(1) No clear written delegation of authority being used by the Company (Priority: High)
(A) Management should establish a Delegation of Authority matrix for approvals transactions. As a minimum, matrix should include transactions relating to the following topics;
- Investment,
- decisions,
- contracts,
- signing,
- payment limits with suppliers,
- amount of credit limits or credit terms extended
to customers,
- bank transactions and access,
- significant adjustments made to the accounting
books,
- and other significant business transactions, etc.
(B) These items should also be properly defined level of person-in-charge to approve the transactions (e.g. investment decisions amounting to 1M USD will require approval of the Board, contracts amounting to 500K USD will require approvals of the Finance and Accounting Director and GM, etc.).