scholarly journals The Internal Control System as a Management Function and the Element of Integrated Reporting Financial Statements

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 262
Author(s):  
Lyubov Plotnikova ◽  
V. V. Rubanov

The present article is devoted to one of the most urgent problems of financial accounting organization and preparation of accounts – the issue of implementation of internal control in the companies. The authors consider the internal control as a function of management in interrelation with internal audit and risk management. The purpose of the research is to determine the level of information disclosure about the internal control system in the company's reporting. The research subject is the industrial and economic activity of chosen companies. Public integrated reporting is the object. The authors set out the following tasks in the research process: to estimate the degree of study of the problem; to analyze public reporting, including its structure, different report forms, the content of Explanatory Notes to the reporting and the working documents; to compare the reporting of various companies; and to identify the degree of information disclosure. The methodology of the research suggests an analysis of existing studies in the field of internal control, visual analysis of internal documents of the companies and their reporting and comparative assessment of reports of some companies. The authors study public accounts of the major companies, consider it from the view of completeness of disclosure of information about the internal control system, draw conclusions and give recommendations on improvement of control procedures. The authors justify that the two concepts of internal control and internal audit are not the same. However, the management of some companies does not separate them. The authors prove that internal auditing is only a part of the internal control system.

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-46
Author(s):  
Anatolii Loishyn

The conducted research can be of interest to the specialists of internal audit, internal control, and heads of all levels who organize the functioning of internal control in subordinate structural units. The article substantiates the use of the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) matrix in assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The research conducted in the article is the result of the practical implementation of the developed complex methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of the internal control system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In order to accomplish this task, the study carried out its decomposition and separately: conducted an assessment of selected indicators of the effectiveness of the internal control system through appropriate testing and analysis of financial (accounting) reporting; the matrix of key performance indicators is formed; a generalized indicator of the efficiency of the functioning of the internal control system is determined; a proper evaluation of the performance of the internal control system was performed according to the selected criterion.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Novtania Mokoginta ◽  
Linda Lambey ◽  
Winston Pontoh

Application of Internal Control System and Regional Financial Accounting System in management of local government financial statements is a very important thing. This financial statements of local governments must meet the following characteristics : relevant, reliable, comparable, and understandable.  The purpose this study to examine the influence of the Internal Control System,Regional Financial Accounting System on the quality of goverment financial statements. The population in this study are all working in BPKAD Bolaang Mongondow Utara.  The sample in this study is the staff / employees of the financial part of the respondents were 30 respondents. The samples were selected by using a purposive samplingmethod. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires to the respondents directly concerned. Technical analysis of the data used is multiple regression with SPSS 22. The result showed that : the Internal Control System has a significant effect on the quality of government financial statements and the Regional Financial Accounting System has a positive significant effect on the quality of goverment financial statements.Keywords : Internal Control system, Regional finsncisl accaounting system, quality of goverment financial statements.


2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Hadi Mahmudah ◽  
Bambang Riyanto LS

Penelitian ini menguji efektifitas sistem pengendalian intern, dukungan manajemen dan audit professionalism terhadap keefektifan audit internal. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 39 Inspektorat Daerah dari enam Provinsi. Penelitian ini menggunakan regresi berganda untuk menganalisis data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sistem pengendalian intern dan dukungan manajemen berpengaruh secara positif terhadap keefektifan audit internal. Penelitian ini gagal memberikan bukti empiris audit professionalism berpengaruh terhadap keefektifan1 audit internal. Penelitian ini memperkaya penelitian yang sudah ada terkait keefektifan audit internal dan penekanan pentingnya sistem pengendalian intern di pemerintah daerah.This study examined the effectiveness of internal control system, management support, and audit professionalism on internal audit effectiveness of local government. The sample consists of 39 regional inspectorates of six provinces in Indonesia. By using multiple regressions, this study found that internal control system and management support has positive impact on the effectiveness of the internal audit. However, there is no support for the audit professionalism on internal audit effectiveness. This study enriches existing research related to the effectiveness of the internal audit and emphasis the importance of internal control systems in local government.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juwita Natalia Samuna ◽  
Harijanto Sabijono ◽  
Stanley Kho Walandouw

Internal control system is a way or system that can prevent the occurrence of irregularities in the company. Internal control system of the inventory aims to protect the company's assets from theft. The research object is taken at the Manado Diesel Crown Store is one of the stores in Manado that runs the business by selling machines and spare parts. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of internal control system merchandise inventory at Diesel Manado.The method of analysis used in this research is descriptive qualitative analysis method. Based on the results of internal control inventory of merchandise inventory at Manado Diesel Crown Store, then in the control environment that occurs in the company, there is a double position between the sales and the warehouse. In the accounting system, the documents used are not serial number printed. In control procedures, authorization system is only on certain transactions.Keywords: internal control system, merchandise inventory


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-433
Author(s):  
Ria Herlina ◽  
Taufeni Taufik ◽  
Azwir Nasir

This study aims to examine the effect of transparency, competency, financial accounting systems on the accountability of regional financial management with the government's internal control system as a moderating variable with a case study in Indragiri Hulu Regency. The population of this study were all employees in all OPDs in Indragiri Hulu Regency as many as 45 OPDs so that a sample of 180 respondents was obtained from this population using the purposive sampling method. The data analysis method used in this research is the quantitative analysis method with WarpPLS version 6.0 as data processing software. The results show that transparency, competency, and financial accounting systems affect the accountability of regional financial management, the implementation of the government internal control system can moderate the effect of transparency and financial accounting systems on the accountability of regional financial management, and the implementation of the government internal control system cannot moderate the effect of competency on the accountability of regional finance management. Keywords: Transparency, Competency, Financial Accounting System, The Accountability of Regional Financial Management, Implementation of The Government Internal Control System


VUZF Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Anatolii Syrotenko ◽  
Ivan Tkach ◽  
Anatolii Loishyn ◽  
Mykola Tkach

The conducted research may be of interest to specialists of internal audit, internal control, and managers of all levels, who organize the functioning of internal control in subordinate structural units. The article practically substantiates the use of the matrix of key performance indicators (KPI) in assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The research conducted in the article is the result of the practical implementation of the developed comprehensive methodology for assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. To achieve this goal, the study conducted its decomposition and separately: evaluated the selected indicators of the effectiveness of the internal control system through appropriate testing and analysis of financial (accounting) statements; a matrix of key performance indicators is formed; the generalized indicator of efficiency of functioning of system of internal control is defined; the corresponding assessment of efficiency of system of internal control according to the chosen criterion is carried out. The results of the study made it possible to determine a numerical value that can objectively indicate the effectiveness of the internal control system of the institution. The results of the evaluation of indicators can be further systematized in the appropriate database for the formation of statistical information and taken into account in the risk-oriented planning of internal audit activities. The results of the study in the article can be used in part and applied thematically when checking other indicators in the internal control system. The article formulates the prospect of further research in the subject area to improve the accuracy of assessing the effectiveness of the ICS, as well as in finding alternative methods for its evaluation.


Author(s):  
Anatolii Loishyn

The article summarizes the arguments and counterarguments in the framework of scientific discussion on the choice of indicators of the scientific and methodological apparatus for assessing the effectiveness of the system of internal control of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The main purpose of the study is to study the possibility of choosing the indicators of the scientific and methodological apparatus for assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system. The systematization of literary sources and approaches to solving the problems considered in the article showed that the research problem is partly described and needs to be generalized and revised. The urgency of solving this scientific problem lies in the fact that the system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine actively implements a risk-oriented system of internal control in accordance with the general reform of the defense department to NATO standards. The research of the choice of indicators of the effectiveness of the internal control system in the article is carried out in the following logical sequence: the definition of the corresponding conceptual apparatus is formulated, namely, the interpretation of the terms: "indicator", the available approaches to the assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control system for the presence of indicators; a choice of indicators was made based on the results of their analysis and comparison, which can be offered to the scientific and methodical apparatus for assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The methodical tools of the research were the methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, induction; the study period is the years from 1976 to the present. The object of the study is the process of assessing the effectiveness of the system of internal control in the system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, since it is not sufficiently investigated. The study presents the results of empirical analysis of the choice of indicators, which showed the possibility of their inclusion in further research. The study empirically confirms and theoretically proves that these indicators must be taken into account when assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The results of the research can be useful for internal control and internal audit specialists.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-209
Author(s):  
Euis Mardiyatul Fauziyah

This study aims to examine the Influence of Regional Financial Accounting Systems, Competence of the Government Aaparatur, and Use of Information Technology on the Quality of Local Government Financial Reports with Internal Control Systems as moderating variables. The data used in this study is primary data. Methods of collecting data using questionnaires distributed to respondents. The questionnaire was distributed to 64 Serang City Government Organization employees involved in the process of preparing financial statements. The data analysis method used in this study is the Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). The results of this study indicate that the influence of the Regional Financial Accounting System has a positive and significant effect on the quality of the Regional Government's Financial Statements, Competency of Government Officials does not have a positive and significant effect on the quality of the Regional Government's Financial Statements, and the Utilization of Information Technology has no positive and significant effect on the quality of the Government's Financial Statements. Area. The results of this study also indicate that the Internal Control System moderates the relationship between the Effects of the Regional Financial Accounting System, while the Internal Control System is not able to moderate the Effect of Competency of Government Apparatuses, and the Utilization of Information Technology on the Quality of Regional Government Financial Statements.


Author(s):  
Cristina Vasile Dolghi ◽  
Elena Gheorghe Petreanu

Internal control delivers guarantee and trust for investors, clients, suppliers, but also for the entity’s employees and other interested parties. As a result, an effective internal control system has a significant impact on the credibility of a modern entity and its activities, which is ensured by the entity’s management, through an appropriate process of evaluating the effectiveness of internal control. On the basis of those exposed, we sustain the opinion shared by many experts in the field, that the primary role in evaluating the internal control system is attributed to internal audit, because in line with current development trends, it supports the entity in maintaining effective controls by evaluating efficiency and effectiveness. As well as by promoting biased business actions. In this connection, the authors approach the study of the basic aspects of the internal control evaluation process in the light of the identification of the method, establishing and interpreting the indicators used in the evaluation, as well as determining the criteria and practical tools for evaluation. As a method of evaluation of internal control the systematic method of authors is proposed, which involves the evaluation of each component of it. This approach permits internal auditors to make an integrated consideration of the effectiveness of internal control in the entity of the internal control system in the good functioning of the entity, which contributes to the fulfillment of its strategic objectives. In addition, the research carried out highlights the performance of the assessment tool – the corresponding questionnaire, which was developed to evaluate the control environment of the entity and applied in the activity of public interest entities in the Republic of Moldova. This study offers the possibility to recognize the deficiencies within the control environment established at the entity and offers the possibility to the management of the entity to improve its functioning mechanism.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merry Inggrid Siwy ◽  
David P.E. Saerang ◽  
Herman Karamoy

Internal Audit is the whole process of audit activities, the Review, evaluation, monitoring and supervisory activities other against the implementation of tasks and functions of the organization in order to provide reasonable assurance that the activities have been carried out in accordance with the benchmarks that have been set effectively and efficiently for the benefit of the leadership to Realize good governance.Accountability and transparency in the new government could be achieved if all levels of leadership controlling activities on the overall activities in their respective agencies . Internal control system ( SPI ) is a process that is integral to the actions and activities carried out continuously by the management and all employees to provide reasonable assurance on the achievement of organizational goals through effective and efficient , the reliability of financial reporting , the safeguarding of state assets, and compliance with legislation. To strengthen and support the effectiveness of internal control over the SPI made ​​implementation of tasks and functions of government agencies including state audits carried out by the internal control official Government ( APIP ) .The auditor's responsibility to detect fraud or irregularity embodied in the planning and execution to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with established standards.The purpose of this study was to analyze the functions of Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) / Internal Auditor in supporting reasonable levels of Local Government Finance Report Manado City. Respondents were selected are few skilled examiner at the office of the Inspectorate of Manado. Approach Using Qualitative methods Ethnography.APIP functions that work well to prevent fraud , to produce valuable output to be input to the external auditor , the executive and the legislature to improve financial management and accountability in the area of ​​the future . Eksternal Auditor may use the results from the monitoring APIP mainly reviews the financial statements of the government , supporting the management of local government in implementing the recommendations and improvements  Internal control system . APIP professional and independent encourage increased transparency and accountability in financial management to improve the fairness of the financial statements . Keywords: Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus, fraud detection, the fairness of the financial statements


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