Welcome to the IIA Seattle Chapter!

Welcome to the IIA Seattle Chapter

The mission of The Institute of Internal Auditors is to provide dynamic leadership for the global profession of internal auditing. Activities in support of this mission will include, but will not be limited to:

• Advocating and promoting the value internal audit professionals add to their organizations.
• Providing comprehensive professional educational and development opportunities, standards and other professional practice guidance, and certification programs.
• Researching, disseminating, and promoting knowledge concerning internal auditing and its appropriate role in control, risk management, and governance to practitioners and stakeholders.
• Educating practitioners and other relevant audiences on best practices in internal auditing.
• Bringing together internal auditors from all countries to share information and experiences.

For any questions or comments about this site, please contact us at chapter34@theiia.org.

Chapter Officers

2023

October 2023 Newsletter | May 2023 Newsletter | April 2023 Newsletter

March 2023 Newsletter | February 2023 Newsletter | January 2023 Newsletter

2022

December 2022 Newsletter | November 2022 Newsletter

Dear IIA Seattle Chapter Members,

Happy Holidays!! I hope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season. In November we had a successful luncheon on the topic of Internal Audit's role in AI Risk Management, thank you to everyone who attended the event. On December 5^th we partnered with AuditBoard to deliver a training on culture and ethics, we appreciate the opportunities to deliver these training to our members. In the new calendar year, we have a lot of fun events planned, luncheons, the 2024 GAAM conference and our annual fraud conference. We appreciate our members and volunteers for everything you do support our internal audit community in the Seattle area, without your support and commitment to the profession we would not have achieved the success our Chapter has experienced. I learned this week that our Seattle Chapter will be celebrating it's 75 year in 2024 and am very excited for share in the celebration with our members, volunteer, chapter officers and board members. More to come in how we will be recognized by National in the coming months.

Please register for our January event, we're excited to be hosting the Holiday Social with Michelle Wagner, and look forward to seeing you there.

We have several volunteer positions we are looking to fill, if you are passionate about academic relations, programming, member engagement, communications or want to volunteer your financial skills to support our treasurer we'd love to hear from you at Chapter34@iiachapters.org.

I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season, have a wonderful month!!!

The Institute of Internal Auditors Seattle Chapter is pleased to offer up to five scholarships to students attending an accredited college or university in the state Washington for the 2023-2024 school year.

The application deadline is Friday March 31, 2023.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be an undergraduate entering their junior year or higher in fall 2022, fifth year, masters, or PhD candidate. Community college transfers are also encouraged to apply. Students must attend a college or university that is accredited in Washington State are eligible for scholarships.
• GPA minimum of 3.0 (or equivalent)
• Be actively pursuing a career in Internal Audit 
• Have an active IIA Membership (IIA Membership is free for students)

 Scholarship Guidelines:

Amount and Duration of Scholarships:

• Scholarship award is $2,500 to be applied towards tuition or other expenses from the college or university.
  • Scholarship monies are paid directly to the accredited college or university listed on application and cannot be paid directly to the student.
• Scholarships are non-renewable.
• Scholarships are awarded only to individuals attending an accredited college or university in Washington State.
• Responsibility for ensuring that the monies can be used for the semester/quarter/year granted lies solely with the student. 

What you will need to apply:

• Complete application via Microsoft Forms: https://forms.office.com/r/ruPSKUS6aW
• Be prepared to email the following documents to IIAPugetSoundScholarship@gmail.com to supplement your application.
  • Unofficial transcripts from the college or university you currently attend and any that you attended previously.
  • Current resume that includes any internships (paid or unpaid), jobs, awards, volunteer positions or leadership roles on campus or in the community.
• Have your reference submit their letter of recommendation separately (the letter of reference should come directly from the source, not submitted by you) to IIAPugetSoundScholarship@gmail.com. We encourage your letter to be from a professor, mentor, supervisor or similar relationship who can speak to your character as a student, your interest in internal audit, etc. Please refrain from using any family members or friends as references.

Please direct any additional questions to IIAPugetSoundScholarship@gmail.com 

The Chapter Achievement Program (CAP) is an achievement/recognition program for chapters that uses points to recognize chapter activities that align with the North American Strategic Plan. The Seattle IIA Chapter currently maintains Ruby Status, or 20 years of Gold achievement.