What you will learn
This week on The Audit Podcast, our guest is David Bowman, Global Chief Auditor at Unum Group.
David shares his innovative approach to using data analytics across his audit team. He talks through how his team—roughly 60 auditors across three countries and five audit groups—implements analytics in a way that delivers measurable results to stakeholders, even for smaller teams with limited resources.
We also dive into David’s role in supporting these initiatives, the importance of audit culture, and his key lessons from 30 years of audit and audit leadership.
Timecodes:
4:28 – Sourcing and building analytics capabilities
11:45 – When and how to engage a data analytics specialist
20:27 – Collaboration between the data analytics team and the Audit team
22:26 – Stakeholder feedback and insights
25:30 – Developing the next generation of leaders
33:18 – What it means to lead on a global scale
41:02 – The dos and don’ts of shaping company culture
46:29 - Final Thoughts
Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 1.0
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Curriculum
Your instructor
I’m the founder of Greenskies Analytics and a former member of EY’s IT Risk Assurance and Financial Services practices, where I helped design and scale data analytics procedures across industries. At Greenskies, I lead audit analytics and AI strategies that actually get adopted—standing up practical use cases, embedding controls, and moving internal audit teams up the maturity curve.
In this course with David Bowman, I’m bringing the lessons from hundreds of implementations to show how analytics can fuel a strong, curious audit culture—not just dashboards. I host The Audit Podcast and run quarterly audit analytics roundtables, and I’ll weave those real-world stories into actionable steps you can use right away. Learn more at greenskiesanalytics.com.