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Creating an International Audit Team at Enel
Enel is Italy’s largest power company, producing and selling electricity and gas across Europe, and North and Latin America. In this profile, Francesca Di Carlo, the director of audit for Enel, discusses the team’s greatest challenge over the past 18 months: how to create an international department. This is an important initiative because the business owns operations in numerous countries.
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AuditNet Survey on the Role of Internal Audit in ERM
Internal auditors are increasingly being asked to support the enterprise risk management (ERM) process in their organizations. This survey is being conducted in conjunction with a Webinar that was sponsored by Fulcrumway (http://www.fulcrumway.com) on ERM and the internal auditors role to help identify some of the issues and direction that internal audit is taking with regard to this topic. The survey will remain open after the Webinar and we will provide a link for those auditors who did not attend. Please take the ERM & Internal Audit Survey now!
AuditNet Continues Survey on Fraud Detection/Investigation and Controls Monitoring Software Usage by Auditors
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According to David Coderre in the foreword to the Buyer's Guide to Audit, Anti-Fraud, and Assurance Software by Dean Brooks, Mort Goldman and Richard Lanza, "... As part of continuous improvement, auditors should be periodically reviewing the demands of their job and the tools and techniques that can help them." The new survey looks at some of the tools that auditors and the companies they work at are using to detect and investigate fraud and continuous auditing or controls monitoring. AuditNet is hosting a Webinar on March 16, 2010 led by Rich Lanza on how to choose the right fraud auditing software and how to get the greatest return on your investment optimizing the software’s fraud loss reduction capabilities. The preliminary survey results will be released in the Webinar.
Help us by taking the survey now!
Internal Auditor's Role in Detecting and Preventing Fraud Survey Closed
We have the results of the Internal Auditor's Role in Detecting and Preventing Fraud and will publish the conclusions next month. The summary is now available to all AuditNet visitors. Click here for the summary!
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Auditors Role in Fraud Detection Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Audit
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AuditNet begins adding new content to the Basic Subscription Level
Effective September 1, 2009 AuditNet begins adding new content to the basic subscription level. This increases the value of the basic level as content for this section has not changed since 2006. We added CICS Essentials Auditing CICS A Beginner's Guide and a Signature Authority Matrix Template. Watch for new additions each month!
AuditNet has established new networking opportunities for auditors through social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Google Groups, Ning and more. LinkedIn's Professional Audit Information Network has over 2,700 members. What a great tool which includes group discussions, news and the opportunity to network with other professionals around the world!
AuditNet is currently building fraud analytics into audit work programs to provide auditors with a new tool for compliance with the standards. We will also be working on a monograph on Building Fraud Detection into the Audit Process.
New audit programs are also now available. Subscribers may access these documents now.
AuditNet articles will now include the ability to provide feedback and comments. We are looking at a way to rate audit programs as well. Stay tuned!
AudiTalk, AuditNet's redesigned free discussion forum site went active February 1 with many new categories. Visit the new forum, register and begin sharing with your peers. The forum is moderated so no spammers are allowed.
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Congratulations to Jodell Rogers who correctly identified the picture from last month as being taken in Helsinki, Finland in front of the Jean Sibelius monument.
AuditNet is working on several fronts to enhance the audit programs and incorporate audit content into other software applications. One of these applications will offer Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to requirement management. AuditNet has always supported new solutions and has encouraged start ups and other software vendors to enhance their products for both the mainstream as well as the small internal audit functions. We will continue to seek out opportunities that offer the global audit community new ways of doing business.
Communication Tips Don’t sell yourself shortby Robbie Miller Kaplan
author of How to Say it When You Don't Know What to Say: The Right Words For Difficult Times Illness and Death and How to Say it in Your Job Search
Since your résumé will get a quick scan, you might wonder, “Must I limit my résumé to one page?” When it comes to page length, the question really is, “Do you have credentials and accomplishments that can fit on one page?” And if not, you’ll need a two-page résumé.
For the rest of the story click here!
What Not to Do in Times of Loss
A young woman who was eight months pregnant gave birth to a stillborn baby. Overcome with grief, she called her supervisor and requested he notify her colleagues by e-mail so she wouldn’t have to individually tell her devastating news. It seemed a simple request, but when she returned to work, she learned her supervisor did not notify her colleagues and they were each stunned when she painfully shared the news. Not knowing what to say or do, they avoided her and she felt shunned and alone in her grief. After a few months, she quit her job and left the organization.
For tips on what not to do click here!
Follow Robbie Kaplan @How2SayIt.
Visit the Comforting Words blog for helping friends and colleagues get through tough times! Writing for AuditNet? AuditNet Editorial Guidelines Based on the number of articles being contributed to AuditNet we have developed editorial guidelines for future submissions. If you are planning to write an article please review the guidelines before submission. We appreciate receiving material from the global audit community in the interest of sharing knowledge. We are also in the process of guidelines for book reviews and other material submitted for inclusion on AuditNet. Get Audit Related Books Free! Interested in developing your writing skills with having access to the latest audit and business related books? AuditNet is looking for auditors that would like to review books for the benefit of the audit community. This is an excellent way to build your professional publication library and provide a valuable service for AuditNet users. A list of available books will be provided on request. For the guidelines click here.
New Benefits of Registration AuditNet continues to forge new relationships with professional associations and audit and accounting sites to provide auditors with access to audit work programs.
Group Access to AuditNet Audit Programs.
Join the other groups such as CCH TeamMate, Protiviti KnowledgeLeader and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors that have access to all of the AuditNet audit programs.
If you want your group or professional association (IIA, ISACA, ACFE, ACUA, ACUIA etc) to have transparent access to AuditNet audit programs and other content as a benefit of membership contact your professional association official or group leader and ask them to pursue this with AuditNet. Fraud News Feed Go to the AuditNet Fraud Resource Center and check out the fraud news feed to keep up to date with media reported fraud happenings.
The best way to find all the resources on the site is by going to the AuditNet Library or use the site search.
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Isabel Mercedes Cumming, J.D., CFE, chief of Prince George’s County’s
Economic Crimes Unit, isn’t daunted by U.S. foreclosure statistics as
she fights mortgage fraud in her corner of the world.
The real estate company said it existed for one major reason: to help desperate homeowners in Prince George’s County, Md., who were facing foreclosure on their properties. The company convinced many to deed the titles to their homes to the company for one year so the homeowners could clean up their credit and shop for lower monthly mortgages. But, of course, instead of honoring their promises, the company stole the titles to the victims’ homes, obtained inflated appraisals, and used those appraisals to sell the houses to unsuspecting straw buyers. The scammers ran off with the proceeds and didn’t pay the mortgages as promised. The victims lost more than $1 million and their homes to foreclosure. |
For the rest of the article from the latest ACFE Fraud Magazine click here.
This article is from Fraud Magazine, the professional magazine
of the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners
ACFE FraudInfo Newsletter click here!
Coming Attractions!
A site redesign is in the planning stage. We are looking at migrating to the Microsoft.net platform which will facilitate maintenance and site look and feel while increasing security. We are also adding new programs to both the basic and premium content. The partnership with ACL will reap data analytic enabled audit programs. We will also be incorporating new content from other software vendors that will help users with data analytics and fraud.
AuditNet is working with professional associations to provide access to the audit program inventory. Stay tuned!
The AuditNet Monograph Series provides useful guides for all levels of auditors from juniors right up to audit directors. We are currently working on new guides for Sarbanes-Oxley, internal controls and Internet for auditors, Key Performance Indicators for Internal Audit, Business and Transaction Cycles and Digital Audit Knowledge Resource Guide. These guides will be available to registered subscribers. If you are interested in developing a monograph on a contract basis, contact us.
AuditNet® continues adding new specialized resources for auditors. Watch the newsletter and keep checking the Library page for updates and new resources.
Recovery Auditing: Reducing Profit Leaks
Read a review of Rich's latest book!
AuditNet® Software Compliance Audit Corner
Has the audit switch been turned off by your IT department?
In many sites the software audit function is, or has been turned off (and
sometimes on again, then back off again, even at the "big iron" end of town
for Tivoli, Tangram, UniCentre, Centennial, SMS etc) due to the enormous
amount of data gathered, lack of skilled resources (staff) to write the MOF
files or poorly defined selection criteria in scripts or higher priority
issues (fire fighting) such as network degradation etc.
We can tell some real horror stories about "what hasn't been happening" but our client base don't like us "airing their dirty washing in public".
For the rest of the story click here!
Financial Safeguards in Construction Contracts
By Gursharan Singh
Clients normally provide for clauses in the contractual
documentation pertaining to construction of works [buildings &
infrastructure including maintenance] for financial safeguards to ensure
themselves against possible losses that may arise from claims due to poor
performance of contractors and claims that may arise from accidents
resulting in injuries and damages caused to works/workmen and any third
parties at the work sites or during construction.
This article is based on laws and procedures as applicable in Malaysia. However the aspects are substantially applicable to most developing and developed countries. Readers are advised to refer to their own country’s laws and procedures relevant to the financial safeguards in construction contracts before adopting them. Thus they should use the contents of this article as a guide only.
For the rest of the story click here!
Global Audit Advisory for BioPharm
Industry News (Premium Subscribers)
Our Life Sciences industry cluster is now looking for industry leaders to
help us roll out the Global Audit Advisory (GAA) and the Industry Change
Control Board. If you have interest in becoming an “industry leader” please
contact Phil Wilson at
phil@rulesphere.com. Phil would also like to hear from you if you are
interested in the Cross-Industry cluster, the Insurance cluster, the Retail
Cluster, or the Public Sector Cluster. If you are not a part of any of
these, but would like to see your industry served with our unique GRC
requirements capabilities… please contact us. We’d be very interested in
helping you help us!
Beta Testing of GRC Convergence and Oversight Courseware Content (Premium Subscribers)
We are in the process of rolling out a complete curricula for GRC
Convergence and Oversight. Much of our educational content relates to audit
best practices. If you are a Premium subscriber and would like to sign up
for one of our beta seminars over the web at no charge, please contact Phil
Wilson at phil@rulesphere.com.
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Dialogue in Corporate Governance
By Dan Swanson
The dialogue in corporate governance initiative aims
to facilitate better understanding of pressure and opportunities
that arise in increasingly international capital markets.
It encourages dialogue around business, investment accountancy and
policy issues relating to corporate governance through publications,
roundtables and face-to-face meetings.
Dialogue in corporate governance is convened by the ICAEW and its
purpose is to:
challenge commonly held assumptions
identify fundamental questions
set challenges for future research
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Technology versus Fraud: Getting Maximum Bang for Your Audit Software Buck
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Learn from one of the world’s top experts how to choose the right fraud auditing software and how to get the greatest return on your investment in detecting and preventing fraud in the internal audit function.
The 4th in our popular series of "Auditing for Fraud" Webinars will provide you with the latest analysis of the main types of internal and external fraud threatening organizations now and in the future and give you the “nitty gritty” on how to choose and use the best audit software programs for detecting and preventing these costly financial crimes in your organization.
Webinar. March 16, 2010, 2:00PM-3:15PM CPE: 1.5 hours
FREE WITH YOUR PAID REGISTRATION! 3-month AuditNet Premium Subscription and ... Special Presenter: Rich Lanza (CPA, CFE), president of Audit Software Professionals, has more than 15 years of experience in the audit and assurance technology field and has become one of its leading authorities.
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According to a study by the Institute of Internal Auditors late last year, staffing of internal audit departments was hit hard by the recession. This year looks like it will be better for internal auditors. There is always a lag in jobs as the economy rebounds however some auditors may have to wait longer to find positions. In light of this AuditNet® is offering a free subscription for those auditors affected by the economic crisis. All that we ask is that those taking advantage of this offer give something back by sharing their knowledge. AuditNet® will also pay auditors for original content such as audit work programs, checklists, control matrices, data analytic scripts etc. If you are an auditor who has been outsourced, been laid off then contact us to take advantage of this offer. Send your email to info@auditnet.org.
Audit Analytics and Continuous Monitoring
Technology best practices with pre-scripted analytics
By Karen Kronauge, CIA, MBA
Audit and finance professionals
consistently report in industry surveys that they
understand the benefits of audit analytics. The vast
majority of these audit pros realize that employing
analytic-enabled audits is a matter of best practice.
But despite this widespread awareness, many
organizations struggle to implement sophisticated data
analysis and continuous auditing and monitoring
programs. For the rest of the story click here!
New AuditNet® Partnership Gives ACL Customers Access to AuditNet® Premium Content
Network Tools & Resources Help Audit Teams Deliver Greater Business Assurance Vienna, Virginia - December 1, 2009 - AuditNet® LLC, an online audit resource and communications network today announced that it has entered into a partnership with ACL Services Ltd., the leading global provider of business assurance technology for audit and compliance professionals, As part of the AuditNet ongoing commitment to providing exceptional value, this agreement will provide ACL premium support customers access to AuditNet® premium content. ACL is developing a set of data analytic enabled audit programs that will be made available to AuditNet subscribers. Working with leaders like ACL AuditNet® enables greater business insight by extending the integration of analytics into audit processes.
Read the complete press release!
Navigating GRC and Audit
S&P Enterprise Risk Management Reviews
Standard and Poor's
Interested in Writing for AuditNet? Looking for a Columnist for GRC If you have an interest in governance, risk and compliance and would like to share your experience with the AuditNet community let us know. We are looking for a features columnist for this section. Internal Auditing and Fraud: The Auditor’s Role
AuditNet Survey Examines the Role of the Auditor in Fraud Prevention and DetectionBy Jim Kaplan CIA CFE
Auditors today are at a crossroads regarding how to incorporate fraud detection into their audit plans. Leonard W. Vona
"How could this have happened?" is the usual response when fraud is discovered.
"Where were the auditors?" is often the next question. These two responses raise
the question of whose responsibility it is to prevent and detect fraud.
For the survey conclusions and details click here! More Webcasts and Webinars for Auditors
Webinar - Free CPE (Compliments of the Corporate Executive Board)
Tax A Rising Storm: State Audit and Regulatory Developments
24 March 2010 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Mr. Thomas Steele, Partner with Morrison & Foerster LLP, will lead a discussion about how best to work through the increasingly challenging state tax environment. He will discuss recent legal developments and audit management strategies that all Tax teams should be aware of as they prepare to work with increasingly aggressive state revenue authorities. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the call. After this teleconference you will be updated on current state tax changes in states with active legislative developments and able to prepare strategies to work with state revenue authorities. Prerequisites: None
Webinars You Missed:
1. Fraud in Tough Times: How to Audit for Costliest Schemes Threatening Your Organization Now
2. Auditing for and Preventing Fraud in Accounts Payable Wednesday, December 2, 2009
3. Internal Auditing and Fraud: How to Meet the New Fraud Detection Standards January 20, 2010
Missed the above events? You can now purchase the recorded events and slides. Risk Management and the Financial Crisis – What Audit Has Learned and How Technology Can Help (Webinar Replay)
Fraud Detection and Prevention: Protecting Your Assets, Your Integrity and Your Future (Webinar Replay) AuditNet ExclusiveCICS Essentials Auditing CICS – A Beginner’s Guide
A thorough Audit Guide for CICS is
something that is long overdue. This document provides a
wealth of information about CICS, its operations, and
its various Various documents on AuditNet and other sources have taken a stab at parts or all of CICS, but are likely not up to date or sufficiently complete. CICS largely remains an environment that holds its mysteries against auditors and security officers alike. The results of poor understanding can lead to dangerous levels of unidentified risk to the applications and sensitive information of entities that use the power of CICS for critical business applications.
This guide is available to AuditNet Premium and Basic subscribers.
What's New at AuditNet®
March 1, 2010 (Oakton, Virginia) If you are an auditor affected by the global economic crisis, AuditNet offers some relief. We launched a new program that provides auditors with free access to AuditNet content during their job search. See the details in the newsletter article.
March 1, 2010 (Oakton, Virginia) AuditNet completed the survey for the role of internal audit in fraud detection. The survey summary and results are here!
AuditNet Finalizing the AuditNet Guide to Internal Audit Charters
AuditNet has a draft of the The AuditNet® Guide to Internal Audit Charters. This monograph represents the professional guidance on audit charters as well as format examples from various organizations. If you are interested in reviewing the draft send an email to info@auditnet.org. New monographs are in process on Key Performance Indicators for Internal Audit, Business and Transaction Cycles and Digital Audit Knowledge Resource Guide. If you would like to submit a proposal for a topic please send it to auditnet @ gmail.com
AuditNet® Fraud Auditing CornerFraud News Need to keep up with fraud news and happenings? There are several options available. One is to subscribe to the free ACFE FraudInfo E-newsletter. Another free resource is the Auditing & Fraud News. Service for research professionals. Constantly updated news and information about Business & Companies. Go to FraudNet and click on the link Click Here for Fraud News. Managing Fraud in a Downturn
This publication has a series of fraud related articles that auditors and fraud examiners should find interesting. This is an independent report from Special Report Publishing distributed in the Daily Telegraph. AuditNet® received special permission to offer this report to the global audit community!
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Managing Fraud in a Downturn! |
Sarbanes-Oxley News and Views
Breaking News! Small Firms Get More Sarbanes-Oxley Time
The SEC will give small firms (less than $75 million in shares) until June 2010 to comply with S-Ox. Small companies were slated to start complying by December 2009.
How Do You Evaluate an Ethics Program?
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Audit Work Programs Corner
30 Day Trial to the Premium Section
Access to the free audit program section now requires registration. The following documents were added this month. They are available on a 1 for 1 exchange for an original audit work program not currently in the inventory. If you unable to share audit programs then consider subscribing to the premium content which provides you with access free and premium content 24/7/365. Interested in a subscription in lieu of cash? (Offer only available for new programs submitted).
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TeamStores format. Access through the TeamStores support site.
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Subscribers to the Annual Audit Programs
AuditNet has begun offering Analytic Enabled Audit Programs (AEP) which include steps for using data analysis software such as ACL. If you have a program that uses data analytics and would like to share we will add it to this new category.
- Business Continuity Questionnaire -Cable Operations (Mar 2010)
- Confirmation Control Sheet (Mar 2010)
- Financial Closing Audit (Mar 2010)
- Internet Banking (Mar 2010)
- Monthly Timesheet Template (Mar 2010)
- Mortgage Fraud Red Flags (Mar 2010)
- Petty Cash Audit Program (Mar 2010)
- Purchasing Audit Program (Mar 2010)
- Transportation & Freight (Mar 2010)
- Weighted Average Inventory Valuation Calculation Worksheet (Mar 2010)
Coming Soon
- Accounts Payable
- Travel
- Purchasing
- Payroll
- Loans and Advances
- Fixed Assets
- Current Liabilities
- Contingent Liabilities
- Cash Vouching
- Bank Reconciliations
- Accounts Receivables Sundry Debtors
- Accounts Payable Sundry Creditors
- Disaster Recovery Planning Questionnaire
Ask the Auditor
Each month I select one question submitted to Ask the Auditor and provide an answer using the same digital tools and techniques that I recommend to all auditors.
Audit Management Software
Q;
I am currently doing an evaluation of audit software. For what I
have found out so far there is only one software that covers the
whole audit cycle, TeamMate (from the risk assessment to the final
report). Other software like ACL or IDEA are designed for the field
work of the auditor and data mining. Is it correct that there are no
real alternatives to TeamMate?
A: As you
discovered there is a distinction between audit management software
and data analysis software as each is designed for a specific unique
purpose. ACL,
IDEA and
other similar vendors are categorized as data extraction and
analysis software. Their functionality can also help perform risk
assessments. CCH TeamMate is audit management software which
provides audit departments of all sizes with an integrated,
paperless audit management strategy, eliminating the barriers
associated with paper-filled binders and disconnected electronic
files. Additional software vendors that offer audit management
solutions include
Paisley,
Pentana,
AuditLeverage and
MkInsight.
You should be able to get evaluation copies of each. Please mention
AuditNet when you request a copy of their software.
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AuditNet® Fraud Audit Corner
4 Steps to Changing "Compliance Attitudes" in the current economic climate
News for auditors, SAM and ITAM professionals facing cutbacks in costs and resources.
If you are wondering how you are going to manage compliance having
your budget and resources cut in the current economic climate take a
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Step 1 - Define an Acceptable Use Policy
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Exceeding Expectations for Internal Auditors
AuditNet® Book Reviews
Audit Programs with TopCAATs Tests
The developers of TopCAATs, the flagship product of Reinvent Data are writing audit programs that include tests using their software. They have graciously offered to share these audit programs with AuditNet®. These will be added to the subscriber area as they become available.
According to Charlie Walker, the founder of Reinvent Data;
The idea behind these is to look for ways that TopCAATs can be integrated into the audit, and to provide our users with practical ideas of how they can use the TopCAATs tools. One of the challenges that we have noticed with the adoption of CAATs is the application of the tools – many users find it difficult to adapt existing methods to using CAATs because they don’t know which tools to use in which situation. So, we are looking for existing traditional tests that can be adapted/improved by the use of CAATs (and specifically which TopCAATs tools to use).
If you have not already tried out TopCAATs, you can download a 30 day free trial of TopCAATs. You can also get a 20% discount on the cost of TopCAATs licenses by using the voucher code AUDITNET09”
RuleSphere in cooperation with AuditNet LLC is
developing Requirements Central
for GRC, the first
subscription-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that addresses
sustainable compliance using the practice of “requirements management”.
Requirements Central will provide two primary mission-critical
program and project management capabilities for audit, financial,
information technology, and other professionals. If you are concerned
with managing Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) programs and projects
more successfully then this service will be of significant
interest.
Stay tuned for updates!
Free Tool for Monitoring Spreadsheet Usage
Help for the audit process: monitor and report use and access of spreadsheets across different folders on an on-going basis
Many organizations have more spreadsheets than they are aware of - often hundreds of thousands. Reporting which are active and how frequently they are changing can be difficult when they are spread across user workstations and multiple file servers - and with no central control because they are used by different groups and departments.
For more information click here!
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