Martin Ruben
Martin Ruben, FCPA, FCGA spent 30 years as a director with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and 8 years as a director with the Office of the Auditor General of the Cayman Islands before starting his consulting career in 2017. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant who was conferred the Fellow designation in 2013 for service to his profession.
While working in the public sector, Martin acquired significant experience in several disciplines including project management, information technology development and implementation, results-based management, policy development, performance audit, financial audit, risk management, and public sector governance. In his role as Director of Performance Audit in the Cayman Islands, Martin led efforts by the Office to deliver professional development opportunities for the public sector through various courses and an annual development workshop. The annual workshop has now become an international accounting and finance conference. He has delivered courses throughout his career, including teaching courses in the Government of Canada, CPA Canada program and at post-secondary institutions.
Martin currently resides in the beautiful village of Victoria by the Sea in Prince Edward Island, Canada with his wife Leslie-Ann, who is also a professional accountant.
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This session is based on the seven principles of good governance as outlined in international guidance and look at a couple of audits that addressed governance at its core. Guidance sources for governance include the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
The session will cover the fundamentals of making good recommendations for a performance audit, and will then make the case for using root cause analysis as a way to ensure that the audit recommendations are the most appropriate for the circumstances.
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Margie P.
Bastolla
Orlando, FL
Michael
Binder
Washington, DC
Frank
Crawford, CPA
Oklahoma City, OK
Steve
Determan
Lakewood, CO
Mark Lee
Greenblatt
Washington, D.C.
Nick
Johnston
Auckland, NZ
Drummond
Kahn
Portland, OR
Esther
Lameko-Poutoa
Auckland, NZ
Sarah
Markley
Auckland, NZ
Kip R.
Memmott
Salem, OR
Martin
Ruben
Charlottetown, PEI
David
Rykken
Washington, DC
Beth
Schubert
Lakewood, CO
Jeanne
Yamamura, CPA, Ph.D.
Reno, NV