| | | control systems must appear in management directives, | | administrative policy, procedures and manuals. |
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| | | B.__All transactions and other significant events involving | | state agencies or departments must be promptly recorded, | | clearly documented and properly classified as to amount, | | account, fund and fiscal year. Documentation of a | | transaction or event must include the entire process or life | | cycle of the transaction or event, including__the initiation | | or authorization of the transaction or event, all aspects of | | the transaction while in process and the__classification in | | the accounting records. |
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| | | C.__Transactions and other significant events involving | | state agencies or departments may be authorized and executed | | only by persons acting within the scope of their authority. | | Authorizations must be clearly communicated to managers and | | employees and must include the specific conditions and terms | | under which authorizations may be made. |
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| | | D.__Key duties and responsibilities involving state agencies | | or departments, including authorizing, approving and | | recording transactions; issuing and receiving assets; making | | payments; and reviewing or monitoring transactions, must be | | assigned systematically to a number of individuals to ensure | | that effective checks and balances exist. |
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| | | E.__Qualified and continuous supervision of all transactions | | and significant events must be provided by state agencies or | | departments to ensure that internal control objectives are | | achieved. The duties of a supervisor in carrying out this | | responsibility include clearly communicating the duties, | | responsibilities and accountabilities assigned to each staff | | member, systematically reviewing each member's work to the | | extent necessary and approving work at critical points to | | ensure that work flows as intended. |
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| | | F.__Access to resources and records must be limited to | | authorized individuals as determined by the state agency or | | department head, except that the powers and duties of the | | State Auditor may not be limited by this subsection. | | Restrictions on access to resources depend upon the | | vulnerability of the resource and the perceived risk of | | loss, both of which must be periodically assessed. The state | | agency or department head is responsible for maintaining | | accountability for the custody and use of resources and | | shall assign qualified individuals for that purpose. | | Periodic comparison must be made between the resources and | | the recorded accountability of the resources to reduce the | | risk of unauthorized use or loss and protect against waste |
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