MindBridge recognizes four firms for innovation in audit

September 30, 2021 1:03 PM

MindBridge has launched four different awards for its community members that recognizes innovative audit solutions that utilize MindBridge’s technology. The inaugural winners are four global accounting firms: Cherry Bekaert, MNP LLP, Moore Kingston Smith, and Plante Moran.

“These awards reflect MindBridge’s mission to improve the global financial system by building the world’s leading risk discovery platform”, said Leyton Perris, CEO of MindBridge, in a statement. “These leading firms have shown us where the future of audit is heading.”

Cherry Bekaert wins the Impact Award

Cherry Bekaert was the recipient of the MindBridge Impact Award, which recognizes an organization whose efforts have had a clear impact on business outcomes. Their results have either improved the client experience, driven operational efficiency, improved cost savings and/or impacted revenue performance.

Accepting the award on behalf of Cherry Bekaert was Jonathan Kraftchick, innovation partner for the firm.

“MindBridge has literally changed the conversation of what it means to be an auditor and what it means to use AI within the audit,” said Kraftchick. “We are seeing a fantastic financial return on utilizing MindBridge and that is only giving us further credibility to use artificial intelligence in the audit even more.”

MNP LLP wins the Industry Leader Award

MNP LLP was the recipient of the MindBridge Industry Leader Award, which recognizes a customer who has implemented MindBridge data analytics at scale, embedded MindBridge into their audit methodology and led significant organizational change and/or filling of organizational gaps. MindBridge found that MNP LLP’s national deployment across over 90 offices has set a precedent for what dedicated organizational change management and vision, paired with a strong technology partnership can accomplish.

“The future of audits will be built using augmentation tools like MindBridge,” said Jeremy Beltgens, assurance innovation lead, in a statement. “It helps teams navigate a data-rich environment freeing our teams to focus their attention on the things that matter. We are excited to continue building on our relationship with MindBridge and feel we have chosen the right partner to stay on the leading edge of industry wide change.”

Moore Kingston Smith wins the Influencer Award

Moore Kingston Smith was the recipient of the MindBridge Influencer Award, which recognizes a customer who has gone above and beyond to advocate for MindBridge and the use of data-driven risk discovery in the industry. By sharing their experiences and best practices, they have helped others contribute to the improvement of the financial industry’s ability to create greater accountability and value for its clients.

Accepting the award on behalf of Moore Kingston Smith was Becky Shields, partner and head of the Digital Transformation team. “Innovation is one of our strategic priorities, but our profession is notoriously and necessarily cautious,'' she said in a statement. “We want to thank MindBridge for their willingness to partner with us on our data analytics journey, offering a variety of support to the team as we rolled out our strategy and for providing opportunities to share our experiences.”

Plante Moran wins the Innovator Award

Plante Moran office in Southfield, Michigan

Plante Moran was the recipient of the MindBridge Innovators Award, which celebrates teams, organizations, and trailblazers who contribute to their organization’s success through the inventive and creative use of their MindBridge solution, to deliver relevant and unprecedented end-to-end experiences.

“MindBridge has become a key part of the way we’re auditing as we move towards fulfilling our vision of fundamentally changing how audits are conducted in the future,” said Carole McNees, partner, professional standards. “We’re continually finding new and more meaningful ways to use MindBridge more effectively across our commercial, nonprofit and public sector clients.”