scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF AUDITING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION. A CASE STUDY OF PRUDENTIAL BANK LIMITED (WEIJA BRANCH)

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Alex Acquah ◽  
Takyi Kwabena Nsiah ◽  
Ebenezer Yaw Ofosuhene ◽  
Elizabeth Naa Akushia Antie
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Control Practice ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

For system-based auditing to work effectively the auditor will like to rely on internal controls to reduce the volume of substantive testing. It is therefore important for the auditor to examine the internal control practice and procedures that are in place in the client’s business. Where weaknesses are revealed, the auditor recommends ways of improving the systems. This research examines the relationship between some components (risk assessment, control environment and control activate) of internal control systems and the effectiveness of audit program in prudential bank Weija branch. The study exploited information by the help of both primary and secondary data from questionnaires and interview schedules. However, the purposive method of sampling was used in this research work. In all 10 respondents were sampled from the fifty (50) respondents under review. The data captured in this study, was analyzed and interpreted through descriptive method by the help of frequency tables, graphical presentation and tables. Based on the investigations carried, the internal control system was seen to be significant in detection of fraud in banks in Ghana; there is therefore the need for an effective and acceptable internal control structure in banking organizations. It was therefore recommended that Prudential Bank Limited set up internal audit units at their various branches all over the country, so that there shall always be internal audit personnel to ensure adherence to the internal controls that exist in the organization. In view of this, the internal audit personnel should also be revolved at regular intermissions to prevent any form of professional misconducts.

scholarly journals The Efficiency of Applying the Internal Control Components Based on COSO Framework to Transparently Carry out Tasks and Services, Ensure Integrity and Enhance Quality and Efficiency: Case Study - The Greater Amman Municipality

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Ola Muhammad Khersiat
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Control Environment ◽  
Communications Systems ◽  
Control Procedures ◽  
And Control

This study aimed to measure the efficiency of employing the internal control components based on COSO framework to transparently carry out tasks and services, ensure integrity and enhance quality and efficiency, so as to contribute to promoting the adoption of internal control components based on the COSO framework, applying them and analyzing their efficiency in performing tasks transparently, ensuring integrity and enhancing quality and efficiency, particularly with the Amman`s Municipality efforts to create a directorate that operates the internal control while ensuring the integrity of the proceedings, carrying out tasks and services transparently and boosting citizen's confidence in the Greater Amman Municipality resolutions. One of the main findings of the study would be in the fact that the independent study variables represented in the internal audit based on the COSO framework has a highly positive impact in performing tasks transparently to ensure integrity, boost quality and efficiency at the Greater Amman Municipality. Results show that the communications systems component was the most highly applicable, followed by the follow-up and control procedures and activities, whereas the control environment came third, followed by risks and response procedures identification and assessment, and finally came the appropriate follow-up component in the fifth place.

scholarly journals Research on the influence of accounting computerization and networking on E-commerce

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenquan Shi
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Internal Auditing ◽  
Accounting Information System ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Environmental Setting ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

AbstractE-commerce has broken through the pattern and boundary of traditional commodity exchange, so that there is no need for face-to-face transactions between merchants and consumers. This has impacted the traditional accounting industry, which broke the environmental setting of traditional accounting industry. This requires the extension and expansion of the economic environment of the new accounting industry, which has led to the computerization of accounting and the network of further upgrades. Accounting computerization and networking have greatly improved the speed and accuracy of accounting information processing, and at the same time made the classification of accounting duties more clear. However, accounting computerization and higher-level networking have in turn affected the development of e-commerce. Due to the rapid development of e-commerce, the corresponding internal auditing schemes of traditional enterprises have been unable to meet accounting and computerization. The impact of this will constrain the further development of e-commerce. Accounting computerization and networking the internal audit of e-commerce is mainly reflected in clues, internal control, and content and environment issues. This paper analyses the impact of accounting computerization and networking on the internal auditing of e-commerce, and finally analyse the auditing setup and experience based on a company H in the accounting information system, and explore the accounting calculation. In the context of globalization and networking, the strategy of how to deal with the trial and control part of e-commerce.

scholarly journals Exploration Disclosures of Internal Control as the Impact of Earnings Quality and Audit Committee

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-22
Author(s):  
Hisar Pangaribuan ◽  
Raynald Wilbert P. Donni ◽  
Oluwatoyin Muse Johnson Popoola ◽  
Jenny Sihombing
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
The Impact

Information disclosure carried out by management as an appointed agent is increasing in importance and hence, a source of concerns to users.  It is widely believed that information received by the stakeholders should be appropriate and sufficient for useful decision making, especially in the era of the Fourth industrial revolution. An appropriate and sufficient disclosure in the Annual report indicates a reflection of the effective implementation of the company's operational, strategic, financial and compliance objectives that have been carried out by the management. This study employed secondary data obtained from the annual report for the banks listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The data for internal control disclosure was observed through a content analysis approach by calculating the internal control system index obtained in the annual report. This study has shown that companies with high earnings quality report more openly convey the application of internal controls system disclosure. This study demonstrated that company with the high characteristics of the audit committee would significantly increase disclosure of internal controls system than a company without audit committee.  Supervision, as one of the internal controls established by the management, enhances the performances of the audit committee in ensuring compliance through full disclosure of the financial statements. Thus, restoring users’ trust and confidence in making informed and useful decisions on information emanating from the management.  

scholarly journals The Impact of Family Ownership on Quality and Disclosure of Internal Control in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8755
Author(s):  
Imran Abbas Jadoon ◽  
Umara Noreen ◽  
Usman Ayub ◽  
Muhammad Tahir ◽  
Naima Shahzadi
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Control Environment ◽  
Minority Shareholders ◽  
Control Quality ◽  
The Impact

The role of family owners in the internal control environment is characterized by contradictory theoretical arguments i.e., entrenchment and alignment behavior. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the behavior exhibited by family owners concerning the internal control environment in an underdeveloped regulatory setting. The study collected both primary and secondary data to use a multivariate regression research design to investigate the impact of family owners and CEOs on the internal control quality and disclosure of enterprises. The results of the current study demonstrated that family owners and family CEO have a negative impact on the internal control quality and disclosure, which validates the entrenchment behavior exhibited by family owners in the Pakistani setting. The results of the current study imply that policymakers should promote strict policy initiatives regarding the effectiveness of internal controls and their reporting so that companies are compelled to have better engagement in internal control practices for the protection of minority shareholders.

scholarly journals CONTROL OF QUALITY AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (05) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Tatia Udesiani
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internal Control System ◽  
Effective System ◽  
And Control

Development of internal controls is a highly important issue for the organization, especially for public institutions, because internal control system creates mechanism to effectively utilize human, financial and time resources. Public institutions are characterized by various risks, such as: uneconomic and unreasonable spending of budget funds, corruption, fraud and so on. In order to reduce these and other risks, it is important that organizations have an effective system of internal control. The internal control system in the public sector is regulatedby the relevant legislation and standards, which determines that internal control includes: Financial management and control system. Functionally independent internal audit and Harmonization Center. Each of them is an integral part of internal control. Their independence is the prerequisite for the existence of an effective system. The article presents results of our research carried out by the internal audit benefit and quality.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS PENGENDALIAN INTERNAL, AUDIT INTERNAL, KARAKTERISTIK INSTANSI DAN KASUS KORUPSI (STUDI EMPIRIS DI KEMENTERIAN/ LEMBAGA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Nurhasanah Nurhasanah
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Audit Report ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
Control Effectiveness ◽  
Work Units ◽  
Positive Effect

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini meneliti pengaruh antara efektivitas pengendalian internal, peran audit internal, tingka kewenangan audit internal, ukuran audit internal, ukuran dan kompleksitas instansi terhadap korupsi di kementerian/lembaga di Indonesia. Efektivitas pengendalian internal dilihat dari jumlah temuan pengendalian internal yang ada di laporan hasil pemeriksaan BPK, sedangkan peran pengawas pengendalian internal dalam suatu instansi dilakukan oleh audit internal diproksikan dengan jumlah temuan ketidakpatuhan dalam peraturan perundang-undangan hasil pemeriksaan BPK. Karakteristik instansi dilihat dari ukuran dan kompleksitas kementerian/lembaga. Variabel dependen yaitu korupsi pada kementerian/lembaga dilihat dari jumlah kasus korupsi pada kementerian/lembaga pada tahun 2012-2014. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder dengan sampel 249 kementerian dan lembaga di Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa efektivitas pengendalian internal, tingkat kewenangan audit internal berupa struktur organisasi audit internal setingkat eselon I berpengaruh dalam menurunkan kasus korupsi. Total anggaran (dalam Rupiah) berpengaruh positif terhadap kasus korupsi. Sedangkan jumlah temuan ketidakpatuhan dalam peraturan perundang-undangan hasil pemeriksaan BPK, jumlah auditor internal dan jumlah satuan kerja pada kementerian/lembaga tidak mempengaruhi korupsi.KATA KUNCI : korupsi, pengendalian internal, peran audit internal, ukuran kementerian/lembaga, kompleksitas kementerian/lembaga. ABSTRACTThis study investigates the effect of internal control effectiveness, the role of internal audit, internal audit authority level, the size of the internal audit, the size and complexity of the institution against corruption in the ministries/agencies in Indonesia. Effectiveness of internal controls seen from the number of internal control findings in the audit report of BPK, while the role of internal audit in an agency's internal control conducted by proxy with the number of findings of noncompliance in the audit report of BPK. The characteristics of institution seen from size and complexity of ministries/ agencies. The dependent variable is the corruption in the ministries/ agencies seen from the number of cases of corruption in the ministries/agencies in 2012-2014. This study used secondary data with samples of 249 ministries and agencies in Indonesia. The results show that the effectiveness of internal control, internal audit authority level form the organizational structure of the internal audit echelon I effect in reducing corruption. Total budget (in Rupiah) has positive effect on corruption. While the number of findings of non-compliance in the audit report of BPK, the number of internal auditors and the number of work units in ministries/agencies does not affect corruption.KEYWORDS : corruption, internal control, internal audit’s role, thesize of the ministries/agencies, the complexity of the ministries/agencies

PENGARUH PDRB DAN UKURAN TERHADAP INTERNAL CONTROL PEMERINTAH DAERAH DENGAN PAD SEBAGAI INTERVENING

ProBank ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-75
Author(s):  
Prima Utama Wardoyo Putro
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Path Testing ◽  
Size Growth ◽  
Fiscal Balance ◽  
Research Populations

Law No 32 year on 2004 about Regional Government and Law No 33 years on 2004 about Fiscal Balance between the Central Government and Regional Government are a new regulation relating to the implementation of regional autonomy in Indonesia. Giving the authority to manage its own region required an internal control system that can monitor of all by central government. The problem in this study is: Is there are any influence between growth, size, and PAD through Regional Government Internal Controls weakness with PAD as an intervening variable. The research populations are the financial statements and reports on the results of the entire province in Indonesia totaling 33 provinces. Source of data which are used are secondary data, and data collection by using the documentation method. The results of partial testing showed that PAD and Growth have significant affects to the Internal Controls, whereas size has not significant effect. Simultaneous testing showed a significant effect between the independent and dependent variables. The test results path testing showed that growth has no significant effect to internal control through PAD as an intervening variable and size has a significant effect to internal control variable through PAD as an intervening variable. The results of determinant coefficient by simultan test amount 28.7%. Its mean that Internal Control can be explained by Growth, Size and PAD, the remaining 71.3% influenced by factors other than study. Keyword: Internal Control, Size, Growth, and Income

Proportional Representation and its Impacts on Multi Ethnic Society of Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seeni Mohamed Aliff
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
Ethnic Violence ◽  
Institutional Affiliation ◽  
Secondary Data Sources ◽  
The Impact

This paper will examine the impact of PR electoral systems in a divided society. This research will explore the strength and weakness of the current electoral system and institutional design of Sri Lanka and will recommend changes to decrease the risk of minority exclusion in decision making and ethnic violence. The objectives of this research are to examine the character of the merits and demerits of the PR, and to investigate and assess the impacts of the PR in the multi ethnic societies of Sri Lanka. The study is a qualitative case study, and primary and secondary data sources have been employed to gather relevant data. The My Fieldwork was conducted in Sri Lanka, with the intention of gaining a better and more thorough understanding of the current situation. The interviews conducted were as such not structured or semi-structured, due to the interviewees’ varying professional background and institutional affiliation. Accordingly, unstructured interviews, as well as informal conversations and meetings, were conducted throughout Sri Lanka.

External Auditors' Involvement in the Internal Audit Function's Work Plan and Subsequent Reliance Before and After a Negative Audit Discovery

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byron J. Pike ◽  
Lawrence Chui ◽  
Kasey A. Martin ◽  
Renee M. Olvera
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Internal Controls ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Internal Audit Function ◽  
Anchoring Bias ◽  
Before And After

SUMMARY To reduce redundancies and increase efficiency in the evaluation of internal controls (PCAOB 2007, 402–403), professional standards encourage coordination between external auditors and their clients' internal audit function (IAF). Recent surveys of internal auditors find that a component of this coordination is external auditors' involvement in developing the IAF's audit plans. Nevertheless, it is not known how such involvement affects external auditors' reliance on the internal control test work of the IAF, either before or after a negative audit discovery. Based on an experiment with 107 experienced auditors, we find that external auditors involved in the development of the IAF's audit plan perceive the IAF as more objective and that both objectivity and involvement contribute to these auditors' placing more reliance on the IAF as compared to external auditors with no involvement. This initial reliance results in the involved auditors' proposing reductions to the audit budget and re-performing less of the IAF's work. Consistent with an anchoring bias, we find that involvement leads to external auditors' continuing to place greater reliance on the IAF's work, even after they become aware of a negative audit discovery that should not have occurred had the client's controls been effective. Data Availability: Data are available from the authors on request.

The Construction of Engineering Projects Environmental Performance Auditing

2013 ◽  
Vol 834-836 ◽  
pp. 2045-2048
Author(s):  
Xiao Ning Qu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Social Audit ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Performance Auditing ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Engineering Projects

The Environmental performance auditing is one professional audit that auditing the environmental performance of engineering project. We construct a multi-level auditing network in the whole process of project. That network can be divided into government audit, social audit and internal audit. And with which we predict, evaluate and control the impact on environmental effectively.

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