After the Audit: Building a Better Process for Your Nonprofit Next Year

Turn this year’s lessons into next year’s success plan.

Now that the dust (and paperwork) has settled, it’s time to look back at what worked… and what didn’t. In this session, we’ll unpack the biggest nonprofit audit headaches of the year and share practical fixes to make next time less painful.

Whether you struggled with restricted funds, documentation gaps or just plain burnout, you’ll walk away with steps to tighten controls, strengthen your systems and avoid déjà vu next audit season.

Who Should Attend

Nonprofit executives, finance leaders or board members

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize common nonprofit audit challenges, including restricted fund tracking and grant compliance.
• Understand how technology and AI are changing nonprofit financial reporting and audit processes.
• Implement best practices to strengthen audit readiness and collaboration with auditors.
• Create a post-audit action plan to improve controls and year-end close efficiency.
• Explain the importance of financial statement audits in building donor confidence and maintaining grant eligibility.

Speaker

• Stacie Cornwell, Partner - Industry Leader, Nonprofit, Armanino Advisory LLC
• Jeff Owens, Partner, Armanino Advisory LLC