brenda, an accounts payable employee, is going out on maternity leave for three months. susan, another member of the accounting department who is responsible for bank reconciliations and filing, has given her two weeks’ notice. their departures leave just your three existing members of the accounting department. what is your plan to cover their responsibilities? write a memo to the ceo of your company, from a controller’s perspective, considering the need for internal controls.

brenda, an accounts payable employee, is going out on maternity leave for three months. susan, another member of the accounting department who is responsible for bank reconciliations and filing, has given her two weeks’ notice. their departures leave just your three existing members of the accounting department. what is your plan to cover their responsibilities? write a memo to the ceo of your company, from a controller’s perspective, considering the need for internal controls.

Contemporary Auditing

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337650380

Author:KNAPP

Publisher:KNAPP

Chapter6: Professional Roles

Section6.4: Tommy O’connell, Audit Senior

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