Strengths and Limitations of the Project
Company Selection
Deloitte & Touche company is well-known and it has several branches in the world. Deloitte is one of companies which considered as the leading professional firms which provide audit services etc. However, I focused for only one branch of Deloitte & Touche company and that located in Fujairah. I chose this company because it related to my topic which about internal auditing of financial performance. I want to know more information about the internal auditing function and role in the company.
Questionnaire
The questionnaire helped me to assemble more information about the company. There are many advantages of questionnaire such as it was an effective way to collect data quickly
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In my opinion, top management should give an idea how actually internal auditing is important for company financial performance either if they are doing auditing for other companies. In my opinion, top management should do more evaluation for internal auditing of its financial performance to reduce problems in this company. This means that once a time in three months could cause business problems such as fraud and embezzlement in this company. Regular auditing will be more professional and helpful to the company detect financial issues could happen in the future. Some employees are facing troubles because weak internal auditing on financial performance while others until now they didn’t face. In my opinion, auditors should know how actually their work is difficult and could face some obstacles in their careers. At the same time sometimes they will be responsible for their errors if it is actually material and could affect company objectives. Some situations that faced employees are so simple and they can figure out the solution while other not. Sometimes employees focusing on one area while it needs to focus on all areas to prevent some issues. In my opinion, auditors should evaluate and examine the financial reports are like exam or a challenge to overcome to reach to the goal. It is important for the auditors when it comes to auditing the evidence is not lost because it is proof that everything goes right. So losing evidence is really a huge problem to employees and the management. Thus, to prevent this problem, it is needed more security and lockers. To reduce employee errors the management should provide more training courses and planning sessions for employees. At the same time, employees should more aware of their mistakes immediately if they notice something goes wrong. It is very important for the auditors to
Audits are name according to there purpose. 2. Audits are classified into internal or external, depending upon relationship of participants. 3. Internal audits are performed within an organization by employees.
EIAr need to make sure that their employees are safe because they handle weapons which if a mistake was made then they could greatly injure themselves or someone else. Employees must be supplied with the correct equipment and safety precautions so it minimises the risk of something happening. 9) ICT and System operations are in-charge of making sure all the tills and IT systems are working. For EIAr their ICT and System operations need to make sure all their tills, CCTV cameras and computers are working so that the business can stay operating without needing to temporarily close due to a system not
A financial audit is an independent, objective evaluation of an organization 's financial reports and financial reporting processes. The primary purpose for financial audits is to give stakeholders reasonable assurance that financial statements are accurate and complete. Most internal audits are not adding value. One reason is that “ongoing compliance burdens and pressure to do more with less” is contributing to the decline in perceived internal audit value.
I can simply answer because I want to be a hero. In my opinion, an auditor is a dark knight that saves the world secretly and silently. An auditor has to commit to do his job professionally as well as ethically. As a matter of fact, there have been many corporate and accounting frauds, such as the WorldCom scandal in 2002 and the Madoff Ponzi scheme in 2008,
Establishing rules and regulations within the department to insure that all officers conform to certain behavior will help. I don’t believe that there could ever be a solution to these problems they can only be prevented by having in depth annual training on topics that appear to be of issue within a department. Another prevention method is to have a very diverse work force so that everyone can relate to one another
Clients must keep records and books of accounts including cash book, sales ledger, purchases ledger and general ledger. Supporting documents such as invoices, bank statements, pay-in slips, cheque butts, and receipts for payments, payroll records and copies of receipts issued should be retained. A valuation of the stock in trade should be made at the end of the accounting period and the appropriate records maintained. Company should record sufficient to explain each transaction and to enable a true and fair profit & loss account and balance sheet to be prepared. At the end of the accounting period, a physical stock-take should be made to ascertain the quantity and the cost of the stock in hand or the cost of work in progress statements and
I. Strengths of TARGET Corporation Target Corporation is one of the largest and oldest public discount retailing company operate in the United States. The company founded in 1902’s by George Dayton (as also known as Dayton Dry Goods in 1962’s). Target store has a huge store footprint and enjoys considerable brand recognition. Target’s portfolio of owned and exclusive brands is also its strength, which allow retailer to a valuable differentiating lover in high competitive retail environment.
It is very important for people with the correct training to be the people carrying out these tasks as it will dramatically reduce the chance of mistakes happening. This would also follow health
The unrealistic expectations of external users of financial statements to assume that an auditor remains totally impartial to client influence is a conclusion drawn from psychological research. The legal system forms the opposite view and has determined that external users should be able to rely implicitly on an auditor’s determination. Accounting standards have set expectations of auditor independence and neutrality. (Max H. Bazerman, 1997) The entire concept of professional scepticism and its application is the true and fair representation of financial statements to the users of these
h. Preventive controls such as proper training and educating employees so they understand to never use a USB if they don’t know where it came from or what is on it. Antimalware or spyware software can be used for security protection. i. Preventive controls such as proper training and implementation of CIRT so that employees know where to go when an attack occurs. Corrective controls such as practicing the incident response plan and alert process can help when attacks occur and help identify gaps in the plan so they can be fixed for when a real attack happens. j. Preventive controls such as testing the systems and securing access by requiring proper verification of the users attempting to obtain dial-in access.
A Strategic Report provides shareholders of the company with information that will enable them to evaluate how the directors have performed their duty to promote the success of the company. A strategic report will always contain information that is material to its shareholders just like an annual report. A strategic reports main objective is to provide an understanding into the company’s business model and its main strategy and objectives. It also provides the users about the risks faced by the company and its impact in the future. The companies past performance is also analysed in the strategic report.
Strategic Direction Britvic plc. is a British soft drinks producer in Hemel Hempstead. It is the second soft drinks producers in United Kingdom. Also, it is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Britvic plc. manufactures, markets and sells both Britvic and PepsiCo brands in UK and Ireland, supported by dedicated commercial teams in both countries.
h Airways PLC. I. Introducing British Airways Plc ("British Airways", "BA") is the largest international airline in the UK and one of the hot premium lines. The company's main place of business is London, with a lively presence at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports. British Airways serves over 1,000 calls to over 150 countries.
(a) Background information on the companies. (Describe your companies’ profile and core business activities.) In this assignment, the 2 companies selected in a same industry are Hup Seng Industries BHD. and Apollo Food Holdings BHD.
Professional skepticism depends on the personal behavioral actions. The need for professional skepticism in an audit cannot be overemphasized. Professional skepticism is an essential part of the auditor 's skill and is very closely interrelated to the concept of auditor independences and professional judgement and contributes to audit quality. In addition to professional skepticism is important and required throughout the audit in engagement acceptances, identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement, designing the nature, timing and extent of further audit procedures that are responsive to assessed risks of material misstatement, and evaluating audit evidence, and forming an opinion on whether the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the application financial reporting framework.