Roger A. Strout, CIA, CFE, CICA

Director of Internal Audit and City Auditor

 Roger has been the Director of Internal Audit for the City of Tampa since 2006.  At the City he has helped implement audit recommendation tracking, reporting, and follow-up, resulting in improving implementation rates.  He also helped launch auditing best practices utilizing ACL data analytics software and Audit Leverage, a paperless audit management system.  At the City he was appointed as an advisory member of the City’s Information Technology Steering Committee and was named to the City’s Efficiency and Effectiveness task force to identify and evaluate opportunities to reduce costs and improve effectiveness of City operations.  He was also appointed by the Mayor to the Board of Directors of the City’s Fire and Police Pension Fund. 

At the City he participated in the selection process for the City’s External Auditor, and helped establish the Tampa Bay Government Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Roundtable to identify and share Internal Audit Best Practices.

Roger is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine, earning his Bachelor of Science in Accounting, graduating Magna Cum Laude.  Roger is also a veteran of the United States Navy destroyer fleet serving both off the United States East Coast and in Europe during the 1970’s.

Born and raised in Maine, he worked for various companies in Maine including a transit district, common carrier, oil, gas, and lumber distribution, and the state’s largest electric utility and nuclear power company.  Roger joined Great Northern Nekoosa (later acquired by Georgia-Pacific) in 1987 and was relocated to Atlanta in 1988 as an Internal Audit Supervisor.  He was subsequently promoted to Audit Manager at G-P responsible for all internal audits conducted in the Communications Papers, Forest Resources, Industrial Wood Products, Headquarters and Human Resources divisions.  While at G-P in order to strengthen his IT skills, in addition to his audit skills, Roger worked in the Information Technology division at G-P leading teams reengineering processes and implementing SAP in all 50 states.

Roger is a member of the Board of Governors for the Florida West Coast Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), past president of the Atlanta Chapter of the IIA, a member of the Tampa Bay Chapter of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Florida Audit Forum, a member of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association, and a member of the Institute of Management Accountants. 

Roger is a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Certified Internal Controls Auditor.