PDF-(BOOK)-The Good Audit: And Other Oxymorons (Waive Further Review)

A hilarious tale of financial insanity a delightful corporate satire complete with all the quirky workings of a large professional firmThe excitement begins when the topnotch team of overachieving excessivelyambitious CPAs at The Audit Tax Firm is paired with a motley crew of highlyincompetent finance professionals at Widget Maker As expected nothing goes as plannedFrustration grows pressure builds and even the plumbing will not cooperate Everything is swirling out of control until legal troubles unexpectedly land the opposing parties on the same side of trouble Will mutual animosity towards Widget Makers legal department be enough to bring everyone together to get the job doneLaugh out loud through every comical twist and turn as you fly through this extremely humorous story of financial madnessMEET THE TEAMSThe Accounting Firm Team Intern the sharp and spirited college student Staff 1 the overly enthusiastic firstyear staff Staff 2 the highly ambitious and somewhat temperamental secondyear staffBackup Staff the extra help who is a few fries short of a Happy MealSenior 1 the rational professional momSenior 3 the techy nonIT guy who gives everyone the benefit of the doubtManager the family man and balancing force on the teamSenior Manager SM the single workaholicPartner the arrogant and clueless shmuck at the topThe Widget Maker Finance Team Senior Accountant the one whos never there because shes always pregnant four boys under fiveAssistant Controller the awkward and quirky one who never makes any sense married to Legal Assistant which also doesnt make senseLegal Assistant the biznitchFinancial Reporting Manager FRM the clueless one who doesnt really do anything Inventory Manager the conceited and egotistical jerk who hates auditorsFinance Manager the former auditor turned inept accountantCFO the fearless leader of the finance team and archnemesis of the legal departmentBACKGROUND AND ABOUT THE AUTHORAccountant by day and writer by nights and weekends The Good Audit is my debut novel I have worked in corporate finance and accounting for 14 years with eight of those years in public accounting at Big 4 accounting firms and six years at large corporations I was a Senior Manager at a Big 4 firm before deciding that Partner track was not for me I now work at a fast growing tech company doing technical accounting writing this book is WAY more exciting and financial reportingWhile I have significant experience in accounting this book is more about the lessons Ive learned in dealing with people and worklife balance or lack thereof I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. 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CA BOCES Teaching is the Core Information Session September 2014 – June 2015 Participating School Districts Allegany-Limestone Andover Cuba-Rushford Genesee Valley Hinsdale Olean Pioneer Portville CISA REVIEW. Chapter 1 – Learning Objectives. Develop and implement a risk-based IS audit strategy for the organization in compliance with IS audit standards, guidelines and best practices. . Plan specific audits to ensure IT and business systems are protected and controlled. . Software Quality Assurance: Integrating Testing, Security, and Audit focuses on the importance of software quality and security. It defines various types of testing, recognizes factors that propose value to software quality, and provides theoretical and real-world scenarios that offer value and contribute quality to projects and applications. The practical synopsis on common testing tools helps readers who are in testing jobs or those interested in pursuing careers as testers. It also helps test leaders, test managers, and others who are involved in planning, estimating, executing, and maintaining software.The book is divided into four sections: The first section addresses the basic concepts of software quality, validation and verification, and audits. It covers the major areas of software management, software life cycle, and life cycle processes. The second section is about testing. It discusses test plans and strategy and introduces a step-by-step test design process along with a sample test case. It also examines what a tester or test lead needs to do before and during test execution and how to report after completing the test execution.The third section deals with security breaches and defects that may occur. It discusses documentation and classification of incidences as well as how to handle an occurrence. 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