Auditors Save the World! Vickie Murphy

In this episode of Auditors Save the World, podcast host Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA interviews superhero, Vickie Murphy.

When chaos looms, confusion reigns and the audit trail runs cold… When someone says, We ain’t got time for that… There’s only one woman for the job. Vickie!

It’s not just her experience or credentials. This iron-willed audit commander earned certifications that could wallpaper a Pentagon war room.

Raised on discipline, driven by duty, and trained in the elite art of ‘reading the manual,’ Vickie doesn’t flinch when new audit challenges arise. She studies, she masters, and then she leads.

With 31 auditors under her wing and a strategic mind sharper than a brand-new No. 2 pencil, Vickie is every bit the executive her title suggests. But even with a command post, she still finds joy in rolling up her sleeves and getting hands-on with a detailed audit.

Today we salute the brilliance, backbone, and book-smarts of a leader who proves the rules aren’t obstacles… they’re power tools.

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About Vickie Murphy

Vickie Murphy, CPA CIA CFE CGAP CICA CCSA CRMA is currently the Chief Auditor at the Arizona Department of Transportation. Her office is responsible for performing performance audits, financial audits, compliance audits and tax audits. She has devoted her career to public service and helping to improve internal controls and accountability. Vickie has also been a facilitator for the Institute of Internal Auditors for over ten years.

After graduating from the University of Montana, Vickie started her audit career working for the Montana Legislative Auditor’s Office performing financial compliance audits. She wanted to have an opportunity to provide more detailed help to an organization, so she became an Internal Auditor for the Montana Department of Corrections. As part of that role, she led specialized employees on contract facility compliance reviews. Eventually she moved to the Montana Department of Transportation and held several roles before moving into the Chief Auditor position. After 10 years, she retired from there and moved south to Arizona.

Vickie has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting and an emphasis in Finance. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Government Auditing Professional, Certified Internal Control Auditor, Certified in Risk Management and Assurance, and Certified in Control Self Assessments.

Vickie served as the Training Officer for the Big Sky Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners having held various positions within the chapter for 16 years. She served on the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Scholarship committee for five years. She was actively involved in national committees related to the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Internal/External Audit Committee and is currently the Secretary of the committee.

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