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HI5019 Strategic Information Systems for Business and Enterprise - Holmes Institute
Assessment - Analysing an Accounting Information System
LO 1: Critically evaluate the purpose and role of accounting information systems in today's business environment.
LO 2: Articulate the various transaction cycles, financial reporting, management reporting systems and ecommerce systems to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
LO 3: Appraise the risks inherent in computer-based systems/ERP, including the role of ethics and the various internal control processes that need to be in place.
Required
Based on the attached information, prepare a report for the chief financial officer of RCE Limited to evaluate their revenue cycle. In your report, you need to include the following items:
1. "The additional cost required to establish separate departments for warehousing, shipping and inventory control is considered a necessary cost for the added benefit of control over inventory." Discuss this statement in the light of existing revenue cycle of RCE Limited.
2. In the light of our discussion during Interactive Tutorials, describe potential internal control weaknesses in the sales order processing procedures and cash receipts procedures of RCE Limited.
3. In the light of our discussion during Interactive Tutorials, discuss the potential risks associated with the internal control weaknesses identified in Section (2) above.
4. Based on Section (3) above, what types are frauds are possible. Hint: we have discussed different types of frauds in the interactive tutorial and lectures. Your discussion should be based on these contents.
Attachment:- Accounting Information System.rar
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