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Internal Audit Report Watchfield Parish Council Oxfordshire. Internal Audit Final Report

Page 1. This document remains the intellectual property of Arrow Accounting and may not be copied, or used without their prior written approval Use of any material within this document must be accredited to Arrow Accounting . Internal Audit Report Watchfield Parish Council Oxfordshire.

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Internal Audit Report Watchfield Parish Council Oxfordshire. Internal Audit Final Report

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  1. Page 1 This document remains the intellectual property of Arrow Accounting and may not be copied, or used without their prior written approval Use of any material within this document must be accredited to Arrow Accounting . Internal Audit Report Watchfield Parish Council Oxfordshire. Internal Audit Final Report 2011-12 13th July 2012 PDate: Sept 2010

  2. Page 2 Report Index Introduction Introduction Scope of the Internal Audit. Findings, recommendations and action plan (i) Primary Controls and Annual Requirements. (ii) Good Practice (iii) Primary Audit Requirements. Internal Auditors summary report. An internal audit review of Watchfield Parish Council’s Financial controls for 2011/12 has been undertaken by Arrow Accounting. The work covered was a key control review of the systems in place for ensuring an adequate level of Governance and Financial control. Sample testing of transactions to ensure compliance in all areas of Council management was undertaken and aimed to evaluate the systems and identify risks and any associated weaknesses. Previous recommendations were followed-up.

  3. Page 3 Scope of the Internal Audit The review included the following:-   o Bookkeeping Arrangements. Page 4 o Payments in relation to Financial Regulations. Page 4 o Review of Internal Controls. Page 5 o Budgetary Controls. Page 6 o Expected Income fully received and properly recorded. Page 6 o Petty Cash levels and payments supported and approved. Page 6 o Payroll Controls, salaries & fees. Page 7 o Asset Controls. Page 7 o Bank Reconciliations. Page 7 o Accounting Statements Page 7 o Trust Funds (If applicable). Page 8 o Application of LG Spending Powers. Page 8 o Policies review. Page 8 o Review and completeness of minutes. Page 8 o Review and completeness of audit action plans. Page 9 o Year End Procedures Page 10,11,12

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  13. Page 13 Internal Auditors Summary Report Watchfield Parish Council has an electorate in the region of 1219 and the precept for 2011/112 was set at £22,000. Overall, the Council has sound arrangements in place to satisfy itself that its systems of internal financial control are both adequate and effective. There are approval and authorisation controls and there is a clear audit and management trail for financial transactions. Phil Hood Arrow Accounting (Internal Audit) 13th July 2012

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