1. Discuss the flow of Revenue (Sales) activities using the manual procedure for business in column 1 and the Automated/computerized business for column
Coffee shop ( Manual Procedure)
Begins with a customer placing an order and the sales department gets the details on a sales order form. The sales information is released to : Billing The coffee and billings are prepared and sent to the customer The billing compiles and reconciles the relevant facts and issues an invoice to the customer and updates the sales journal. The information is transferred to accounts receivable Billing and Accounts receivable submits summary information to the General Ledger department and then reconciles this date and posts to the control accounts in General Ledger.
Starbucks (Computerized Business)
Begins with a customer placing an order. The sales clerk records the essential details and prepares multiple copies of sales order. Using real-time technology, after the entry of customer order it opens a sales order file. Using the batch, involves the: printout of invoice accounts receivable general ledger control account
2. Explain the physical and IT controls applicable to both businesses that can be
adopted to mitigate the risks associated with the revenue cycle.
Secure server room
Secure or tightly guard the rooms in which the servers and backups are stored. Guard the physical hardware, restricting entry into the server rooms to a few individuals. It is just as you’d control digital access to sensitive data. Device management There are a lot of businesses suffering a data breach or a leak. Device and endpoint management should be the baseline for cyber security. Daily sales summary This provides information about the sales collected on the day. Daily sales summary is important to properly account the sales and receivables. Secure the data and summary information The authorized personnel must keep all the information secured. The sensitive data must be limited only to the control of a few workers. Properly manage the use of technologies It is essential to protect assets, customers, partners, and sensitive information; demonstrate safe, efficient, and ethical behaviour and preserve brand, reputation, and trust.