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Threats and Controls- Expenditure Cycle
Threats and Controls- Expenditure Cycle
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Accounting
Undergraduate 3
02/17/2013

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Inaccurate inventory records
Definition
-Perpetual inventory system
-Bar codes and RFID
-Periodic physical counts with reconciliation
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Purchase items not needed
Definition
-Perpetual inventory system
-EOQ, MRP, JIT systems
-Approval of requisitions
-Centralized purchasing function
Term
Inflated Prices
Definition
-Price lists
-Competitive bidding
-Review and approval of POs
-Budget and comparison of actual to budgets
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Inferior/poor quality
Definition
-Pre-approved suppliers only
-New supplier audit and approval
-Responsibility for scrap or rework
-Quality surveillance and reporting
Term
Unreliable suppliers
Definition
-Supplier quality certifications (eg, ISO 9000)
-Audit and monitor supplier performance
Term
Unauthorized suppliers
Definition
-Application control to prevent unauthorized
-New supplier audit and approval
Term
Kickbacks
Definition
-Policy, training, signed statements, personal disclosure
-Job rotation and mandatory vacations
-Supplier audits to validate PO
Term
Accepting unordered items
Definition
-Compare to PO
Term
Counting errors
Definition
-Do not disclose expected quantity
-Bar codes and RFID
-Transfers are re-counted and documented
-Application controls report discrepancies
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Verifying receipt of services
Definition
-Document receipt with signature
-Budget controls and audits
Term
Theft of inventory
Definition
-Physical access controls
-Document transfers
-Perpetual inventory system
-Physical count of inventory and reconciliation
-Segregation of duties
Term
Errors in Supplier invoices, paying for items not received
Definition
-Compare invoice to PO and receiving report
-Check math
Term
Fictitious vendors/suppliers
Definition
-Approve new vendors
-Restrict access to vendor master file
-Document receipt of goods/services
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Accounts Payable posting errors
Definition
-Data entry edit controls
-Reconcile AP subsidiary ledger detail to General Ledger
Term
Pay for items not received
Definition
-Three way match or ERS
-Check signer reviews voucher package
-Receipts for all expense reports, petty cash, etc.
Term
Duplicate payments
Definition
-Cancel voucher packages when paid
-Require voucher package for each check
-Pay only original invoices
-Application software checks for duplicates
Term
Theft of cash
Definition
-Pre-numbered, secure check stock
-Secure check signing machine
-Access controls for EFT and online banking
-Do not let AP write checks
-Reconcile bank accounts—independent person
-Count cash on hand and reconcile
Term
Check Alteration
Definition
-Special inks and paper
-Positive Pay with banks
Term
Missing prompt payment discounts
Definition
-Schedule payments on due dates
-Cash flow budget
Term
Cash flow problems
Definition
-Cash flow budget and monitoring
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Invalid or inaccurate master data
Definition
-Restrict access-Segregation of Master File changes and recording
-Data entry and processing controls
-Review all master file changes
Term
Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information
Definition
-Chapters 7&8: encryption, access controls, authorization controls
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Loss of destruction of data
Definition
-Chapters 7&8: disaster recovery plan, offsite backups, insurance
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Poor performance
Definition
-Hire competent people and train them
-Performance reports to identify non-conformance
Term
Steps of Expenditure Cycle
Definition
Ordering
Receiving
Validating Invoice
Cash Disbursement
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