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createdbyRanjitJohnonMay10,20139:50PM,lastmodifiedbyRanjitJohnonMay13,20132:40PM

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SAPPostImplemenationAuditpart1
Author:RanjitSimonJohn

IntroductiontoAuditinSAP

WeallwillbefamiliarwithvarioustypesofAudit,Financial,
Administrative,ISetc.

In the modern corporate world IS auditing is gaining more

weight age due to the dependence of Business on IS.
Auditing a traditional IT environment was more easy
comparedtoauditingbusinessprocesswherehighlycomplex
ERPsystemsareimplemented.

ForacompanywithERPsystem,itwillbeeasytocertifythe
success of ERP implementation based on the KPIs defined.
Butfewyearsdownthelineitwillbehighlydifficulttocheck
andanalyzewhetherthesystemcomplieswiththecorporate
governancerules.

Theobjectivesofcorporategovernancearethreefold:

.Transparencyofinformation
.Internalcontrolofprocesses
.Effectivenessofinternalcontrols

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TheSAPprocessprovidesaconsistentflowofdataand
informationthatenablestheinformationtobecontrolled
morequicklyandaccurately.

YoucanalsoconfigureadditionalcontrolsformySAPERP
Financials.

Forexample,youcanarrangethateverypostingthatexceeds
acertainamountismarkedandidentifiedaccordingly.You
canmonitorreportedfinancialdataandotherkeyfiguresat
anytime.

Wheneveracriticalthresholdisreached,youcaninvestigate
thecauseoftheproblem.

SAPNetWeaverandSAPERPofferbuiltincontrols,
including:

Internalsystemcontrols
Configurablecontrols
Securitycontrols
Reportcontrol

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CriteriaforpreparingAuditQuestionnaire

Theauditquestionsshouldbeframedbasedonadrilldown
approachonthebusinessprocess.
Example:TheimpactofFinancialAccountingonSales&
Distributionbusinessprocess.

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ControlObjectivesandRisksintheSales&Distribution
Processmentionedabovehastobedeveloped;

Defineeverybusinessprocessineachbusinessunitsfor
identificationofControlObjectivesandRisks.

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IntheSales&DistributionexamplementionedtheControl
AttributestobecheckedforProcessStepPS2isshown
below;

TheRiskassociatedwitheachbusinessprocesscontrolis
identified.

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ScreenShotofSAPMICImplementedTool.

TodobasicauditingforthebusinessprocessinSAPuse
TBI_REPORTStool.
ExecuteST13>ToolNameTBI_REPORTS

Allthemajorbusinessprocesscheckscanbecheckedand
analyzedthroughthetool

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Example:TBIreportexecutedforProcurement>Purchase
Orders

ForconductingauditthroughPLMD_AUDIT,checktheblog;

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