Walmart – Audit

For this assessment, you should assume you are on the internal audit staff of a publicly traded company. (Walmart). You will be required to obtain the last two years’ worth of financial statements and a recent audit report. The internal audit group at the company is tasked with preparing for an upcoming revenue audit and analyzing the business risk internally to mitigate audit findings. You will conduct an internal audit of the company using the information gathered and create a report. Then, you will prepare appropriate memos analyzing the audit report you have prepared, while offering feedback and recommendations.

Procedures and field work are required for conducting the audit process. Describe how you would conduct the audit process for Walmart, including the analytical procedures you would use to investigate selected business transactions. Explain the appropriate field work needed to review high-risk business transactions for cash and revenue and create a test to assess appropriate assertions for designated high-risk business transactions.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

A. Describe how you would conduct the audit process, incorporating the analytical procedures you would use to investigate selected business transactions.

1. What steps will you take to review the company’s business transactions?

2. What would your plan be to utilize these procedures?

B. Explain the appropriate field work needed to review high-risk business transactions for cash and revenue.

1. What would you need to do in the field to investigate these?

2. Could you convey this information through charts or other supporting documentation?

C. Create a test to assess appropriate assertions for designated high-risk business transactions.