Audit & Advisory Services is committed to assisting all levels of management and staff in the achievement of UCSF's goals and objectives by striving to provide a positive impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of operations. To that end, the internal controls information provided below covers the basic concepts of internal controls and their application to UCSF, including: Show
Internal controls summary Internal controls summaryInternal control is a process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management and other personnel, designed to provide reasonable assurance:
Internal controls are intended to prevent errors and irregularities, identify problems and ensure that corrective action is taken. In many cases, process owners within your department perform controls and interact with the control structure on a daily basis, sometimes without even realizing it because controls are built into operations. Control definition reflects certain fundamental concepts:
Internal controls are established to further strengthen:
Internal control structureThe internal control structure is derived from the way management runs an operation or function and is integrated with the management process. Although the components apply to the entire University, small and mid-size departments may implement them differently than large ones do. Together, they are designed to provide reasonable assurance that overall established objectives and goals are met. The internal control structure consists of five inter-related components:
Internal control typesDifferent risks and environments require different controls. The control types described below can be used in combination to mitigate risks to the organization. Preventive and detection controls
Hard vs. soft controls
Manual vs. automated controls
Key vs. secondary controls
To identify the correct control(s) to implement, you must know what risks are present. To know what risks are present, you need to understand what objectives are being sought. Therefore, Objectives → Risks→ Controls. Internal controls in my departmentControl activities within your department may include the following:
Remember, everyone in your department has responsibility for internal controls. Note: The above internal controls definition was developed by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), which is recognized by UCSF Audit & Advisory Services. When obtaining the entity's internal control the auditor should obtain knowledge about the internal controls?In obtaining an understanding of the entity and its environment, including its internal control, an auditor is required to obtain knowledge about the: Design of relevant internal controls pertaining to financial reporting in each of the five internal control components.
When obtaining an understanding of controls that relevant to the audit the auditor is required to?In obtaining an understanding of controls that are relevant to audit planning, the auditor should perform procedures to obtain sufficient knowledge about the design of the relevant controls pertaining to each of the five internal control components and determine whether they have been placed in operation.
When assessing the internal auditors competence the auditor should obtain information about the?11. In assessing competence and objectivity, the auditor usually considers information obtained from previous experience with the internal audit function, from discussions with management personnel, and from a recent external quality review, if performed, of the internal audit function's activities.
When auditing a company the auditor should obtain an understanding of internal control sufficient to?internal control,3 the auditor should obtain an understanding of the internal audit function sufficient to identify those internal audit activities that are rel- evant to planning the audit. The extent of the procedures necessary to obtain this understanding will vary, depending on the nature of those activities.
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