Excerpt from Audit Report
Bank reconciliations three months behind schedule
Examination of the bank reconciliations for May through September 20xx revealed that reconciliations had been completed for all five of the company’s major bank accounts only through June. The company’s policy states that reconciliations are to be completed within 30 days of the end of the previous month. Failure to perform reconciliation promptly exposes the company to serious financial losses.
Not having bank reconciliations up to date appears to be caused by a shortage of well-trained, experienced personnel. While the number of transactions has tripled in the last three years and the number of management reports has almost doubled, the number of professional staff members in the department has remained unchanged.
Recommendation: Add one full-time qualified professional staff member in the finance department and one part-time clerk to adequately handle the increased workload.