Collaborative Auditing: Engaging Internal Stakeholders for Better Outcomes

In today’s complex risk landscape, engaging internal stakeholders effectively is crucial for timely and impactful audit results. Misaligned communication, siloed data, and inconsistent follow-up can all contribute to delays and reduced accountability across departments. By leveraging technology to streamline workflows, automate reminders, and consolidate documentation, organisations can foster better stakeholder collaboration and more efficient risk management.  

Learning Objectives 

• Describe the challenges posed by a lack of stakeholder collaboration and its impact on audit outcomes.
• Discover how technology can transform stakeholder engagement, increasing accountability and transparency.
• Identify strategies for consolidating and automating the risk assessment and findings remediation processes.

Speakers

Stina Nilsson Kristiansson

CEO & General Secretary, IIA Sweden

Stina is the CEO and General Secretary of IIA Sweden. During more than 35 years as an internal auditor, external auditor and tax auditor, she has gained experience from public administration, internal control, management and leadership. Stina has been CAE within large Swedish Agencies as Police Authority and Customs. She has also worked in several international projects financed by the European Union and United Nations. Stina holds CIA, CGAP and CRMA certifications from IIA.

Stina has a broad competence and insight knowledge from IIA and has experience of building up and lead internal audit functions.

Thomas Lelu

Internal Audit and Internal Control (SOX) Manager, Constellium

Thomas Lelu is an accomplished Internal Audit and Internal Control (SOX) Manager at Constellium with over eight years of experience in auditing and risk management. Since 2019, he has led efforts to enhance Constellium’s internal audit and compliance functions, focusing on advancing audit technology integration and improving stakeholder engagement across key SOX and operational controls.

Previously, Thomas served as IT Internal Auditor at Constellium, where he established the IT audit department and spearheaded major initiatives, including SAP deployment oversight, IT governance improvements, and the implementation of IT general controls. His early experience includes managing audit missions in the banking sector with Mazars and conducting comprehensive IT audits at Bouygues, covering areas such as cybersecurity, business continuity, and treasury management.