Presented below are descriptions of specific existing control activities. Determine whether each description is an example of:
Proper Use of Documentation
Prenumbering of Documents
Authorization of Transactions
Independent Checks of Performance
Timely and Appropriate Performance Reviews
Information Systems Controls
Physical Controls
Segregation of Duties
1) An adjustment to a customer account receivable balance must be supported by a credit memo.
2) The assistant controller verifies the overhead allocations computed by the cost accounting clerk prior to their entry into the accounting system.
3)The sales manager meets with members of the sales team on a weekly basis to review their progress toward monthly sales goals.
4) The assistant controller approves invoices for recording and payment; the accounts payable clerk records the payable and purchase; the treasurer signs and mails the checks to vendors.
5)The organization’s main servers are kept in secure area that can only be entered with a valid key card.
6)An independent person accounts for the numerical sequence of all sales invoices used in the month of October to ensure that all sales were properly recorded.
7)The information security officer assigns user accounts and passwords to new employees upon notification from the human resource department.
8)The assistant credit manager reviews and approves all new sales for credit prior to their processing for shipment and signs the orders to indicate her approval.