Once the checks and remittance list arrive in the cash
receipts department, the treasurer reconciles the documents,
signs the check, and manually prepares three
hard copies of the deposit slip. He then updates the cash
receipts journal and the general ledger on his computer
terminal. Next, the treasurer sends checks and two copies
of the deposit slip to the bank. Finally, he files the third
copy of the deposit slip and the remittance in the
department.
When the AR clerk receives the remittance list and
remittance advices from the mail room, he reconciles
the two documents. Then, from his terminal, he updates
the AR subsidiary ledger and the general ledger.
Finally, the two documents are filed in the department.
Required:
a. Create a data flow diagram of the current system.
b. Create a system flowchart of the existing system.
c. Analyze the internal control weaknesses in the system.
Model your response according to the six categories
of physical control activities specified in COSO.
d. Prepare a system flowchart of a redesigned computer based
system that resolves the control weaknesses you
identified