Heed my warning. To those in Audit Services, more layoffs and restructuring are coming.
Want to know why you were rewarded with gifts for getting audits done as quickly as possible last year? Want to know why you are conducting quick and easy testing under the guise of taking a "risk based approach"? Want to know why you were harassed (or dare I say threatened) to come in under hours and to falsify your time sheets if necessary? Want to know why they repeatedly told you that falsifying your time wouldn't come back to haunt you because no one is looking at utilization? Want to know why they moved several audits to an unheard of FOUR year cycle? It's not because they are trying to do the right thing. It's not because they are trying to protect our members. It's because leadership was told to make a case to lessen the amount of employees needed.
The newly announced operating model means there are still too many Audit Managers and staff. Trust me, they aren't done yet.