Thursday, March 24, 2011

Wahid’s Clarification – The objective of external audit

BY:MOHAMMAD WAHID ABDULLAH KHAN


Summary: The objectives of External auditor have two main responsibilities. (I) it External auditor audits the annual accounts (II) External auditor considers issues raised by local population and, if necessary, takes action. The external audit and internal audit of the obtainable variations there are dealings, both have different features, they complement each other, so that the external audit and internal audit of the co-ordination is not only necessary but also feasible

External audit, counting general audit and general Audit is executing by the general audit office audit. As well as prefectures, metropolis and autonomous regions and counties set up an auditing body being audited financial actions of the financial division, the accomplishment of financial and economic law as well as cost-effectiveness of audit omission. Social audit is the examination and approval by the relevant rule departments through social intermediary agencies of the audit, its subject is the Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

external audit activities in the expansion of audit plans should obtain into account the work of both elevations to reduce rhythmic employment; to converse the audit effective credentials, external audit if necessary, inside the structure of switch of applicable operational documents in order to assessment the workload after the mutual evaluation,


Introduction: The auditor is responsible for law subject to auditing standards generally accepted financial statements of the company. Also assessment and methodically evaluate the apparatus and elements that make up the internal control, timely and independent in the manner prearranged by law. The auditor must demeanor an inclusive audit and must set out a self-regulating professional opinion of the evaluation and supervision of control classifications. It is a legal requirement that the Council must have an external auditor. All local authorities have an external auditor appointed by the Audit Commission. More or less 75% of local authorities are audited by the Audit Commission’s provider support. The other 25% are audited by private firms. An external audit process determines the accuracy of financial account statements in a profit-based organization. An external audit objective is to determine, among other things, whether (1) the accounting records are accurate and complete, (2) prepared in accordance with the provisions of GAAP, and (3) the statements prepared from the accounts present fairly the organization's financial position, and the results of its financial operations. The following accessible aspects or conditions of the external auditor objectivities on the work

01. The audit object, the state audit to all levels of government, public institutions and large-scale backbone endeavors of fiscal and financial revenue and expenditure and financial process of the main; social audit objects comprise all profits and for-profit components,

02. Financial, operational, compliance and information methods audits are the most accepted types of external audits businesses use. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations necessitate banks with total assets of $1000 million or more to preserve an inclusive external audit program, even if the same is sensible for all foremost and publicly owned financial institutions. A designed external auditing method should support an organizations internal audit plan.


03. The objective of maintaining an efficient external audit plan is to provide top management the dependability of internal gearshift over financial reporting and to guarantee them of the accurateness and correctness of business proceedings and financial and regulatory reports. It also affords an unbiased and objective standpoint of the organization's practical methods. This information is invaluable for the board of directors for managing the institution risk-management policies.

04. The function of external corroboration can not manage to pay for not to the outside world to the public; national audit, excluding those involving trade secrets or other suitable public, the audit results must be of external publicity; social audit reports are open to the outside world, for investors, creditors and the community accountable to the public, the role of social classification.

05. A financial statement audit connects a monarch audit of the financial statements in agreement with GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and GAAS (generally accepted auditing standards) by an IPA (Independent Public Accountant) or a CPA (Certified Public Accountant).


06. A bank's internal arrangement that gearshift financial reporting analyzes and documents the management's claims of the usefulness of internal controls over financial reporting. It may include different internal controls regarding annual financial statement preparation and exact schedules of call. The IPA will confirm the report according to GASAE (generally accepted standards for attestation engagements).

07. A balance sheet audit engages the analysis of just the balance sheet. It keeps out assessment of statements of income, changes in equity capital, and cash-flow issues. The audits are done in harmony to the GAAS.

08. The scope and requirements of the external audit, and the audit values to be assumed. Once that is developed, establish the powers essential in the auditor and the assessment process. Lastly, note any legal issues, agreement periods, auditor revolution options and work schedules.

09. The scenery of the audit, external audits is demeanor by a sovereign external body to provide documents as a third party activities on state power departments or social and public answerability.

10. In the nature of auditing, the general Audit is a managerial oversight, compulsory; social audit of social direction, the state can only identify which companies must verify auditing accounts by social audit organizations and businesses and social audit of the audit organizations are a two-way relationship between the voluntary choices; the internal audit unit to monitor them.


Conclusion: Internal audit and external audit coordination is based on: internal audit and external audit of the content, scope, standards, basis, procedures, and methods, there are many parallels similar. External audit of internal audit can be used to provide relevant information to improve audit efficiency, can be entrusted to assist in the completion of internal audit of social auditing tasks, and even with the strength and credibility of the good social audit institutions formed a strategic alliance to further increase the interior of their flats The audit supervision; external audit be able to understand the situation of internal audit, internal audit work to get the cooperation and support of internal audit results can also be used to improve
Audit efficiency, 

About the Author


MOHAMMAD WAHID ABDULLAH KHAN
S/O MOHAMMAD SAADULLAH KHAN
Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Mr. Mohammad Wahid Abdullah Khan is the Chief financial officer (CFO) of Orient Polymer Group (former Project director of “Max Textiles Ltd” from May 2010 to March 15, 2011). Prior to that he had completed over ten (10) years in various fields of Business like - Accounts, Finance, Internal & External Audit, project budgeting and project costing related positions in some of the largest group companies & the join venture companies in Bangladesh.

He consults about small- medium business owners and services professionals, business consulting service and project process. He is most experience in Financial Risk Assessment, Financial analysis, Financial Advising and Project Cost Analysis. He is a co- author of “The complete performance management”, Mr. Khan has written more than 200 articles & case studies which have published in different international journals. Such as Business, finance, personal finance, international finance, auditing, Risk assessment topic and performance & industrial related,

Mr. khan’s most popular articles is  “WAK” Model - The way of best solution for an organization internal audit process,( 1st,2nd,& 3rd part)  “WAK” Model”- for successful financial resource , “Wahid khan”- cost analysis, Wahid theory – the key of dynamic series for successful financial consulting, Wahid techniques – the Significance and dependability manner for Performance audit(1st,2nd,& 3rd part) Wahid’s Opinion - non-conformity among the performance audit and financial audit, Wahid’s view- The cogent task and the confront of financial/economic analysis in the modern business decision making , Wahid’s outlook - The Business Financial Analysis Should Be Included several required Documents with the analysis report or plan, WAHID’S JUDGMENT- difference strategic plan as opposed to an operational plan ,WAHID’S METHOD– the charismatic and fruitful guideline for financial investment decision making ,WAHID’S MEASURE - the influential and evaluated of similarity between profit & non- profit business planning & Wahid’s philosophy- The examined & careful consideration of strategic planning against business planning, Planning ,programming and budgeting system Models (PPBS Model)


He has consulted with more than 35 service & product companies, in recent years Mr. Khan has been spending most of his professional time for financial consulting, Mr. Wahid khan is the owner of “WAM Associates” and “WAK business solutions

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