Now that you have read through the documents you are responsible for preparing a written report responding to the questions below: The report and responses should be long enough to include adequate detail and demonstrate your thinking process.

$1.$ What possible issues could ClientCo be experiencing to request this proposal?

$2.$ Why would the Vice President of North American Finance Operations want this type of review performed? Consider his personal point of view $($his responsibilities and personal pain points$)$ and that of the company.

$3.$ Why do you think the proposal contains $$Engagement Assumptions$?$

$4.$ If you were a member of ClientCo$$s management team, how would you interpret the detailed results? What conclusions would you reach about the ERP system and controls? How do you think the Vice President of North American Finance Operations would react compared to that of the Chief Information Officer $($CIO$)$ or the Head of Internal Audit $($IA$)?$

$5.$ Does the final executive summary and the detailed observations meet the objectives set forth in the proposal? Please explain your position for both.

$6.$ What actions should management take to address the report observations?

$7.$ Who do you feel is accountable for the issues identified by the professional services firm?

$8.$ How do the deliverables of BFAC, the detailed findings, and the final report show a thorough understanding and application of accounting and information technology knowledge?