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SAPPostImplemenationAuditpart1Author:RanjitSimonJohn

IntroductiontoAuditinSAP

WeallwillbefamiliarwithvarioustypesofAudit,Financial,Administrative,ISetc.

In themodern corporateworld IS auditing is gainingmoreweight age due to the dependence of Business on IS.Auditing a traditional IT environment was more easycomparedtoauditingbusinessprocesswherehighlycomplexERPsystemsareimplemented.

ForacompanywithERPsystem,itwillbeeasytocertifythesuccess of ERP implementation based on the KPIs defined.Butfewyearsdownthelineitwillbehighlydifficulttocheckandanalyzewhetherthesystemcomplieswiththecorporategovernancerules.

Theobjectivesofcorporategovernancearethreefold:

.Transparencyofinformation

.Internalcontrolofprocesses

.Effectivenessofinternalcontrols

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TheSAPprocessprovidesaconsistentflowofdataandinformationthatenablestheinformationtobecontrolledmorequicklyandaccurately.

YoucanalsoconfigureadditionalcontrolsformySAPERPFinancials.

Forexample,youcanarrangethateverypostingthatexceedsacertainamountismarkedandidentifiedaccordingly.Youcanmonitorreportedfinancialdataandotherkeyfiguresatanytime.

Wheneveracriticalthresholdisreached,youcaninvestigatethecauseoftheproblem.

SAPNetWeaverandSAPERPofferbuiltincontrols,including:

InternalsystemcontrolsConfigurablecontrolsSecuritycontrolsReportcontrol

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CriteriaforpreparingAuditQuestionnaire

Theauditquestionsshouldbeframedbasedonadrilldownapproachonthebusinessprocess.Example:TheimpactofFinancialAccountingonSales&Distributionbusinessprocess.

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ControlObjectivesandRisksintheSales&DistributionProcessmentionedabovehastobedeveloped;

DefineeverybusinessprocessineachbusinessunitsforidentificationofControlObjectivesandRisks.

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IntheSales&DistributionexamplementionedtheControlAttributestobecheckedforProcessStepPS2isshownbelow;

TheRiskassociatedwitheachbusinessprocesscontrolisidentified.

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ScreenShotofSAPMICImplementedTool.

TodobasicauditingforthebusinessprocessinSAPuseTBI_REPORTStool.ExecuteST13>ToolNameTBI_REPORTS

Allthemajorbusinessprocesscheckscanbecheckedandanalyzedthroughthetool

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Example:TBIreportexecutedforProcurement>PurchaseOrders

ForconductingauditthroughPLMD_AUDIT,checktheblog;

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