Monitor Corporate Governance Activities And Implement and maintain internal control procedures Assessment

Part A - Written Report

The Audit Committee of the Ethical Trading Group has asked you to lead a broader review of their existing internal control procedures.

Specifically the remit of your review will cover each of the following three areas:

1. Review corporate governance requirements

2. Implement operating procedures

3. Monitor policy

Before you attempt the questions please familiarise yourself with the following pages from the Ethical Trading Group Policies and Procedures.

1. Review corporate governance requirements

2. Implement operating procedures

3. Monitor policy

Part B - Deliver a Presentation (audio recording required)

Instructions:

The Audit Committee of Ethical Trading Group has asked you to develop and report on performance indicators to evaluate compliance with internal control procedures. 

They ask you to prepare and deliver a presentation running for no longer than seven (7) minutes in duration. 

The audience for your presentation can be drawn from colleagues, family or friends and should comprise of at least two people. To participate in the presentation they must also complete the consent form located in Appendix A.

Please access the Case Study PowerPoint Template to help you complete this assessment. This file is also available in the Ethical Trading Group folder in the Additional Resources for this course.

Tasks to be completed in preparation for your presentation:

You are to prepare a PowerPoint presentation (maximum 4 slides) covering the following:

1. Develop three (3) performance indicators to evaluate compliance with internal control procedures.

2. Using the template in Appendix B complete a report describing:

• Progress and success-to-date of your three performance indicators
• Describe two (2) remedial actions required to improve the progress of one (1) of your performance indicators

3. Describe your planned timetable for implementing one of your remedial actions

After the presentation the participants must also complete Appendix C providing feedback on how you delivered the presentation.

For the presentation you will need to:

Submit an audio recording providing evidence of you covering each of the following four points:

1. Briefly explain the three performance indicators you have developed to evaluate compliance with internal control procedures (2 minutes)

2. Distribute the report you will have developed describing the progress and success of your three performance indicators to attendees and allow them the opportunity to review it and ask and questions. 

3. Ensure attendees understand the details of the report are confidential and are not to be distributed. (3 minutes)

4. Allow attendees the opportunity to review and comment on your planned timetable for implementing one of your remedial actions (2 minutes)

When you have finished your audio recording, you will need to upload your file to Open Space.  Click on the 'Support' tab - then 'Assessment' and instruction on how to do this are within the 'Frequently Asked Questions'.

Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar