IT Audit And Compliance Specialist Interview Question:

What computer program or application software do you prefer to use for your Audit works?

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Additional knowledge is never harmful. Knowledge of using electronic resources and programs for audit purposes is always appreciated.
However, some great internal auditors have never used specialized audit programs such as ACL, TeamMate, IDEA and CaseWare. This does not mean these professionals have got no answer to this question. The hint is hidden in the question itself. The interviewer did not specify ACL, IDEA and so forth, nor did she mention the word "audit software".

So, you can use various computer resources and programs to aid you with your audit assignments. Professionals with strong Microsoft Excel skills do not need to use most of the specific commercial analytical programs. Internal auditors hugely benefit from web-based programs, search engines, databases, HTML, Mathlab, Oracle, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Business Objects and even Paint.

So, this question actually gives you an opportunity to speak about your practical computing skills. I always mention the application of HTML and Crystal Ball to audit and control. Furthermore, many of those so-called "audit software" are "management" software, they help you with document management and organization. Do not expect that you will lay back, and they will do the audit for you. Others simply are "made-easy" analytical programs that you can substitute with your free packages as long as you possess strong programming (not always) and spreadsheet data analytics skills. Sometimes, you purchase a program that you never use.
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