A useful audit procedure for identifying potential audit risks involves scanning data
files for unusual transactions and account balances. For example, scanning accounts
receivable for excessively large balances may indicate that the organization’s credit
policy is being improperly applied. Credit balances in accounts receivable may suggest
unusual sales return activity or errors in the application of cash receipts to customer
accounts. The auditor can use ACL’s Stratify feature to identify such anomalies as shown