The purpose of this assignment to choose a company that you are familiar with and provide a
Question:
The purpose of this assignment to choose a company that you are familiar with and provide a simple set of internal controls that would protect and safeguard the company’s asset from theft or fraud; ensure continued reliability of the company’s accounting system and ensure that management objectives are implemented and executed as designed.
The following must be included in your submission:
Brief introduction of the selected Company should include:
Name of company.
Nature of business.
Type of goods and services
Fiscal Year
There are four categories listed below. Under each category, you will find the different processes based on Financial Accounting information. You need to identify no more than two controls that should be implemented to protect and safeguard the assets of the company.
Entity-Level Controls
Governance; control environment; risk assessment; information and communication.
Financial Management Processes
Budgeting and Forecasting
Investment Planning
Financial Reporting Processes
Financial statements and Year-end Reporting
Revenue, Receivables and Receipts
Purchasing, Payables and Payments
Contracts
Payroll
Capital Assets
Information Technology General Controls
Access Management
Change Management
Computer Operations
Based on the template provided, you will need to identify a control objective for each sub-process based on the key control activity; identify the potential risk to the organization for each sub-process and how would you classify the risk - High? Medium? Low? Recommend a possible testing strategy.
The submission should be in excel format as per attached template.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 978-0078024023
14th edition
Authors: F. Robert Jacobs, Richard Chase