Internal audit - Data privacy (i.e. GDPR)

The Internal audit curriculum has been designed to assist internal auditors in their day-to-day work.

This curriculum consists of several courses, dedicated to core topics, subject to the review of internal auditors. The courses will cover organisational, technical and regulatory aspects. The aim of each course is to give a basic refresh of the regulatory requirements, to help in the identification of the risks faced by your company and guide you in the elaboration of an adequate working programme. Experienced internal auditors and subject matter experts will guide you throughout this curriculum, sharing best practices and practical tips with you.

Prerequisite for each participant: basic knowledge and understanding of the topics, as well as of the applicable regulations.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• review major impacts of GDPR and their implications on internal audit responsibilities;
• identify the changes and amendments to be made on their current plans and procedures;
• have a basic refresh of the regulatory requirements;
• benchmark their processes and controls with best practices;
• determine their next steps to embed GDPR in their area of responsibilities;
• be confident in conducting the internal audit review.

• GDPR scope and context
• Main GDPR obligations for entities that process data
• GDPR governance and risk-based approach
• Key processes and controls review
• Assessment of GDPR in the Luxembourgish context
• Experience sharing and benchmarking

Alexandre Lambin is a partner within PwC Luxembourg’s Risk Assurance with a particular focus on internal audit services and corporate governance.

With over 20 years of experience in the audit practice (internal and external), he holds qualifications as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA), Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) and expert-comptable in the Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Alexandre is accredited by the Institute of Internal Auditors to lead internal audit functions quality assessments.

Within PwC Luxembourg, Alexandre is co-leading the corporate governance working group with the objective of facilitating and optimising governance related services.
Currently, Alexandre leads a wide variety of internal audit assignments and is responsible for the internal audit of a number of clients who have outsourced their internal audit function to PwC. He is also closely collaborating with the internal audit departments of several companies across various sectors on a diversified panel of assignments.

Alexandre has conducted several external quality assessments of the internal audit function of companies within the financial, non-financial and public sectors.