Tag (SQ): IT Controls

Your firm has recently been appointed auditor of Zebra Recruitment, a small company set up two years ago by the managing director, Daniel Zebra, who was previously an investment banker. The initial capital was provided equally by Daniel and the bank. The bank loan and the current overdraft facility are secured on the company’s assets. The overdraft is running just under its limit.
The company places highly qualified personnel in management positions. Daniel employs the following staff:

• A senior recruitment consultant, Laura Leopard.
• Three other recruitment consultants.
• An office manager, Jacob Antelope.
• A bookkeeper, Sarah Slug.
  Laura places clients in employment and supervises and trains the other recruitment consultants.
  Jacob is in charge of all office administration. He raises invoices for fees when Daniel instructs him to do so and pays invoices when Daniel tells him to. Daniel is the sole cheque signatory.
  Sarah maintains the accounting records on a PC located in the general office. The PC is regularly backed up and copies retained in a drawer under the desk on which the PC stands.
  Required
  Identify, from the situation outlined above, circumstances that should be taken into account when planning the audit. Explain why these matters should be taken into account.