elected member of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Global Guidance Council and a recognized thought leader in auditing organizational strategy. In 2026, he received the John B. Thurston Award for his article, “Playing the Long Game,” published in the August 2025 edition of Internal Auditor magazine, which explores practical approaches for auditing organizational strategy and strengthening long‑term business performance