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IDEA Data Analysis User Testimonials
"After working with other data analysis tools, I've discovered that IDEA is easier to use and more efficient than any other product available. It has increased our ability to perform CAATs and improved our audit quality. Using IDEA, we are able to complete projects on time and within budget."
Andrew Carroll
J.H. Cohn LLP
"IDEA offers many advantages over some of the other data analysis products available on the market, such as unlimited file size capabilities and impressive speed, but its ease of use is what truly set it apart. Our team is comprised of accountants, economists and financial consultants, so we are not purely computer personnel. Because IDEA is easy to use, our team can conduct the tests and run analyses without the assistance of a database administrator or IT staff. This allows us to fully understand the dataset and any subsequent results, and thus modify our analysis as we complete the work. It also reduces the possibility of error or misunderstanding since it uses the same terminology used in our industry."
David King, CFE
UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc.
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After using IDEA for more than ten years for auditing and litigation consulting, I have found it is a cost effective and easy-to-use tool. IDEA saves time on engagements without compromising the quality. It allows us to focus on the important areas and reduce the time performing mundane tasks. It affords us the ability to perform value added services and meet or exceed client expectations."
Robin Cramer, CPA
Eisner, LLP
"Smart Analyzer allows us to bring in reports for testing, and run standardized tests created by Audimation Services with very little effort. In using Smart Analyzer for general ledger testing, it provides us with the assurance that the general ledger may be relied upon. By the client providing us with an electronic version of either the general ledger or general journal, we have the ability to evaluate where the information originated, summarize it from the source and focus on only what needs to be analyzed. This allows us to spend more time reviewing pertinent information such as journal entries. Smart Analyzer is also user friendly. We can see and save tags, so we can rerun the same tests next year, saving us additional time and effort."
Robin Cramer, CPA
Eisner, LLP
"Our firm initially purchased IDEA in 1998 for use in providing audit and review services. We were able to "save the day" for a new client whose payroll system failed to correctly produce W-2 and 1099 information by the deadline. Since then we have helped this client and others perform reconciliations and system accuracy verifications. We have also developed six specific general ledger tests and provided detailed instructions to each auditor for SAS 99 compliance."
Jay Smith, CPA
The Rehmann Group
"IDEA has increased our field examiners' efficiency and accuracy when analyzing data. It has enhanced our ability to review transactions and help us identify unusual transactions that merit further investigation. Over the past few years that we have been using the software, we have been very pleased with Audimation Services' technical support and product education."
Mark Luciani
CIT Commercial Services
Testimonials From Our Seminars
We offer seminars and training sessions throughout the year to help you get the most out of IDEA® - Data Analysis Software. Following are some testimonials from seminar attendees:
"The seminar covered numerous opportunities for detecting fraudulent activities. Both instructors used real-life examples of how IDEA has effectively identified fraud."
Eric C. Eidsness
GEICO
"The course not only opened my eyes to various fraud schemes, but also to how IDEA is used from very basic to advanced procedures, and I never felt overwhelmed while learning a great bit of material. It was a great course and I learned a great deal that will be beneficial to my company and my clients. Thank you!"
Brandon R. Blauch
Seligman, Friedman & Company
"The seminar helped me apply audit techniques using IDEA and look at the entire data verses testing only samples, as we've done in the past. This course is helpful in getting ideas about ways we can use IDEA - even the concept was helpful."
Maki Ogata
Tarrant County Auditor's Office
"The seminar offered excellent instruction showing clear, structured testing and application of IDEA for testing - excellent materials for use in developing programs for my own use."
Samuel Bowercraft
McKonly & Asbury
"Being new to the auditing profession, the seminar opened my eyes to potential frauds and ways to uncover them."
Michael Soucek
Hess Corporation
"It improved my ability to detect fraud from large amounts of data."
Robert Miranda
Verizon Wireless
"The Sampling for Sales and Use Tax Audits Seminar helped me better understand sample results and evaluation, and how to verify data before sampling."
Mark Blevins
BPA
"The Sampling for Sales and Use Tax Audits Seminar helped me become more efficient in the sample selection process. Great learning class for sales and use tax groups!"
Ryan Englehart
Entergy
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