My homework requires to make an E-auditing plan, but I don't know how to make it.(point 5)
REPORT LAYOUT AND FORMAT Your e-auditing report should range from 1,500 ~ 3,000. It should at least contain, but not limited to, the sections as follow. You may add other sections or sub-section whenever you consider as necessary or you find those additional sections can be able to enhance the contents of your works. 1. Cover Page* 2. Table of Contents" 3. Table of Figures / Tables" (whenever necessary) 4. Executive Summary 3. Introduction of the Company/Organization's Objectives 4. Risks Management and Justifications (Use of sub-sections to specify the evaluations of the internal control, if exists, determine the degree of reliance on the existence internal controls) 5. E-Auditing Plan: securities, controls, and auditing activities and schedules, whenever necessary and appropriate 6. Conclusion and Implications * The number of words in these sections will not be counted towards the number of words required for your e-auditing report.SCENARIO The lClayton Menswear Company was founded by Fred Williams in 1986 and has grown steadily over the years. Fred now has 17 stores located throughout the central and northern parts of the state. Since Fred was an accounting major in college and worked for a large regional CPA rm for 13 years prior to opening his rst store, he places a lot of value on internal controls. Further, he has always insisted on a state-of-the-art accounting system that connects all of his stores' nancial transactions and reports. Fred employs two intemal auditors who monitor internal controls and also seek ways to improve operational effectiveness. As part of the monitoring process, the internal auditors take turns conducting periodic reviews of the accounting records. For instance, the company takes a physical inventory at all stores once each year, and an internal auditor oversees the process. Chris Domangue, the most senior internal auditor, just completed a review of the accounting records and discovered several items of concern. These were: I Physical inventory counts varied from inventory book amounts by more than 5 percent at two of the stores. In both cases, physical inventory was lower. Two of the stores seem to have an unusually high amount of sales returns for cash. In 10 of the stores. gross profit has dropped signicantly from the same time last year. At four of the stores, bank deposit slips did not match cash receipts. One of the stores had an unusual number of bounced checks. It appeared that the same employee was responsible for approving each of the bounced checks. I In seven of the stores, the amount of petty cash on hand did not correspond to the amount in the petty cash account