Analysis of IT Audit Report on Local Government 2019

IT Audit and Controls

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Analysis of audit report..........................................................................................................3
Audit findings and irregularities found in report....................................................................5
Audit strategies and actions....................................................................................................7
Suggestive measures to overcome irregularities....................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
IT audit termed out as an examination and evaluation of an organisation information
techniques, policies and operations (Abbott and et. al., 2018). Hence, controls protects, assist to
ensure data integrity and mainly aligned with business overall objectives. Thus, information
audit system defined as an examination of managerial controls within the infrastructure of
information technology. Additionally, IT audit and security put their major focus procedure that
supports to gather and evaluate evident that helps to determine that whether the computer system
safeguards assets and also allows entities accomplished the objectives.
The present report is based on to analysis of IT audit report on Local government 2019.
Also, report will cover the irregularities found in report relates with IT issues. Furthermore,
discussion will be conducted on strategies and actions that will support to overcome
irregularities. Lastly, suggestive measures will be framed out to cope up with future course of
action.
MAIN BODY
Analysis of audit report
Audit report can be defined as an opinion of auditor that mainly links with concerning the
examination of entity financial statement.
Audit focus and scope-:
The one of main purpose of key business application of the number of government
entities (Abernathy and et. al., 2017). Each application needs is crucial for undertaking IT control
operations in government enterprises. Thus, report will focus on issues relates with Audit
findings and issues in NSW city council, Issues of IT governance, Finding of IT controls in NSW
and findings relates with cyber security management in NSE city.
Audit findings and issues in NSW city councils
Financial reporting termed out as crucial element of the good governance. There was
reduction in number and value of dollar errors identified in NSW city councils. Unqualified audit
opinions were issued for 99% of completed audit for council and joint organisation. An
disclaimed audit opinion was issued for the 30th June 2018 financial statements of bayside
council. It was report that based on management being unable to confirm that the financial