auditing a department store
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Auditing aDepartment Store
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Pre-Audit Research
Check internal checkand control
Take notes of averagesales turnover.
Analyse previous yearspolicies.
Check for anydiscrepancies incompany policies.
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Contract Review
Make a list of contractsentered into with thirdparties.
Whether ever productdealership has a validcontract andagreement.
The contract terms arenot extraordinary.
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X1 Favourable to the org only.XCalibrator, 8/25/2009
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Contract Review
Contract requirementsare adequately definedand documented.
Are there establishedprocedures for new
product introduction / transfer?
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Purchases
1.Check the companiespurchase procedure
2.Check if the order was auth.By stores dept.
3.Check if purchases are being made from genuine dealers.4.Check if purchase was
required.5.Departments must submit a
roster of employees in the
department who areauthorized to purchase goodsand services using delegatedpurchasing authority.
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purchases
1.Check quotations and tenderscalled for.
2.Check delivery was in timeand in the right quantity(delivery challan)
3.Compare the proforma invoicewith actual invoice and goodsrecvd. Note the discrepanciesif any.
4.Check credit period granted,
method of payment, scale ofdiscount given.5.Warrantee period given by
creditors.
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Storage and InventoryManagement
All items received at theStore are examined and/ortested by Store personnel to
determine usable condition.
All items received at theStore are examined and/ortested by Store personnel to
determine usable condition
Are the materials issuedaccording FIFO?
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Storage and InventoryManagement
Develop procedures toensure that disposals areappropriately documentedand approved.
Check that the inventory isfrequently updated on theintranet website available
and it is secured with avalid password usernamecombination known onlyto the concerned people.
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Storage and InventoryManagement
Check the controlpacking, preservation andmarking processes to
ensure conformance tospecified requirements.
A complete inventorylisting is maintained bythe Store for itemsreceived, transferred, soldand/or disposedotherwise.
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Proceduralcompliance and
documentation
Transfer rates
Same quantity sentand received
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Inter store transfers
No intermediary
Authorization
Frequent transfers onyear end
Preference to adepartment
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Sales
Identify the variousDepartments
Sales records fordifferent departments
Sales tax provided
Valid discounts
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Sales
Bar code system
Bill verificationbefore exit
Shop lifting
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Connections of theperson at billing counter
Merchant copy ofbills
Preferentialtreatments