Internal Control Summary Flashcards
First control?
Sales
Second control?
Purchase
Third control?
Inventory
Fourth control?
Payroll
Fifth control?
Non-current assets
Sixth control?
Bank and Cash
Identify deficiency (segragation)
Weak segragation duties
Identify deficiency (seniority)
Seniority of staff member
Identify deficiency (authorisation)
No authorisation
Identify deficiency (review)
No review of work
Identify deficiency (autom)
Automation vs manual
Identify deficiency (look no)
Look for no/not in the question
Identify deficiency (doc)
Documentational issue
Recommendation (repeat)
Don’t repeat
Recommendation (value)
Add value
Recommendation (who perform)
Who should perform the activity
Recommendation (when perform)
When it should be performed
Recommendation (frequency)
Frequency?
Recommendation (specific)
Be specific
What is meant by key control?
What management have taken to reduce fraud and error
Keywords to explain key control?
Minimises/reduces the risk of
This ensures that
Explain deficiency (sales)
Loss of future sales
Explain deficiency (customer)
Loss of custoemr goodwill
Explain deficiency (cash)
Cash flow problems
Explain deficiency (cost)
Increase in cost
Explain deficiency (result)
This could result in
Explain deficiency (risk)
There is a risk that
Test of control (enquire)
Enquire with management
Test of control (observe)
Observe the process/activity
Test of control (Reperform)
Reperform the test data
Test of control (inspect)
Inspect documents
Difference between internal controls and substantive procedures (anal)
Analytical procedures isn’t included in test of controls
Who carries out tests of control?
Auditor
What is meant by a direct control?
Whether the control as described has been appropriately designed and is being operated in such a way that it would prevent or detect a material misstatement.
What should a tests of control explain?
Detail must be given on specifically what is being done to achieve a check
What should a control deficiency explain?
A clear understanding of how the deficiency will result in fraud and error is needed