Our last week only comprised of one working day. On this day, I had a meeting with my point of contact to let her know where I left off and I also briefed the manager on my progress. Typically, I would get a review on my work, review comments/edits and then make changes. The staff1 or
This is my last week on this client. I finally understand the flow of walk-throughs. The first step is to Identify in scope IT applications that we will be testing or looking into further. I mentioned before that applications that can have financial impact are typically in scope. Next we determine which relevant IT applications
This week I attended my first ITGC walkthrough. During a walkthrough our goal is to understand the company’s processes so that we can later advise on risk. We can take samples and use them as evidence or we can note that we watched a process. We want to walk away understanding the applications that have
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
Week 1: My first week of employment with my firm consisted of training. We had local training in Virginia and then additional training in Atlanta. This company is very hands-on and requires interns to book their travel arrangements and keep track of their expenses. While in at Atlanta, we reviewed company policies and then broke