IT Auditing and Application Controls for Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises

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Get IT auditing up and running in your SME's financial auditing process Historically, IT auditing has not been given the attention it deserves within a financial audit. With an increase in governmental regulations and corporate boards realizing its importance, IT auditing has risen to a level where every company, private or public or nonprofit, regardless of size, needs to understand the risks and controls surrounding its financial applications. Mining the myriad purposes of IT, IT Auditing and Application Controls for Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises provides you with the practices and guidance needed to implement IT auditing in your SME. Drawing on their decades of experience in academia and in the trenches, the veteran author team walks you through various financial statement cycles to help you better understand cycle risks, controls, and illustrative application-level controls. IT Auditing and Application Controls for Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises provides executive-level insights into IT auditing and application-level controls for SMEs as well as concrete hands-on tips and techniques that you can implement today. Organized by level of complexity, IT Auditing and Application Controls for Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises features: * QuickBooks and Microsoft Dynamics examples * Cross references to material published by the ISACA and AICPA on the topic * A framework for evaluating risks, controls, and reporting deficiencies * Spreadsheet auditing tools * Insights on the importance of understanding IT risks * Cases of IT audit failures * Research confirming the risks associated with SMEs * Practical guidance to help you analyze and validate reports Whether you're an auditor just entering the business or looking to develop better quality and efficiency in your software controls, IT Auditing and Application Controls for Small and Mid-Sized Enterprises is your go-to guide to getting started in IT financial auditing.
Essential guidance for the financial auditor in need of a working knowledge of IT If you're a financial auditor needing working knowledge of IT and application controls, Automated Auditing Financial Applications for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses provides you with the guidance you need. Conceptual overviews of key IT auditing issues are included, as well as concrete hands-on tips and techniques. Inside, you'll find background and guidance with appropriate reference to material published by ISACA, AICPA, organized to show the increasing complexity of systems, starting with general principles and progressing through greater levels of functionality. * Provides straightforward IT guidance to financial auditors seeking to develop quality and efficacy of software controls * Offers small- and middle-market business auditors relevant IT coverage * Covers relevant applications, including MS Excel, Quickbooks, and report writers * Written for financial auditors practicing in the small to midsized business space The largest market segment in the United States in quantity and scope is the small and middle market business, which continues to be the source of economic growth and expansion. Uniquely focused on the IT needs of auditors serving the small to medium sized business, Automated Auditing Financial Applications for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses delivers the kind of IT coverage you need for your organization.

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