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Internal audit chief flags elevated finance, HR and IT risk as district reorganizes
Summary
Chief Audit Executive Lauren Haverkos presented an agile, risk‑based audit plan and said the district's risk heat map shifted substantially toward higher risk in finance, human resources and information technology amid budget and staffing changes.
Lauren Haverkos, Cincinnati Public Schools’ chief audit executive, gave the board an overview of the internal audit department's risk‑based methodology and the fiscal 2027 audit plan.
Haverkos described an "audit universe" organized into eight primary components and 84 functional areas; she said the department used inputs that include senior‑leadership interviews, board and audit‑committee feedback, and an updated risk assessment to produce heat maps that elevate finance, HR and IT as the areas of highest current concern. "As I see this shift, it is representative of our current state," Haverkos said, urging an advisory and agile audit approach that adapts audits to the district's changing risks.
She highlighted two priorities: advisory projects tied to the emerging strategic plan and targeted agile audits to validate implementation of past recommendations. Haverkos said the department will prioritize audits that offer management timely independent feedback and that the team expects to coordinate closely with the treasurer's office as the district moves to implement strategic‑plan priorities.
