A FTSE100 chemicals company has commissioned us to perform a review of their accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger data. Using data extracts provided by the client of their SAP and JD Edwards systems we were able to analyse the data. The ACL scripts created for the analysis where handed over to the client so that they could perform the same tests when required.
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ACL Data Analytics - FTSE100 chemicals company
1. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
December 2010
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2. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
Agenda
About DataConsulting
Business Overview
Scope
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
General Ledger
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3. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
About DataConsulting
DataConsulting set up in 2007 to
provide data analysis services to
audit teams and finance
departments
– Partners are ex-Deloitte and
PwC; employ
accountants, auditors and
developers
Deep technical expertise in
CAATs, continuous
auditing, business
modelling, spreadsheet
assurance and tactical solutions
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Wide client base
4. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
Business Overview
The remit of the client’s Internal Audit department includes all business
critical applications
We were commissioned to develop a suite of computer assisted audit
techniques (CAATs)
Data extracted from client’s SAP & JD Edwards systems through an
ODBC connection
Hand-over ACL scripts for future audits
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5. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
Scope
Develop data extracts as automated scripts
Develop, document and run CAATs for the current audit
Develop generic CAATs for future audits
Manage handover knowledge and CAATs
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6. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
Scope
CAATs developed analysed the following areas:
– Accounts Payable (AP)
– Accounts Receivable (AR)
– General Ledger (GL)
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7. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
Accounts Payable CAATs
Duplicate payments identification by invoice number, amount and date
Analysis of split purchase orders and blanket purchase orders
Segregation of duties analysis
Output retrospective purchase orders
Identification of employees approving invoice amounts exceeding their
approval limit
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8. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
Accounts Receivable CAATs
Identification of all credit notes raised within the financial year by month
Age of debt compared with the credit terms and limits
Analysis of sales by month, customer, product and salesperson
Validation of customer data
Identification of unauthorised changes to prices or credit limits
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9. FTSE100 chemicals company
ACL Data Analytics
General Ledger CAATs
Reperformance of the trial balance by analysing the GL account
movement
Identification of authorisers with significant postings
Analysis of accounts with a balance of zero
Identification of one sided journals
Comparison of document date to the entry date
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