Audit and assurance
IT audit in Qatar
Our IT audit in Qatar reviews the systems your business runs on: who has access, how changes are made, the controls inside your ERP and accounting system, and how data is backed up and restored. You get a report that ranks the risks and sets out practical fixes. Tell us your main systems to get a proposal.
Rows of server racks in a data centre
- Access and securityWho can see and change what
- ERP and accounting controlsChecks built into your finance system
- Backup and recoveryWhether data can be restored when needed
- Risks and fixesA report your team can act on
Who needs an IT audit
Most of a company’s figures now live in its systems. If access is too wide, changes are not controlled or backups are not tested, errors and fraud can go unnoticed and data can be lost.
An IT audit gives management and the board an independent view of whether system controls work. It is most useful after a change, such as a new ERP, or where a few people run all of IT.
What we do
The review covers the systems that hold your business and financial data. The work comes in six parts.
User access review
We check who can log in, what each role can do and how leavers are removed.
System security
We review passwords, administrator rights and other basic security settings.
Change controls
We test how changes to systems are requested, approved, tested and released.
ERP and accounting controls
We review approvals, segregation of duties and checks built into your finance system.
Backup and recovery
We check that data is backed up and that restoring it has been tested.
Report with risks and fixes
Findings ranked by risk, with fixes and owners agreed with you.
How an IT audit works
- 1
Agree the scope
We list your main systems with you and agree which ones and which controls to review.
- 2
Walkthroughs
Your IT and finance staff show us how access, changes and backups work in practice.
- 3
Testing
We test samples of user accounts, changes and backup records against your rules.
- 4
Report and fixes
You get a report ranked by risk, and we agree fixes and owners with you.
Documents we need from you
- A list of your main systems and who supports them
- User lists with roles and access rights for the main systems
- IT policies for access, changes and backup
- Change records or tickets for the period
- Backup logs and records of restore tests
- Contracts with outside IT providers
Get expert advice for your business
Tell us what you need. We reply with a written proposal covering the scope, the documents we need and the timeline.
Common questions about it systems audit
Answers about the service, the work involved and what to prepare. Open a question to read more.
What is an IT audit?
An IT audit is an independent review of the controls around a company’s systems. It checks who has access, how changes are approved, whether the finance system has the right built-in checks, and whether data can be restored after a failure. The result is a report on the risks found and how to fix them.
How is an IT audit different from a cybersecurity audit?
An IT audit looks at the controls over the systems that hold business and financial data: access, changes, backups and ERP settings. A cybersecurity review goes deeper into defences against attack, such as testing networks for weaknesses. The two overlap on access and security. Tell us which you need and we confirm the scope.
Why should an ERP system be audited?
An ERP system runs purchasing, sales, payroll and the accounts in one place, so a weak setting can affect many figures at once. Users may hold access they no longer need, or one person may be able to both create and approve a payment. An audit finds these gaps before they cause errors or losses.
How often should a company have an IT audit?
There is no single rule for most companies. A review is most useful after a big change, such as a new ERP, a move to the cloud or a change of IT provider, and then at regular intervals set by your risks. We agree the timing with you, often as part of the internal audit plan.
Does the external auditor check our IT controls?
Your external auditor looks at IT controls only as far as they affect the figures in the financial statements. An IT audit goes wider. It covers access, changes, security and backup across your main systems, and gives management a report on the systems themselves, with risks ranked and fixes agreed.
Tell us what you need. We reply with a written proposal.
You get the scope, the papers we need and the time it takes.
- 1You send your details by WhatsApp or email.
- 2We read them and ask anything we need to know.
- 3You get a written proposal: scope, papers and timing.