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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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