IT Auditing - Principles and Practices (2nd Edition)

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Category IT Auditing; financial auditor; IT audit function; Compliance training online

Deadline: November 19, 2014 | Date: November 20, 2014

Venue/Country: Web Based-Seminar, U.S.A

Updated: 2014-10-29 15:30:20 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

There exists apparent financial auditor (FA) and IT auditor responsibility overlaps. One reason this interrelationship exists is because, when planning audits, the FA and IT auditor evaluate manual as well as automated processing.

However, there is a distinguishing feature that is obvious. As most of the professional audit community is aware, an FA fundamentally focuses on financial transactions, whereas, the IT auditor places emphasis on system processing. In addition, the FA's assessment is mandated by assertions presented in financial statements. Though concerned about the same claims, the IT auditor has other reasons for performing an IT audit. Therefore, the rhetorical question is: What other reasons are there for conducting an audit? The answer: an IT auditor can direct attention towards management's assertions concerning a particular subject matter or related subject matter. Additionally, an IT auditor may focus attention to the direct subject matter. These declarations or direct subject matters do not necessarily involve financial statements.

Why should you Attend:

As computing power has advanced, entities have become increasingly dependent on technology to carry out their operational requirements and to collect, process, maintain, and report essential data. This reliance on electronically encoded data and on the policies that affect managerial decisions are a primary concern of audit professionals. Consequently, Information Technology (IT) auditors examine the adequacy of controls in information systems and related operations to assure effectiveness and efficiency in business processes. In addition, among other assurance services, IT auditors evaluate the reliability of computer-generated data supporting financial statements and analyze specific programs and their processing results.

In 2012, events were posted by various news outlets such as Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Yahoo.com concerning Knight Capital's financial debacle. These reputable news organizations presented solemn allegations regarding managerial due diligence during system development lifecycles. Specifically, the cost to an already troubled firm was estimated $440,000,000.00 USD. An amount no financial-based institution can classify as immaterial.

Undoubtedly, an individual or group authorized activation of this critical new application. Nonetheless, it appears adequate precautions, such as application processing testing, were not performed either prior to deployment, during implementation or after installation by the project team. Thus, the question regarding the circumstances that produced this extraordinary financial loss is: Did management assign an IT auditor to the software project team?

Areas Covered in the Session:

Implementing effective oversight of the IT audit function.

Principles and practices for performing IT audits.

Sound strategic and tactical IT risk considerations.

Three tiers of enterprise governance are examined in terms of their:

Content

Meaning

Implementation factors

Responsibilities

Who Will Benefit:

Audit Committee Members

Risk Management Managers

External Auditors

Internal Auditors

Chief Executive Officers

Chief Information Officers

Compliance Managers

Chief Information Security Officers

Speaker Profile:

Speaker Profile

Prof. Robert E. Davis, MBA, CISA, CICA (an invited Golden Key International Honour Society member) obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Business Law and a Master of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems from Temple and West Chester University; respectively. In addition, during his twenty years of involvement in education, Robert acquired Postgraduate and Professional Technical licenses in Computer Science and Computer Systems Technology. Robert also obtained the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certificate ? after passing the 1988 Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s rigorous three hundred and fifty multiple-choice questions examination; and was conferred the Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) certificate by the Institute for Internal Controls. Currently, Robert is a Doctor of Business Administration student specializing in Information Systems Management at Walden University.

Since starting his career as an information systems (IS) auditor, Robert has provided data security consulting and IS auditing services to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, United States Enrichment Corporation, Raytheon Company, United States Interstate Commerce Commission, Dow Jones & Company and Fidelity/First Fidelity (Wells Fargo) corporations as well as other organizations; in staff through management positions.

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