Auditology™

Revamp your auditing journey

Transform your audit with tailored strategies and insights with our continuous improvement approach

What is Auditology™?

To move beyond the quick fix, we must improve the audit process...

You know how audits go off the rails—teams scramble, reviews get backed up, and deadlines become fire drills?
Auditology™ is the fix.

It’s a straightforward, no-BS system for managing audits with discipline, urgency, and control—without relying on theory or hoping things magically come together.

When we combine “audit” with the suffix “ology,” meaning any science or branch of knowledge, we have our word Auditology, which refers to the art and science of improving audits.

Over the past nine years, we have worked with over 1,000 audit engagement teams, clients, and internal departments for 2 Big Four Accounting Firms. Collectively, we have learned a great deal about audits: why they work and fail, and how to improve their quality, economics, client satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.

Our Approach

We believe in a collaborative approach to consulting with audit leaders. We work closely with our clients to understand their needs and develop solutions together. Our goal is to build long-lasting relationships.

Speaking

Auditology™ brings bold, practitioner-focused keynotes and workshops to audit leaders ready to cut waste, reduce rework, and build high-performing teams. With decades of real-world experience at the world’s top firms, we deliver practical tools and strategies that transform the way audits get done.

Consulting

Auditology™ partners with audit leaders and executives to diagnose inefficiencies, drive meaningful change, and build lasting operational improvements. From process optimization and change management to financial advisory services for CFOs and Chief Audit Executives, we tailor every engagement to your firm’s specific needs and goals.

About Auditology™

Our Mission

At Auditology™, our mission is to help auditors and financial leaders thrive. We provide business consulting services and financial advisory services that are practical, actionable, and designed to deliver measurable results. Every service we offer is aligned with our proprietary Auditology™ framework and grounded in decades of industry experience.

Who We Serve

  • Audit partners, directors, and managers at public accounting firms (Big 4 to regional).
  • CFOs, Chief Audit Executives, Controllers, and corporate finance leaders.
  • Internal audit teams, risk management professionals, and governance leaders.

Our Books

Managing the Hell Out of Your Audit

Take control of your audit: Get stuff done earlier and stay on plan

Unlock audit excellence with Auditology™ is the definitive field guide for auditors, audit partners, and financial leaders who demand more from their profession. The authors, William Englehaupt and Brian Bilsback are former audit quality leaders at PwC and KPMG, with over 30 years of experience leading process improvement teams.

Are your internal or external audit projects bogged down by complexity, inefficiency, and rework?

Facing new regulatory challenges with ISQM and SQMS that seem to raise the bar every year? Auditology™ cuts through the clutter, offering a clear, practical roadmap for embedding continuous improvement into every stage of the audit process—no matter your firm’s size or resources.

Are your audit projects bogged down by complexity, inefficiency, and rework? Facing new regulatory challenges with ISQM and SQMS that seem to raise the bar every year? Auditology™ cuts through the clutter, offering a clear, practical roadmap for embedding continuous improvement into every stage of the audit process—no matter your firm’s size or resources.

Managing the Hell Out of Your Audit