This week brings the conclusion of another engagement. We were focusing on Sarbanes-Oxley IT testing and compliance this week. I continued to generate templates that will be used to execute procedures and complete walkthroughs of client information systems. This will help us understand and improve clients’ efficiency, find gaps and also catch any errors when reperformance is need. I learned this week that companies have many controls, in fact, they often come with a matrix. Our job is to focus on and test controls that have a material financial impact. This was a pretty short work week for interns as we had two days off of work. I look forward to my next engagement.

I would rate myself a 10 as this was the first engagement I was able to to experience the the testing from beginning to the end. Due to time constraints, I was not able to to work on as much as I would normally during a work week due to the upcoming holiday. This week I was able to work with other interns so there was much more of a team spirit and I felt that I contributed quite well to be a new addition to a group that has previously worked together for a few weeks.