What professional path would you recommend for someone looking to leave internal audit?

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Difficult one. Find something you love?

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Natural paths are the areas that you audited- finance, operations, etc. Also SLOD activities are an option.

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I would say it depends on what you used to audit in your company. If you were in a manufacturing company you could consider positions in FP&A, Supply chain finance or controlling. Honestly it’s a difficult one but you should also consider what you love to do and the work life balance the role will offer

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