You are the senior auditor assigned to the audit of Jacobsons. The audit partner has asked you to assist in doing the IT general controls review. The partner has asked you to review this narrative information and respond to the following questions:
1. What controls and deficiencies exist in the lines of reporting from IT to senior management? If you note any deficiencies, provide recommendations that can be included
in the management letter.
2. What is your assessment of how Melinda Cullen fulfills her IT management responsi-
bilities? Identify tasks that she does that strengthen the department. Which of her tasks cause you concern? What changes in her day-to-day responsibilities would you make?
3. What is your assessment of the programming function at Jacobsons? What are the
strengths? What are the deficiencies? Make recommendations for improvement.
4. What is your assessment of the IT operations function at Jacobsons? What are the
strengths? What are the deficiencies? Make recommendations for improvement.
5. What is your assessment of the data control function at Jacobsons? What are the
strengths? What are the deficiencies? Make recommendations for improvement.
6. Make recommendations for improving controls over the involvement of users.
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