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15 Cards in this Set

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Authorization


Board of directors' authorization for all company bank accounts

Minimize Risk Of:


invalid payments, stolen cash

Authorization


approval of cash disbursement transaction prior to preparation of a check


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Dual signature requirement for disbursement of large sums of cash

Minimize Risk Of:


invalid payments, incorrect amounts

Segregation


separation of check-signing authority from accounts payable and cash disbursements record keeping and custody of cash

Minimize Risk Of:


invalid payments, incorrect amounts, stolen cash

segregation


separation of the ordering, shipping and receiving, inventory control, accounts payable, cash disbursements, info systems, and general accounting functions

Minimize Risk Of:


Fictitious payments, omitted payments, wrong amounts, wrong vendor, timing issues

Records and Documents


preparation of checks on prenumbered forms

Minimize Risk Of:


Omitted payments

Records and documents


prior to preparation of a check, matching of supporting docs (vendor invoices, PO, and receiving report) for verification of vendors, authorized prices, mathematical accuracy, account coding, quantities, and descriptions of goods.

Minimize Risk Of:


Fictitious payments, duplicate payments, incorrect amounts or accounts, wrong vendor, timing issues

Records and Documents


Updating of the cash disbursements journal and accounts payable records as soon as checks have actually been disbursed

Minimize Risk Of:


Invalid payments, duplicate payments, incorrect amounts, timing issues

Records and Documents


Cancellation of supporting documentation once payment has been made

Minimize Risk Of:


duplicate payments

Records and Documents


monthly review and reconciliation of vendor statements with accouts payable records

Minimize Risk Of:


omitted payments, fictitious payments, incorrect amounts, wrong vendors, timing issues

Security


physical controls covering cash and the company's supply of checks

Minimize Risk Of:


stolen cash

Security


Physical and electronic controls over access to the cash disbursement and accounts payable records

Minimize Risk Of:


Fictitious payments, duplicate payments, incorrect amounts, omitted transactions, wrong vendor, timing issues, accumulation problems

Independent Checks


monthly performance of bank reconciliation

Minimize Risk Of:


invalid payments, incorrect amounts, omitted payments, issues timing

Independent checks


Matching of checks with original purchase documentation and verification for item descriptions, quantities, dates, authorized prices, and mathematical accuracy

Minimize Risk Of:


Incorrect amounts, invalid payments, timing issues

Independent checks


verification of cash disbursements journal for mathematical accuracy and proper posting to the general ledger

Minimize Risk Of:


Incorrect amounts, incorrect accumulation or posting, omitted payments, wrong account numbers, duplicate payments

independent checks


verification of accounts payable subsidiary ledger for mathematical accuracy and proper posting to the general ledger

Minimize Risk Of:incorrect amounts, incorrect accumulation or posting, omitted payments, wrong account numbers , duplicate payments