Essential guidance for the financial auditor in need of a working knowledge of IT If you're a financial auditor needing working knowledge of IT and application controls, Automated Auditing Financial Applications for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses provides you with the guidance you need. Conceptual overviews of key IT auditing issues are included, as well as concrete hands-on tips and techniques. Inside, you'll find background and guidance with appropriate reference to material published by ISACA, AICPA, organized to show the increasing complexity of systems, starting with general principles and progressing through greater levels of functionality. * Provides straightforward IT guidance to financial auditors seeking to develop quality and efficacy of software controls * Offers small- and middle-market business auditors relevant IT coverage * Covers relevant applications, including MS Excel, Quickbooks, and report writers * Written for financial auditors practicing in the small to midsized business space The largest market segment in the United