Control and Accounting Information Systems
INTEGRATIVE CASE SPRINGER'S LUMBER & SUPPLY
Jason Scott, an internal auditor for Northwest Industries, was assigned to audit Springer's Lumber & Supply. Northwest's building materials outlet in Bozeman, Montana. His supervisor, Maria Pilier, asked him to trace a sample of purchase transactions from purchase requisition to cash disbursement to verify that proper control procedures were followed. By mid-afternoon. Jason is frustrated with this task. and for good reasons
The purchasing system is poorly documented.
He keeps finding transactions that have not been processed as Ed Yates, the accounts payable manager said they should be.
Purchase requisitions are missing for several items that had been personally authorized by Bill Springer, the purchasing vice president.
Some vendor invoices have been paid without supporting documents, such as purchase orders and receiving reports.
Prices charged for some items seem unusually high. and there are a few discrepancies in item prices between the vendor invoice and the corresponding purchase order
Yates seemed to have a logical answer for every question J raised. Yates ended discussion by advising Jason that the real world is not always as tidy as the the world portrayed in college textbooks. When Jason discussed his findings with Maria, he learned that she also has some concerns.