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In this section

  • Responding to Risk
  • Designing Internal Controls
  • Developing Unit-Level Internal Control Activities
    • Segregation of Duties
    • Proper Authorization
    • Documentation
    • Security
    • Reconciliation
    • Account and Object Code Monitoring
  • Training and Templates
  • About Materiality and Risk
  • About the COSO Framework

Training and Templates

The following materials provide training and templates for creating internal control plans.

Video Tutorials

Stages of Internal Controls (10 min. 55 sec.)

Completing the Process Narrative and Desktop Procedures Template (19 min. 21 sec.)

Completing the Transaction Cycle Narrative Template (10 min. 42 sec.)

Templates and Examples

Process Narrative and Desktop Procedures Documents

Process Narrative and Desktop Procedures Template (DOTX, 40 KB)

Completed Examples:

  • Department charge-internal billing (PDF, 136 KB)
  • Procurement Card purchase (PDF, 164 KB)
  • e-SHOP purchase (PDF, 187 KB)
  • I Want document purchase (PDF, 163 KB)

Transaction Cycle Narrative Documents

Transaction Cycle Narrative Template (DOCX, 42 KB)

Completed Examples:

  • Procurement transaction cycle narrative (PDF, 162 KB)

Process Maps

Completed Example:

  • Procurement cycle process map (PDF, 282 KB)

 

 

 

 

 

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