Brink's Modern Internal Auditing [Hardcover]

Robert Moeller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471677884 | ISBN-13: 978-0471677888 | Publication Date: January 12, 2005 | Edition: 6

Brink's Modern Internal Auditing, Sixth Edition is a comprehensive resource and reference book on the changing world of internal auditing, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues.
* Sixth edition of a very well respectede auditing resource.
* Provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of the internal auditor.
* Includes discussion of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the impact it has on auditing (particualry concerning controls).
* Provides expanded coverage of fraud and business ethics.
* Includes guidance on reporting results effectively.
* Provides in-depth discussion of internal audit and corporate governance.

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About the Author

Robert R. Moeller has over 25 years experience in internal auditing, raging from launching new internal audit functions in several companies providing internal audit consulting and serving as audit director for a Fortune 50  corporation.

Moeller has an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and an undergraduate degree in engineering; he has accumulated a wide range of professional  certifications including the CPA, CISA, PMP, and CISSP. He was appointed the national director of information systems auditing for the major public accounting firm of Grant Thornton. There he developed firmwide audit procedures and directly managed information systems audits, and assumed responsibility for their Chicago office information systems consulting practice.

In 1989, Moeller was recruited to build and organize the first corporate information systems audit function for Sears Roebuck, an organization that then consisted of AllState Insurance, Dean Witter, and Discover Card, as well as the Sears retail operations. He went on to become their audit director, initiating numerous new practices. He has been active professionally in both the Institute of Internal Auditors and the AICPA. He was president of the IIA's Chicago chapter, served on its International Advanced Technology Committee, and was chair of the AICPA's Computer Audit Subcommittee.

In 1996, Moeller launched his own corporation, Compliance and Control Systems Associates, Inc., and presented seminars on internal controls and corporate governance throughout the United States. he was then talking about Sarbanes-Oxley issues well before the Act. He has helped launch a new consulting practice for EMC Corporations, has worked as a consultant and project manager, specializing in the telecommunications industry, and managed a cellular telephone financial system project on a worldwide basis. More recently, he has led in a series of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 projects in manufacturing, finance, and other industries. He continues to stay well-connected with the overall profession of internal auditing.

Robert Moeller lives with his wife, Lois, in the Chicago area. They enjoy sailing on Lake Michigan in the summer, skiing in Colorado and Utah, and participating in Chicago's theatre, opera, and music scene.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 792 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (January 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471677884
• ISBN-13: 978-0471677888
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert Moeller is a Chicago-based IT project management and internal audit specialist. He has a University of Minnesota engineering degree and a University of Chicago MBA. His professional certifications include a CPA, CISA, PMP, CISSP and others. He started his working career developing IT systems, then moved to IT internal auditing, and then project management.

Moeller has launched IT audit functions in several companies, was National Director of IT Audit for Grant Thornton, became Internal Audit director for Sears Roebuck and then went on to project management internal control project assignments throughout North and South America. He has been very active professionally where he chaired or served on state and national committees for the AICPA, the IIA, ISACA and others.

Robert developed his first book on IT auditing when he felt there was not enough adequate and up to date guidance on the profession. His many and ongoing books since include multiple editions of Brink's Modern Internal Auditing where he has defined a Common Body of Knowledge for the Profession of Internal Auditing.

Robert's other interests include sailing on Lake Michigan, skiing in the Western U.S., gardening as well as cooking vegetables, international travel, and participating with his wife Lois in Chicago area theater, music and arts activities.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Research book with enormous coverage, February 27, 2005

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This review is from: Brink's Modern Internal Auditing (Hardcover)

Scope of this book is enormous. It is like an encyclopedia - which is why I got the PDF version; cannot imagine carrying it around. It is not like a college book on Internal Audit, where for example, they take you through the business cycles (e.g., revenue cycle), but that be gotten elsewhere. The coverage is excellent on both the Financial and IT side for SOX - and for internal audit departments not following SOX.

The update for SOX is meaningful and through. If anyone wanted a history of internal audit, and the impact of SOX to the professional, great overview. While expensive, this is a reference manual and hard to imagine a subject where at worse, an excellent introduction is given to the topic at hand. I have not seen anything near as comprehensive, and well integrated so it is not just a bunch of chapters thrown together. Would seem to make the 5th edition obsolete because of so much new content.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid book on Internal Auidting, April 6, 2008

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This review is from: Brink's Modern Internal Auditing (Hardcover)

This book is comprehensive but still concise. I have been in Auditing for a number of years and found it up-to-date and very helpful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Internal Auditing, November 12, 2009

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This review is from: Brink's Modern Internal Auditing: A Common Body of Knowledge (Hardcover)

You've got to have this on your bookshelf. No question about it. Great reference! And invaluable guide. Covers virtually everything you need to know (from a BoK perspective) on Internal Audit. And at just the right depth.

I found the index to be especially useful. Have a question? Need a definition? Its right there! A "must-have".