Prepare a 1-2 page memo describing the basic principles of internal control in your own words.

INTERNAL CONTROL

You are the staff accountant working for Armeni, Inc, an IT consulting firm. You have been working with the company for 1 year and the owners have recently hired an intern that you must train. The first area that you should train the intern on is INTERNAL CONTROL, There are 2 activities that the owners are asking that you do to introduce the concept of internal control to the intern:

1. Prepare a cash reconciliation using the bank and book information provided in Excel (in Moodie).

  • Make sure to not only prepare the reconciliation in the template but to also prepare the necessary adjusting entries for the BOOKS.

2. Prepare a 1-2 page memo describing the basic principles of internal control in your own words.