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Audit and report on financial systems and records

Audit and report on financial systems and records

Unit of competency
National Code
FNSACC602
State Code
AUQ22
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
3.00
Current Release Date
03/11/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/09/2015
Field of Education
080101 - Accounting
Original Release Date
16/09/2015
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to supervise an audit of financial systems and prepare the appropriate reports, including assessing options, identifying information sources, determining audit strategies, monitoring progress, reviewing data, verifying financial statements and determining appropriate reporting formats.It applies to experienced individuals who use specialised knowledge and systematic approaches to analyse and evaluate financial information against specified criteria and compliance requirements.Work functions in the occupational areas where this unit may be used are subject to regulatory requirements. Refer to the FNS Implementation Guide Companion Volume or the relevant regulator for specific guidance on requirements.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Assess options
  • 1.1 Identify statutory requirements from assessment of terms of reference, and client objectives and obligations
  • 1.2 Review and analyse client activities and procedures to establish familiarity with systems and guide selection of appropriate audit methodologies
  • 1.3 Develop financial audit methodologies to identify significant features of audit and establish criteria for conducting audit in accordance with professional auditing standards
2. Identify information sources
  • 2.1 Identify audit financial data sources from evaluation of organisation’s information systems
  • 2.2 Create audit lines of enquiry to support audit objectives and reduce audit risk to acceptable level
3. Determine audit strategies
  • 3.1 Establish client financial business characteristics from analysis of general economy, industry and client’s provided information
  • 3.2 Assess client’s inherent financial risk through value chain risk analysis
  • 3.3 Identify internal control procedures for financial transactions through discussion with client and established professional standards
  • 3.4 Ensure audit methodologies use established sampling and selection techniques in manner consistent with internal control procedures and substantive testing
4. Schedule resources and timelines and monitor progress
  • 4.1 Establish timeframes and allocate personnel to functions and tasks based on audit lines of enquiry
  • 4.2 Review resource use regularly, and develop and monitor intermittent reports with resource allocation and timeframes adjusted through discussion and agreement with client and in accordance with professional accounting standards
5. Review data and verify statements
  • 5.1 Identify significant strengths and weaknesses in controls and rank in accordance to audit objectives
  • 5.2 Obtain and evaluate evidence on financial systems and controls under review using established testing procedures and in accordance with criteria identified in audit methodology
  • 5.3 Test management assertions to achieve audit objectives
  • 5.4 Gather sufficient appropriate audit evidence as basis for expert opinion
  • 5.5 Verify financial statements as materially misstated or correct
6. Determine reporting formats
  • 6.1 Identify and document financial operational functions, services and systems in accordance with standard formats
  • 6.2 Ensure format is consistent with documentation requirements of auditor and professional auditing standards
  • 6.3 Formulate and provide financial audit opinions, including recommendations, to client in established and acceptable format
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D4047 FNSACC602A Audit and report on financial systems and records Unit of competency
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