System Consulting

We are beginning to realize there is more to business system management then information systems.

There is the Human factor. As technology advances, the need for personnel training increases dramatically. We talk about the ninety percent of our brain we do not use. There are many of us that feel the same way about Microsoft Office 2000 or our Windows accounting system.

 There is the Accounting and Financial management environment. Technology advances made many traditional internal control measures obsolete, but opened up as many possible areas of weakness. For example, the vast majority of computer files used by companies to make direct deposit transactions, are simple ASCII files. Windows 95 made it possible for almost any computer user to open one of these files and edit it.

Thus, successful system management involves multiple disciplines that involve technology, human resources, and financial management. A balanced approach is necessary to insure efficient and accurate management of systems.

It is critical to understand that such cycles of technology soaring ahead of support systems is not uncommon to US History. The last such cycle occurred just over 100 years ago. The adding machine, compared to the handwritten ledger proved a significant technology advance. Further advances in printing technology created an environment where no could trust the numbers being published.

 The CPA arose out of this crisis as a method of providing assurance to the public.

The accounting profession is assuming leadership in this area through the launch of special certification for CPAs working with technology and through such products as SysTrustÔ designed to provide assurance services to the MIS area.

Leadership

Our firm offers the ability to utilize technology to improve operations and reporting, by bringing the technology online with the human operators and the management environment. Technology works with training and workflow analysis that produces measurable results while maintaining the accountability and control necessary to assure accuracy.

Our needs assessments and action plans are comprehensive and go beyond the technology enhancements available today. One of the worst things a company can do is to computerize their mistakes.

Resources

• Cost Flow Analysis
• Are costs captured in an efficient manner that reflects the way the company operates?
• Accounting Structure Review
• Does the method of accounting truly reflect the operations of the company?
• Are the cost centers identified?
• Are indirect costs accounted for in an efficient manner that allows good management decisions?
• Has the Chart of Accounts grown out of control?
• Workflow Analysis
• How are costs captured?  How are the bills paid and the Revenue accounted for?
• Is the process efficient? Is the process adequate?
• Who does what and why?
• Does the process require documentation?
• Are job descriptions, if they exist, realistic?
• Internal Controls
• Is cash safeguarded?
• Are systems adequate to protect and account for all company resources and assets?

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