Book description
Written to help auditors jump start their organization's near real-time
financial data monitoring and sharing capabilities, Harnessing the Power
of Continuous Auditing provides step-by-step instruction on how to
build, market, implement, and manage a successful continuous auditing program.
Taking concept to reality, author and internal audit expert Robert L.
Mainardi presents auditors, company executives, business unit managers,
practitioners, and consultants with a complete road map to continuous
auditing, from start to finish. Beginning with a thorough definition of
the subject, Mainardi debunks the various myths surrounding the
process?including the most common misperception that the internal audit
department must have the corresponding automated technology to support
it?and includes numerous documented proven techniques and instructions
for more effective SOX work.
A vital tool to enhance the auditor's skills and abilities, Harnessing
the Power of Continuous Auditing's exhaustive coverage includes:
- The definition of continuous auditing
- Where to begin
- Methodology development
- Preparing for continuous auditing
- Root cause analysis
- Action plans
- Problem-solving tools
- Lessons learned
- Selling continuous auditing
- Conditions and challenges
This all-in-one handbook of practical execution provides much-needed,
accessible guidance on everything business professionals need to know to
conduct and implement a successful continuous audit in their
organizations.
ROBERT L. MAINARDI
is President of Mainardi & Associates, a firm that creates,
develops, facilitates, and administers custom training programs in
auditing and risk; evaluates, creates, and implements formal audit
methodologies; and consults on critical projects. Prior to forming his
own firm, he was a vice president with the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company. He has written over thirty-five courses focused on continuing
education for professionals in the audit, operational risk and control,
and accounting fields. He is also a Distinguished Faculty Member for the
Institute of Internal Auditors and a featured speaker for the MIS
Training Institute.
