Internal Audit Seminar - Louisville

If you are not a KBA member, please contact Jamie Hampton at jhampton@kybanks.com for the possibility of attending at a non-member rate.

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With constant changes occurring within the areas of legislative reform, regulatory expectations, accounting guidance, economic impact, technology applications and cybersecurity risks, there is now a constant demand on banks to improve their risk management and internal audit programs.

The need to focus on key risk assessment principles, complemented by a comprehensive focus on development of audit plans, is instrumental in building a successful internal audit program.

This seminar will focus on what’s particularly important in building your internal audit program, particularly one that matures and maps a risk-based focus to the most critical threats to your bank.

The seminar will have value-added sessions addressing risk and best practice action steps in these sessions:
• Building the relationship of key bank risks to audit procedures
• Recognizing the need to enhance your cybersecurity audit program and its relationship to recent trends and current regulations
• How has the credit performance of your bank, and the ALLL changed in the last 18 months?  Where should we focus our efforts in internal audits of loans and credit administration?
• What is a BSA/AML Model Validation? What is the frequency and what is required?
• Tenets of an effective compliance management system
• Staying current on evolving compliance hot topics
The seasoned and experienced senior professionals of Cherry Bekaert will provide you with a full day of key information to assist you in addressing what’s important in your internal audit program.

Event Brochure

When
4/1/2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time
Where
Kentucky Society of CPAs 1735 Alliant Avenue Louisville 40299
Registration
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About the Speaker(s)



Ms. Julianna Casey
Cherry Bekaert

Julianna Casey (Risk Advisory Manager), Juliana provides services and expertise to clients in various areas of regulatory compliance and internal audit. Here areas of focus include BSA/AML, lending and deposit compliance, operational internal audit and data analytics. Juliana oversees the BSA/AML Model Validation for the firm.




Mr. Chris D. Dittz
Cherry Bekaert

Chris Dittz (Risk Advisory Director), who has over 15 years of financial institutions experience and plays a vital, hands-on role with risk officers and internal auditors on building out programs to address risk assessments, monitoring procedures, internal audit coverage, reporting and audit committee communications. His practical approach has led to building many successful compliance monitoring programs in a cost-effective manner for community banks.




Ryan Hanley
Cherry Bekaert

As a Manager in Cherry Bekaert’s Risk Advisory practice, Ryan supports the loan review program and engages in various financial institution risk audits. He brings extensive experience in promoting effective credit, concentration and asset-liability risk management practices. Ryan joined Cherry Bekaert with 13 years of experience in the financial sector. He spent his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, serving as a Senior Examiner for regional and community banking organizations. In this capacity, he led complex examinations, assisting institutions in enhancing their risk management practices and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Over the years, Ryan has developed a robust expertise in strategic planning, loan review, capital planning, stress testing, and liquidity and interest rate risk management.




Mr. Jeremy Lankster
Cherry Bekaert

Jeremy Lankster (Risk Advisory Senior Manager), who has over 20 years of financial institution experience in assisting banks with the maturity of their BSA/AML, Internal Audit, compliance programs and trust operations. Building out risk assessments and monitoring programs continue to be a focus in meeting the expectations of the regulatory environment.




G. Scott Rexroat
Cherry Bekaert

Scott Rexroat (Risk Advisory Manager), who has more than 15 years of financial institution experience. His experience at a large publicly-traded bank in retail, operational, and information technology areas afforded in-depth expertise around item processing, proof in transit, branch, mobile and remote deposit capture, ATM / ITM and in-house debit card production. His certifications include: CompTIA A+ Certified, Microsoft Certified Processional (MCP), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA).


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 Substitutions are always welcome and encouraged. All cancellations and substitutions request must be submitted in writing prior to the event.

KBA Seminar Registrations can cancel 30 days prior to the event date and receive a full refund. Cancellations received between 29 days and 10 days prior to the event will be charged a $50 processing fee. There will be no refund for cancellations received less than 10 days prior to the event.

KBA Schools Applicants can withdraw from a KBA School 10 days prior to the 1st day of the school for a refund minus a $150 cancellation fee. There is no refund if an applicant withdraws after the deadline or if applicant fails to attend the school, with the exception of extenuating circumstances. Due to commitments and expenses we cannot reverse, such as: handouts, food, beverages, room rentals, speaker fees, etc.; even extenuating circumstances will require partial refunds because of these expenses.