Implementing the Monitoring Activities Component of the ...
Implementing the Monitoring Activities Component of the
COSO Framework
Accounting
Master's thesis
Liisa Vollbehr
2014
Department of Accounting
Aalto University
School of Business
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IMPLEMENTING THE
MONITORING ACTIVITIES
COMPONENT OF THE COSO
FRAMEWORK
Master¡¯s Thesis
Liisa Vollbehr
Fall 2014
Accounting
Approved in the Department of Accounting __ / __20___ and awarded the grade
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Aalto University, P.O. BOX 11000, 00076 AALTO
aalto.fi
Abstract of master¡¯s thesis
Author Liisa Vollbehr
Title of thesis Implementing the monitoring activities component of the COSO Framework
Degree The Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Degree programme Master's Programme in Accounting
Thesis advisor Teemu Malmi
Year of approval 2014
Number of pages 100
Language English
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to examine how the Monitoring Activities component of the COSO
Framework can be applied and implemented in a publicly traded company. The purpose of the
monitoring component of the COSO Framework is to ensure the effectiveness of internal controls
within an organization. This thesis will contribute to the understanding of the practical
implications of the implementation of the monitoring activities. The thesis is carried out as a single
case study with a constructive research approach in a Finnish based case company operating in
both production and retail business. During the case study most important key processes, key
control requirements and key controls are identified. The metrics for monitoring the key controls,
Key Control Indicators, are developed.
The development of the Key Control Indicators is conducted with risk-based approach on the most
important control requirements and controls in terms of the company¡¯s financial reporting. Key
Control Indicators are developed by utilizing the company¡¯s existing controls and monitoring
procedures. This study presents lessons learned from the implementation and suggests a reporting
process for monitoring activities in the case company. The case research is analyzed and reflected
in the light of the related literature.
Keywords COSO, Internal controls, Monitoring, Financial Reporting
Aalto-yliopisto, PL 11000, 00076 AALTO
aalto.fi
Maisterintutkinnon tutkielman tiivistelm?
Tekij? Liisa Vollbehr
Ty?n nimi COSO viitekehyksen seuranta osa-alueen k?ytt??notto
Tutkinto Kauppatieteiden maisteri
Koulutusohjelma Laskentatoimi
Ty?n ohjaaja Teemu Malmi
Hyv?ksymisvuosi 2014
Sivum??r? 100
Kieli Englanti
Tiivistelm?
T?m?n tutkielman tarkoituksena tutkia kuinka COSO viitekehyksen seuranta osa-aluetta tulisi
k?yt?nn?ss? soveltaa ja ottaa k?ytt??n julkisen kaupank?ynnin kohteena olevassa yrityksess?.
COSO viitekehyksen seuranta osa-alueen tarkoituksena on turvata organisaation sis?isen
valvonnan tehokkuus. T?m? opinn?ytety?n tavoitteena on edesauttaa seurantatoimenpiteiden
soveltamiseen liittyvien ilmi?iden ymm?rt?mist?. Tutkielma toteutetaan tapaustutkimuksena
konstruktiivisella tutkimusotteella suomalaisessa kansainv?lisesti toimivassa prosessiteollisuuden
yrityksess?, jonka toiminta-alueena on sek? tuotanto ett? tuotteiden v?hitt?ismyynti.
Toimeksiannon aikana yhti?n sis?isen valvonnan ymp?rist?st? tunnistetaan avainprosessit,
avainkontrollivaatimukset ja avainkontrollit. Avainkontrollien seurantaa varten luodaan mittarit
eli avainkontrolli-indikaattorit.
Avainkontrolli-indikaattoreiden kehitt?minen toteutetaan riskil?ht?isesti yhti?n taloudellisen
raportoinnin kannalta t?rkeimmille kontrollivaatimuksille ja kontrolleille. Avainkontrolliindikaattorit pyrit??n luomaan k?ytt?m?ll? hyv?ksi yhti?n olemassa olevia kontrolleja ja
seurantamenetelmi?. T?m? tutkielma tuo esiin kokemuksia seuranta osa-alueen k?ytt??notosta ja
esittelee ehdotuksen seurannan tulosten raportointiprosessiksi esimerkkiyrityksess?.
Tapaustutkimuksen tuloksia peilataan ja analysoidaan tutkielman alussa esitellyn kirjallisuuden
valossa.
Avainsanat COSO, Sis?inen valvonta, Seuranta, Taloudellinen raportointi
LIST OF ABREVIATIONS
AC
Audit Committee
COFR
Control Over Financial Reporting
COSO
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
ERM
Enterprise Risk Management
ICM
Internal Control Manager
KC
Key Control
KCR
Key Control Requirement
KCI
Key Control Indicator
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
KPrI
Key Process Indicator
SMA
Securities Market Act
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