Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Audits For Business Enterprises

By Frank Brown


Amidst the cut throat competition in the business realm of Singapore, building a solid competitive advantage is a real challenge that requires more effort than one can imagine. The truth is, all business enterprises have their unique areas of weaknesses and strengths particularly in the functional areas of the business world. Not a single business exists that endowed with equal strengths or weakness in all areas.

Strategic management is fundamentally devised with the goal to overcome the enterprise weaknesses and capitalising upon its strenghts. And to be able to successfully devise specific strategic managements for the company growth and longevity it is important to assess the company's external threats and opportunities, internal weaknesses and strengths and clear statement of vision and mission.

Audit is an accounting tool and a systematic procedure of examining and obtaining the precision and veracity of financial reports of business entity. Also, this tool aims to ascertain the accuracy of financial statements of businesses and guarantee the lack of deceit. Audit can either be external and internal. This procedure can be done within the company or by a 3rd party through audit firms in Singapore. More often than not, an audit firm in Singapore offers these services.

There are two types of audits, the internal and external audits. Internal audits resemble external audits whereby company representatives, employees and managers are involved in identifying the company's strengths and weaknesses. This process of identifying strengths and weaknesses entails assimilating and gathering data on the company's systems operations. And to facilitate the procedure, the key factors should be carefully prioritised. Moreover, internal audits provide its members a better grasp and understanding of their jobs which brings to better performance and facilitates staff dedication to the company as well.

To give a tangible example, take for instance a situation when the manufacturing and marketing managers exchange view on their respective departments' weaknesses and strengths. In the course, both parties gain knowledge and appreciation on their problems, issues, needs and concerns. In nutshell, the process of auditing provides an excellent vehicle of communication in the company.




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