Kelsey Thompson is an Assistant City Auditor with the Office of the City Auditor in Austin, Texas.
In this episode we discuss:
What Kelsey enjoys about performance audit in local government
The role of the Office of the City Auditor
Why performance auditors need a data ‘mindset’
Topical reports on issues such as climate change, homelessness and policing
We also talk about Audit ATX - the Office's podcast that Kelsey hosts - and its many benefits, including:
how auditees are listening to it as a ‘starting point’ to understand the PA process
its use as a recruitment tool to inform potential new hires
how it maximises the reach and impact of their audits for community members
how podcast feedback can inform future audit topic selection and focus
Audit ATX is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
In the episode, you will hear Kelsey saying that she is a supervising senior auditor - she was at the time of recording, and was promoted to Assistant City Auditor in the short window between recording this episode and publishing it. Congrats Kelsey.
Links:
Kelsey Thompson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelslau/
Office of the City Auditor at the City of Austin - https://www.austintexas.gov/department/auditor
Audit Reports - https://www.austintexas.gov/page/audit-reports
Audit ATX - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/audit-atx/id1541056396
About this podcast
The podcast for performance auditors.
Hosted by Conor McGarrity and Yusuf Moolla.
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