You can use a number of different types of evidence to demonstrate your competence, for example a letter from your employer or a witness testimony. Your training provider will be able to give you guidance so it is important that you discuss it with them.
The mapping sheet contains spaces where you should map your evidence to the Assessment criteria. As you may be referring to an individual piece of evidence more than once in your evidence summary you will need to cross reference all pieces of evidence by giving each a unique number and refer to page number, paragraph number etc. This number should be included in the evidence document name when you submit it.
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internal control and accounting systems
Unit aims
The aim of this unit is to ensure that the learner will be able to make a considered evaluation of an accounting system, with particular reference to internal controls, ethical considerations and the prevention of fraud. They will be able to make recommendations for improvements supported by a clear rationale of the impact upon the organisation and a cost benefit analysis. Assessment criteria
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What are the functions, concepts and principles of assessment in learning and development? The function of assessment is a way to measure a learner’s competence against agreed standards and criteria. The awarding body’s assessment strategy will state which criteria needs to be met to complete the mandatory and optional units and the best method for acquiring the evidence. A range of methods will ...
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Understand the role of accounting within an organisation
Describe the purpose, structure and organisation of the accounting function and its relationships with other functions within the organisation
Explain the various business purposes for which the following financial information is required: Statement of profit or loss
Statement of cash flows
Statement of financial position
Give an overview of the organisation’s business and its critical external relationships with stakeholders
Explain how the accounting systems are affected by the organisational structure, systems, procedures and business transactions
Explain the effect on users of changes to accounting systems caused by: External regulations
Organisational policies and procedures
Understand the importance and use of internal control systems
Identify the external regulations that affect accounting practice
Describe the causes of, and common types of, fraud and their impact of this on an organisation
Explain methods that can be used to detect fraud within an accounting system
Explain the types of controls that can be put in place to ensure compliance with statutory or organisational requirements
Explain how an internal control system can support the accounting function
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Evaluate the accounting system and identify areas for improvement
Identify an organisation’s accounting system requirements including hardware and software packages
Review record keeping systems to confirm whether they meet an organisation’s requirements
Identify weaknesses in and the potential for improvements to, the accounting system and consider the impact on the operation of an organisation
Identify potential areas of fraud arising from lack of control within the accounting system evaluating the risk
Review methods of operating for cost effectiveness, reliability and speed
Conduct an ethical evaluation of the accounting systems
Evaluate the accounting system against ethical principles
Identify actual or possible breaches of professional ethics
Conduct a sustainability evaluation of the accounting system 5.1
Evaluate the accounting system against sustainable principles
Identify where improvements could be made to improve sustainability
Make recommendations to improve the accounting system
Make recommendations for changes to the accounting system, including ethical and sustainability considerations, with a clear rationale and an explanation of any assumptions made
Identify the effects that any recommended changes would have on the users of the system
Enable individuals to understand how to use the accounting system by use of: Training
Manuals
Written information
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Identify the implications of recommended changes in terms of time, financial costs, benefits and operating procedures
