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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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• Preface
• Part 1 Foundations of Internal Auditing
• Chapter 1 Foundations of Internal Auditing
• Chapter 2 Management Needs: Internal Audit's Operational Approach
• Chapter 3 Internal Audit in the 21 st Century: Sarbanes-Oxley and Beyond
• Part 2 Importance of Internal Controls
• Chapter 4 Internal Controls Fundamentals: COSO Framework
• Chapter 5 Understanding and Assessing Risks: Enterprise Risk Management
• Chapter 6 Evaluating Internal Controls: Section 404 Assessments
• Chapter 7 Internal Controls Frameworks Worldwide: CobiT and Others
• Part 3 Internal Audit and Corporate Governance
• Chapter 8 Internal Audit and the Board Audit Committee
• Chapter 9 Whistleblower Programs and Codes of Conduct
• Chapter 10 Working With External Auditors
• Chapter 11 Fraud Detection and Prevention
• Part 4 Administering Internal Audit Activities
• Chapter 12 Internal Audit Professional Standards
• Chapter 13 Internal Audit Organization and Planning
• Chapter 14 Directing and Performing Internal Audits
• Chapter 15 Workpapers: Documenting Internal Audit Activities
• Chapter 16 Gathering Evidence Through Audit Sampling
• Chapter 17 Audit Reports and Internal Audit Communications
• Part 5 Impact of Information Systems on Internal Auditing
• Chapter 18 Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
• Chapter 19 General Controls in an E-Business and Networked Environment
• Chapter 20 Software Engineering, the Capability Maturity Model, and Project Management
• Chapter 21 Reviewing and Assessing Applications Controls
• Chapter 22 Infrastructure Service- and Support-Delivery Controls
• Chapter 23 Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques
• Part 6 Internal Auditor Tools Andn Trends
• Chapter 24 HIPAA and Growing Concerns Regarding Privacy
• Chapter 25 Continuous Assurance Auditing, XBRL, and OLAP
• Chapter 26 Internal Audit Quality-Assurance and ASQ Quality Audits
• Chapter 27 Control Self-Assessments
• Part 7 The Professional Internal Auditor
• Chapter 28 Professional Certifications: CIA, CISA, and More
• Chapter 29 ISO and Internal Audit Worldwide Standards
• Chapter 30 Future of the Modern Internal Auditor
• Index

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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.