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InterviewingMandMObservingMPersonnelM-MAnswerMActualMFunctionsM-
MAnMadequateMtestMtoMensureMthatMtheMindividualMwhoMisMassignedMandMauthorize
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ActualMProcessesMandMProceduresM-
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SecurityMAwarenessM-
MShouldMbeMobservedMtoMverifyManMindividualsMunderstandingMandMpracticeMofMgood
MpreventiveMandMdetectiveMsecurityMmeasures.
ReportingMRelationshipsM-
MShouldMbeMobservedMtoMensureMthatMassignedMresponsibilitiesMandMadequateMsegreg
ationMofMdutiesMareMbeingMpracticed.
ObservationMDrawbacksM-
MTheMobserverMmayMinterfereMwithMtheMobservedMenvironment.MPeopleMwhenMobserv
edMmayMchangeMtheirMbehaviors.
StatisticalMSamplingM-
MAnswerMAnMobjectiveM(mathMbased)MmethodMofMdeterminingMtheMsampleMsizeMand
MselectionMcriteria
UsesMtheMmathematicalMlawsMofMprobability.MISMauditorMquantitativelyMdecidesMhowM
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NonstatisticalMSamplingM-
MAnswerMUseMauditorMjudgementMtoMdetermineMtheMmethodMofMsampling.MTheseMju
dgementsMareMbasedMonMsubjectiveM(decisionMbased)MjudgementMasMtoMwhichMitems/
transactionsMareMtheMmostMmaterialMandMmostMrisky
AttributeMSamplingM-
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MqualityMinMaMpopulation.MAnswersMtheMquestionMofM"howMmany"
Types:
Stop-or-goMSamplingM-
MSamplingMmodelMthatMhelpsMpreventMexcessiveMsamplingMofManMattributeMbyMallowi
,ngManMauditMtestMtoMbeMstoppedMatMtheMearliestMpossibleMmoment.MUsedMwhenMv
eryMfewMerrorsMwillMbeMfoundMinMaMpopulation
DiscoveryMSamplingM-
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melyMlow.MUsedMwhenMtheMobjectiveMofMtheMauditMisMtoMseekMoutMfraud,Mcircumv
entionMofMregulationsMorMotherMirregularities.
VariableMSamplingM-
MAnswerMTechniqueMusedMtoMestimateMtheMmonetaryMvalueMorMsomeMotherMunitMo
fMmeasureMofMaMpopulationMfromMaMsampleMportion.M
Types:
StratifiedMmeanMperMunitM-
MStatisticalMmodelMinMwhichMtheMpopulationMisMdividedMintoMgroupsMandMsamplesMa
reMdrawnMfromMtheMvariousMgroups;MusedMtoMproduceMaMsmallerMoverallMsampleMsi
zeMthanMunstratifiedMmeanMperMunit
UnstratifiedMmeanMperMunitM-
MAMstatisticalMmodelMinMwhichMaMsampleMmeanMisMcalculatedMandMprojectedMasMa
nMestimatedMtotal
DifferenceMEstimationM-
MStatisticalMmodelMusedMtoMestimateMtheMtotalMdifferenceMbetweenMauditedMvaluesM
andMbookMvaluesMbasedMonMdifferencesMobtainedMfromMsampleMobservations.
ConfidenceMCoefficientM-
MAnswerMAMpercentageMexpressionMofMtheMprobabilityMthatMtheMcharacteristicsMofMth
eMsampleMareMaMtrueMrepresentationMofMtheMpopulation.M95%MisMconsideredMaMhig
hMdegreeMofMcomfort.M
IfMinternalMcontrolsMareMstrong,MtheMconfidenceMcoefficientMmayMbeMloweredMandMth
eMsampleMsizeMlowered.MTheMgreaterMtheMconfidenceMcoefficient,MtheMlargerMtheMsa
mpleMsize
ExpectedMErrorMRateM-
MAnswerMEstimateMstatedMasMaMpercentMofMerrorsMthatMmayMexist.MTheMgreaterMth
eMexpectedMerrorMrate,MtheMgreaterMtheMsampleMsize.MAppliedMtoMattributeMsampling
,MnotMvariableMsampling.
, TolerableMErrorMRateM-
MAnswerMmaximumMmisstatementMorMnumberMofMerrorsMthatMcanMexistMwithoutMan
MaccountMbeingMmateriallyMmisstated
SampleMMeanM-
MAnswerMSumMofMallMtheMsampleMvaluesMdividedMbyMtheMsizeMofMtheMsample.MMe
asuresMtheMaverage.
ComputerMAssistedMAuditMTechniquesMCAATsM-
MAnswerMImportantMtoolsMforMtheMISMauditorMinMgatheringMinformationMfromMenviro
nments.MAssistMinMgatheringMevidenceMwhenMsystemsMhaveMdifferentMhardwareMandM
softwareMenvironments.MEnableMISMauditorsMtoMgatherMinformationMindependently.MIsM
aMreliableMmethodMtoMgatherMevidence.MCanMincludeMgeneralizedMauditMsoftware,Mutil
ityMsoftware,MdebuggingMandMscanningMsoftware,MtestMdata.MCouldMaidMsignificantlyMi
nMtheMeffectiveMandMefficientMdetectionMofMirregularitiesMorMillegalMacts.MCanMbeMus
edMforMcontinuousMauditing.
JudgingMMaterialityMofMFindingsM-
MAnswerMKeyMtoMdeterminingMthisMisMwhatMwouldMbeMsignificantMtoMdifferentMlevel
sMofMmanagement.MAssessmentMrequiresMjudgingMtheMpotentialMeffectMofMtheMfinding
MifMcorrectiveMactionMisMnotMtaken
ExitMInterviewM-
MAnswerMConductedMatMtheMendMofMtheMaudit.MProvidesMtheMISMauditorMwithMthe
MopportunityMtoMdiscussMfindingsMandMrecommendationsMwithMmanagementMstaffMofM
theMauditedMentity.MThereMtheyMcanMagreeMonMtheMfindingsMandMdevelopMcorrective
Mactions.MAfterMagreementMisMmade,MseniorMmanagementMcanMbeMbriefed.
AuditMDocumentationM-MAnswerMShouldMInclude:
PlanningMandMpreparationMofMtheMauditMscopeMandMobjectives
DescriptionMand/orMwalkthroughMonMtheMscopedMauditMarea
AuditMProgram
AuditMstepsMperformedMandMauditMevidenceMgathered
UseMofMservicesMorMotherMauditorsMandMexperts
AuditMfindings,MconclusionsMandMrecommendations
AuditMdocumentationMrelationMwithMdocumentMidentificationMdates
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InterviewingMandMObservingMPersonnelM-MAnswerMActualMFunctionsM-
MAnMadequateMtestMtoMensureMthatMtheMindividualMwhoMisMassignedMandMauthorize
dMtoMperformMaMparticularMfunctionMisMtheMpersonMwhoMisMactuallyMdoingMtheMjob
.M
ActualMProcessesMandMProceduresM-
MallowsMtheMISMauditorMtoMgainMevidenceMofMcomplianceMandMobserveMdeviations,Mi
fMany.
SecurityMAwarenessM-
MShouldMbeMobservedMtoMverifyManMindividualsMunderstandingMandMpracticeMofMgood
MpreventiveMandMdetectiveMsecurityMmeasures.
ReportingMRelationshipsM-
MShouldMbeMobservedMtoMensureMthatMassignedMresponsibilitiesMandMadequateMsegreg
ationMofMdutiesMareMbeingMpracticed.
ObservationMDrawbacksM-
MTheMobserverMmayMinterfereMwithMtheMobservedMenvironment.MPeopleMwhenMobserv
edMmayMchangeMtheirMbehaviors.
StatisticalMSamplingM-
MAnswerMAnMobjectiveM(mathMbased)MmethodMofMdeterminingMtheMsampleMsizeMand
MselectionMcriteria
UsesMtheMmathematicalMlawsMofMprobability.MISMauditorMquantitativelyMdecidesMhowM
closelyMtheMsampleMshouldMrepresentMtheMpopulation
NonstatisticalMSamplingM-
MAnswerMUseMauditorMjudgementMtoMdetermineMtheMmethodMofMsampling.MTheseMju
dgementsMareMbasedMonMsubjectiveM(decisionMbased)MjudgementMasMtoMwhichMitems/
transactionsMareMtheMmostMmaterialMandMmostMrisky
AttributeMSamplingM-
MAnswerMSamplingMmodelMusedMtoMestimateMtheMrateMofMoccurrenceMofMaMspecific
MqualityMinMaMpopulation.MAnswersMtheMquestionMofM"howMmany"
Types:
Stop-or-goMSamplingM-
MSamplingMmodelMthatMhelpsMpreventMexcessiveMsamplingMofManMattributeMbyMallowi
,ngManMauditMtestMtoMbeMstoppedMatMtheMearliestMpossibleMmoment.MUsedMwhenMv
eryMfewMerrorsMwillMbeMfoundMinMaMpopulation
DiscoveryMSamplingM-
MSamplingMmodelMthatMcanMbeMusedMwhenMtheMexpectedMoccurrenceMrateMisMextre
melyMlow.MUsedMwhenMtheMobjectiveMofMtheMauditMisMtoMseekMoutMfraud,Mcircumv
entionMofMregulationsMorMotherMirregularities.
VariableMSamplingM-
MAnswerMTechniqueMusedMtoMestimateMtheMmonetaryMvalueMorMsomeMotherMunitMo
fMmeasureMofMaMpopulationMfromMaMsampleMportion.M
Types:
StratifiedMmeanMperMunitM-
MStatisticalMmodelMinMwhichMtheMpopulationMisMdividedMintoMgroupsMandMsamplesMa
reMdrawnMfromMtheMvariousMgroups;MusedMtoMproduceMaMsmallerMoverallMsampleMsi
zeMthanMunstratifiedMmeanMperMunit
UnstratifiedMmeanMperMunitM-
MAMstatisticalMmodelMinMwhichMaMsampleMmeanMisMcalculatedMandMprojectedMasMa
nMestimatedMtotal
DifferenceMEstimationM-
MStatisticalMmodelMusedMtoMestimateMtheMtotalMdifferenceMbetweenMauditedMvaluesM
andMbookMvaluesMbasedMonMdifferencesMobtainedMfromMsampleMobservations.
ConfidenceMCoefficientM-
MAnswerMAMpercentageMexpressionMofMtheMprobabilityMthatMtheMcharacteristicsMofMth
eMsampleMareMaMtrueMrepresentationMofMtheMpopulation.M95%MisMconsideredMaMhig
hMdegreeMofMcomfort.M
IfMinternalMcontrolsMareMstrong,MtheMconfidenceMcoefficientMmayMbeMloweredMandMth
eMsampleMsizeMlowered.MTheMgreaterMtheMconfidenceMcoefficient,MtheMlargerMtheMsa
mpleMsize
ExpectedMErrorMRateM-
MAnswerMEstimateMstatedMasMaMpercentMofMerrorsMthatMmayMexist.MTheMgreaterMth
eMexpectedMerrorMrate,MtheMgreaterMtheMsampleMsize.MAppliedMtoMattributeMsampling
,MnotMvariableMsampling.
, TolerableMErrorMRateM-
MAnswerMmaximumMmisstatementMorMnumberMofMerrorsMthatMcanMexistMwithoutMan
MaccountMbeingMmateriallyMmisstated
SampleMMeanM-
MAnswerMSumMofMallMtheMsampleMvaluesMdividedMbyMtheMsizeMofMtheMsample.MMe
asuresMtheMaverage.
ComputerMAssistedMAuditMTechniquesMCAATsM-
MAnswerMImportantMtoolsMforMtheMISMauditorMinMgatheringMinformationMfromMenviro
nments.MAssistMinMgatheringMevidenceMwhenMsystemsMhaveMdifferentMhardwareMandM
softwareMenvironments.MEnableMISMauditorsMtoMgatherMinformationMindependently.MIsM
aMreliableMmethodMtoMgatherMevidence.MCanMincludeMgeneralizedMauditMsoftware,Mutil
ityMsoftware,MdebuggingMandMscanningMsoftware,MtestMdata.MCouldMaidMsignificantlyMi
nMtheMeffectiveMandMefficientMdetectionMofMirregularitiesMorMillegalMacts.MCanMbeMus
edMforMcontinuousMauditing.
JudgingMMaterialityMofMFindingsM-
MAnswerMKeyMtoMdeterminingMthisMisMwhatMwouldMbeMsignificantMtoMdifferentMlevel
sMofMmanagement.MAssessmentMrequiresMjudgingMtheMpotentialMeffectMofMtheMfinding
MifMcorrectiveMactionMisMnotMtaken
ExitMInterviewM-
MAnswerMConductedMatMtheMendMofMtheMaudit.MProvidesMtheMISMauditorMwithMthe
MopportunityMtoMdiscussMfindingsMandMrecommendationsMwithMmanagementMstaffMofM
theMauditedMentity.MThereMtheyMcanMagreeMonMtheMfindingsMandMdevelopMcorrective
Mactions.MAfterMagreementMisMmade,MseniorMmanagementMcanMbeMbriefed.
AuditMDocumentationM-MAnswerMShouldMInclude:
PlanningMandMpreparationMofMtheMauditMscopeMandMobjectives
DescriptionMand/orMwalkthroughMonMtheMscopedMauditMarea
AuditMProgram
AuditMstepsMperformedMandMauditMevidenceMgathered
UseMofMservicesMorMotherMauditorsMandMexperts
AuditMfindings,MconclusionsMandMrecommendations
AuditMdocumentationMrelationMwithMdocumentMidentificationMdates