Week of Sep. 21 - 25

Current Week Objectives:
Assist Database Developer with changes/modifications to Portfol Software. The developer is  still waiting on a task that will not require an advance level of skill so that I can perform the changes myself.

Meet with Supervisor on Wednesday to discuss progress

Start researching current procedures involving Operation Controls. (Note any Best Practice Opportunities)


Review Quarterly Financial Statement (Check for error and develop a comparison chart for 2014 and 2015 up to current Quarter.)

Current Week Accomplishments:
Completed 15 hours of work

Completed Network Controls and Access Controls section of IT policy section. Met with supervisor to discuss changes and updates that need to be made to the documented sections.

Helped database developer add a interactive calendar to the Portfol Software.

Next Week Objectives:

No current objectives for next week. Supervisor is on vacation, will be back Wednesday. Week was cut short due to the Pope arriving.



There are currently no concerns

Week of Sept 14 - 18

Current Week Objectives:
Assist Database Developer with changes/modifications to Portfol Software. The developer is waiting on a task that will not require an advance level of skill so that I can perform the changes myself.

Meet with Supervisor to discuss progress

Continue working on Network and Access Controls documentation

Current Week Accomplishments:
Completed 21 hours of work

Met with Supervisor and discussed progress made on IT policy manual

• Presented my work and research involving the current Network Controls processes and procedures
• Noted that Personnel Policy and Electronic Systems Policy both contain information regarding Network Controls and suggested that information be combined and placed into one document (preferably the Electronic Systems Policy).
• Presented my proposal for a Disaster Recovery Plan
• Suggested that backup files and software be placed securely off-site in the event of emergency.

Attended training for Laserfishe - a scanning filing system used by the company.

Met with database developer and discussed the upcoming changes that will be made to the database.

Next Week Objectives:

Assist Database Developer with changes/modifications to Portfol Software. The developer is  still waiting on a task that will not require an advance level of skill so that I can perform the changes myself.

Meet with Supervisor on Wednesday to discuss progress

Start researching current procedures involving Operation Controls. (Note any Best Practice Opportunities)


Review Quarterly Financial Statement (Check for error and develop a comparison chart for 2014 and 2015 up to current Quarter.)



There are currently no concerns

Week of September 7-11

Current Week Objectives:
Assist Database Developer with feature changes/modifications to Portfol software.
Begin working on Network Controls section of IT General Controls Policy
Compare - It General Controls Questionnaire, Effectively Assessing IT Controls, IT General & Application Controls Testing (non-sox) as it pertains to Access controls.

Current Week Accomplishments:
Completed 21 hours of work

Met with VP of Technology to discuss:

• Network security
• file server security
•  Policies and Procedures regarding Network Support
• Granting and restricting Network Access
• Backing up files and software

Compared the 3 documents listed above and abstracted the related/most common topics regarding access controls.

Compared the information gather from the meeting with the VP of technology and created a excel spreadsheet to organize the data on Network and Access Controls.

Scheduled a meeting with my supervisor to discuss the progress of the IT General Controls Policy.

Next Week Objectives:

Assist Database Developer with changes/modifications to Portfol Software. The developer is waiting on a task that will not require an advance level of skill so that I can perform the changes myself.

Meet with Supervisor to discuss progress

Continue working on Network and Access Controls documentation



There are currently no concerns

Week of Aug 31 -Sept 4

Current week Objectives:

Review Master Document -Audit Program "Information Technology General System Controls"

Assist John Grailing Database Developer with feature changes/ modifications to Portfol Software

Meet with Portfol Manager to discuss database controls and program change controls.

Current Week Accomplishments:

Completed 21 hours of work

Met with Portfol Manager to discuss database controls and program controls

·        Gained understanding of the many different levels of security features used to protect the database.

·        Documented the modification/ feature change process to the Database and the Portfolio Software.

·        Documented Best Practice opportunities as they pertain to Database and Program change controls.

Was unable to assist John with feature changes/modifications, the modifications done this week were very complex. The developer didn’t want me to observe his frustration so we rescheduled for next week.

Met with Tiffany and created a matrix that allows a quick overview of IT control sections based on the Master Document-Audit Program which will later be reviewed by Av Kantor VP of Technology and Jean DeBellis Portfol Software manager.

Next Week's Objectives:

Assist John Grailing Database Developer with feature changes/ modifications to Portfol Software

Began working on Network Access Controls section

Compare, IT General Controls Questionnaire, Effectively Assessing IT Controls, IT General & Application Controls Testing (non-SOX) concerning Access controls.

Enter Bank Reconciliation Records into the Laserfishe system

There are currently no concerns