Article Clerk
Vexillum Auditors Incorporated
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
• Setting up the engagement letter• Performing the engagement evaluation, discussion with the client• Gathering information• Preliminary analytical review• Overall materiality assessment• Inherent risk assessment• Control risk assessment• Fraud risk assessment• Control activities• Risk assessment and assertions• Audit plan and strategy• Planning memorandum• Review of controls and testing controls. (Purchase, revenue, inventory and payroll cycle)• Property plant and equipment. (Testing the client fixed asset register, recalculating depreciation and calculating wear and tear allowances)• Investment properties. ( Maintaining a property register)• Intangible assets• Inter-company transactions• Other financial assets• Inventories (Stock costing testing, work in progress, importing of goods)• Trade receivable (Prepayments, other receivables, debtors detailed testing performed)• Cash and cash equivalents (Cash on hand, bank balance and accrual testing performed on subsequent bank statements)• Capital, reserves and statutory (Company secretarial documentation is up to date)• Other financial liabilities (Installment sale agreement short term, long term, bond account and loan accounts)• Taxation (provision for taxation, current taxation and deferred taxation calculated)• Trade payables (Detailed supplier testing, restating foreign supplier balances, accrual testing)• Revenue• Cost of sales• Other income• Employee costs• Other expenses (General expenses_• Finance costs• Relates parties• Commitments and contingencies• Accounting records (Review of clients general journals)• Opening balances and comparatives• Preparing financial statements• Subsequent events• Going concern conclusion• Overall analytical review• Evaluation of misstatements• Client communication. (Preparing letter of representation and management representation letter)Other• Accounting duties performed on smaller entities