Key Internal Audit Trends & Best Practices: Sonia Luna Interviews Alan Phillips

Compliance Expert

In this engaging episode with Alan Phillips, Vice President of Internal Audit at The Cheesecake Factory, he and Sonia Luna CEO of Aviva Spectrum will discuss ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­some of the changes in the internal audit field and best practices for structuring this important department. Learn some of the changes that have occurred and gain insights into upcoming trends from a 40-year veteran in the financial services and hospitality fields. Prior to joining The Cheesecake Factory, Alan served as a Partner at Ernst and Young for 10 years where he started the firm’s internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing practice in the Southwest. There, he had the pleasure of serving numerous Global 1000 companies. Alan has worked in Internal Audit field for over 30 years. Alan holds a B.S. in Accounting from the San Diego State and is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner and is a speaker for the IIA on Risk Management and Sox.