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Description
Frequency
Preparer
Preparer Deadline
Reviewer
Reviewer Deadline
Client Need
Cash and cash equivalents
Perform bank reconciliation by agreeing ending balance per ERP to bank statement & investigate any unusual reconciling items in a timely fashion
Monthly
2
4
Cash and cash equivalents
Review prior month Undeposited Funds and agree to deposits cleared in the month
Monthly
3
5
Cash and cash equivalents
Review outstanding check list for checks aged 60+ days. Contact vendors to deposit as needed. Items > 90+ days should be cancelled and re-cut
Monthly
3
Cash and cash equivalents
Post all applicable cash receipts
Monthly
1
Accounts receivable
Prepare, post and distribute all remaining invoices. Upon completion, verify all invoices properly posted to the subledger & notify revenue team via a review note
Monthly
1
Accounts receivable
Generate and review AR Aging for non-standard terms
Monthly
2
Accounts receivable
Review accounts receivable aging for any unapplied credits. Material credits s/b reclassed to AP-Manual
Monthly
2
2
Accounts receivable
Verify customer tax exemption records are properly updated in the ERP. This is key to validate accuracy of sales tax postings through the system
Monthly
15
17
Accounts receivable
Review accuracy of customer tax exemption certificates for nexus-based states. Inquire of customer to obtain updated exemption certificates, as needed
Monthly
15
Accounts receivable
Reclass billing adjustments to proper GL: Sales discounts, revenue adjustment, or bad debt
Monthly
1
1
Accounts receivable
Determine whether any past due balances need to be written-off
Quarterly
6
8
Inventories
Review perpetual inventory listing for reasonableness (high quantities, high dollars, etc.)
Monthly
3
Inventories
Perform perpetual inventory subledger review to ensure all goods activity confirmations were properly posted to the GL. Investigate any errors as needed and resolve in a timely manner
Monthly
1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Verify proper service period for items > $50K via inspection of the fully executed agreement
Monthly
4
6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Remove fully amortized items from the schedule
Monthly
2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Add current period new prepaid additions
Monthly
2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Review expense coding & calculate current period amortization. If PO coding is incorrect, confirm with Accounting Manager
Monthly
2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Determine proper classification. Terms exceeding 12 months s/b carved out for LT treatment
Monthly
3
4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Determine whether purchased software licenses are perpetual or subscription based. If perpetual, most likely a fixed asset. If subscription based, PPD treatment ok
Monthly
5
6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Reverse unpaid prepaids as this is a BS gross up adjustment. If services are rendered, but unpaid, accrue the respective expense if material
Quarterly
5
7
Capitalized software
Verify whether engineering team is working on any new projects that may be susceptible to capitalizing software development costs in accordance with ASC 350-40
Monthly
3
Capitalized software
Coordinate meeting with SW Engineering Team Leads to obtain a percentage of completion estimate within each stage (prelim, application development & post-implementation) across project code
Monthly
3
5
Capitalized software
Record a separate journal entry to reclass capitalized costs
Monthly
5
6
Accounts payable
Route prior period non-po invoices > $5K received after AP is closed to Sr. GL Accountant for review
Monthly
3
5
Accounts payable
Review AP aging for any unapplied credits. Material debits s/b reclassed to AR-Manual
Monthly
1
Accounts payable
Generate and review AP Aging for non-standard terms
Monthly
1
Accounts payable
Request Statement of Accounts (SOAs) from all applicable vendors
Monthly
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Accounts payable
Perform 3-way match (PO/Receipt/Invoice) and prepare check signature packets. Checks > $5K require two signatories. Provide first pass to CFO by 11am followed by Accounting Manager. They should make the 4pm mail pick-up. Once signed, scan all check packets and retain soft-copy backup
Bi-Monthly
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Accrued liabilities
Record accrued property tax. Verify monthly accrual is 1/12th of prior year expense
Monthly
2
Accrued liabilities
Record accrued bonus. Detail will be sent by Director of Finance. Verify reasonableness of inputs and summarize by department to retain sensitivity. Upload departmental summary in FQ
Monthly
2
2
Deferred revenue
Rollforward prior period "Deferred Revenue by Customer" report. Ensure beginning balance of current period accurately agrees to ending balance of prior period and capture all relevant deferred revenue transactions within the GL by extracting the BBB report. Review for any non-routine transactions as defined within the Deferred Revenue Memo
Monthly
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Deferred revenue
Review VSP and unpaid service revenue adjustments with Controller
Monthly
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Deferred revenue
Generate "Billings by Customer" report by accessing the Customer Invoicing module --> Reporting. Once generated, review for accuracy and upload into Box. Revenue team can now begin their multiple element allocation process
Monthly
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Deferred revenue
Using current period revenue and current period billings, perform rollforward by customer and review balances for unusual items
Monthly
12
Deferred revenue
Perform deferred revenue acceptance analysis by cross referencing customer acceptance criteria to current period standard contracts in order to ascertain whether revenue recognition criteria has been satisfied. Refer to ASC 605 guidance on server for specific use cases
Monthly
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Long Term Liabilities
Add any new notes originated during month to balance sheet
Monthly
Long Term Liabilities
Reconcile note balances to loan statements
Monthly
Long Term Liabilities
Post ME AJE's to break loan payments out between principal & interest. For loan payments due but not paid; accrue interest expense
Monthly
Owner Equity
Ensure Opening Equity balance is zero'd. Iif not, adjust based on feedback from Controller
Owner Equity
Reconcile distributed funds from bank statement to Owner/Partner Distribution account
Owner Equity
Reconcile contributed funds from bank statements or outside payments to notes/AP/CCs to Owner/Partner Contribution account
Reporting
Compile all relevant monthly metrics for CEO package
Monthly
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Reporting
Generate final financial statements for CFO (BS, IS and Cash Flow)
Monthly
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11
Tax
Review annual tax returns with CFO and file prior to 9/15 deadline
Custom: September
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Shareholder Distributions
Calculate Estimated Annual Tax Impact to Shareholders
Quarterly
Shareholder Distributions
Review Accrued Expenses
Annual
12/30/20
12/31/20
Shareholder Distributions
Calculate Allowable YE Shareholder Distributions, Net of Tax Distribution
Annual
12/31/20
12/31/20
Shareholder Distributions
Calculate Allowable Tax Distribution
Annual
7/15/20
7/15/20
Shareholder Distributions
Calculate Final Net Income
Annual
12/30/20
12/31/20
Payroll Tax
Monthly
Cash
Email out book balance
M/W/F
Cash
Bank Recon
M/W/F
Accounts Payables
Enter AP
Weekly
Cash and cash equivalents
Perform remeasurement for FS presentation purposes
Monthly
4
Cash and cash equivalents
Record interest receivable
Monthly
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Restricted cash
Review escrow details on Client #A indemnification agreement for escrow expiration date
Monthly
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5
Restricted cash
Confirm BS classification of restricted cash. If expected to expire in less than 1 yr, s/b current. Otherwise, reclass to LT
Monthly
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5
Short term investments
Reclass balance from money market account & record interest receivable on investments.
Monthly
3
5
Short term investments
Verify reasonableness of calculated realized and unrealized gain/loss
Monthly
2
4
Short term investments
Obtain investment statements
Monthly
1
Short term investments
FN Disclosure: create the fair value disclosure for SEC team, including an analysis on classification levels
Quarterly
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7
Accounts receivable
Calculate current period Days Sales Outstanding (DSOs) to monitor aging performance
Monthly
2
Accounts receivable
Rollforward prior period Master Billing Schedule and update for contracts closed in the month
Monthly
2
Accounts receivable
Calculate rebates for distribution and non-distribution based customers (recorded as contra-AR)
Monthly
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7
Accounts receivable
Call customers > 30 days past due to ascertain collectability
Monthly
3
Accounts receivable
Identify significant account balances past due and document collection status as part of the ADA Analysis
Monthly
4
Accounts receivable
Perform remeasurement for FS presentation purposes
Monthly
5
Accounts receivable
Meet with Controller to discuss ADA Analysis and determine if reserve s/b adjusted
Quarterly
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Accounts receivable
Prepare Sales Return Reserve and confirm applicable return rate via 6 quarters of rolling history
Quarterly
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10
Inventories
Meet with CFO, Controller & VP of Operations for monthly inventory reserve discussion. Update inventory reserve calculation, as needed
Monthly
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3
Inventories
Perform a FIFO-based calculation to review accuracy of existing standard costs. Review with Controller prior to inputting changes in the system
Monthly
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7
Inventories
Obtain supporting schedules to validate consignment inventory balances, if any
Monthly
8
Inventories
Determine if any excess, obsolete or planned end-of-life (EOL) inventory exists that needs to be written off or fully reserved
Quarterly
5
7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Generate list of current period GL detail and review whether monthly amortization expense > $1k in accordance with FQ internal prepaid policy. Book JEVs to reclass to expense as needed
Monthly
3
Property and equipment
Create any manual fixed assets in the system, as necessary
Monthly
1
3
Property and equipment
Run depreciation in the system, review results for any significant errors
Monthly
6
Property and equipment
Update useful lives on new LHI additions prior to running depreciation as our remaining lease term is less than 10 years. Refer to LHI table built by Michael Jordan (bball, sort of baseball yet a great accountant) in the server
Monthly
6
Property and equipment
Generate fixed assets additions listing from the system & randomly review 2 invoices for items > $10k to verify proper asset classification
Monthly
1
3
Property and equipment
Inquire with department managers on FA disposals based on criteria outlined in the Fixed Assets Memo
Monthly
3
4
Property and equipment
Record any fixed asset write-offs based on existence and ongoing use
Quarterly
5
6
Property and equipment
Perform a reasonableness test of current period additions relative to total accumulated depreciation
Quarterly
7
Property and equipment
Perform annual fixed asset observation and verify all assets are properly tagged
Custom: April
20
25
Goodwill
Represents the excess of the purchase price of acquisitions over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets. Perform an annual goodwill 2-step impairment test in April or whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. Review results with Controller to determine if an impairment gain/loss needs to be recorded
Custom: April
25
27
Capitalized software
Determine whether cost implications should be expensed or capitalized to the balance sheet based on the criteria summarized on tab 3 of the workbook
Monthly
4
7
Capitalized software
Determine whether a change in the current amortization policy is warranted by comparing whether a % of forecasted revenue will exceed the monthly SL ratable amortization balance calculated over a 3 year useful life
Quarterly
5
10
Accounts payable
Post all non-po invoices by EOD
Monthly
-1
Accounts payable
Review reconciliation of Open PO's with FP&A
Monthly
2
2
Accounts payable
Ping business owners to receive goods/services for invoices containing a PO. Receiving the items in the system will automatically accrue the expense in unvouchered liabilities
Monthly
-3
Accounts payable
Perform a search for unrecorded liabilities prior to filing. Any significant items should be routed to Accounting Manager to aggregate on adjustments list
Quarterly
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20
Accounts payable
Perform remeasurement for FS presentation purposes (JEV should auto reverse on the first of next month)
Quarterly
2
Accounts payable
Calculate current period Days Payable Outstanding (DPOs) to monitor aging performance
Quarterly
2
Accrued liabilities
Review contract manufacturer exposure detail with Director of Supply Chain. Record estimated exposure for planned demand schedules at CMs. No exposure needed on EOL items
Monthly
12
15
Accrued liabilities
Record freight accruals by applying the historical run rate against current period SOAs to generate an estimated liability
Monthly
6
Accrued liabilities
Email various department heads for any one-time, significant estimates for unvouchered services rendered tro date
Monthly
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Accrued liabilities
Obtain SOAs from outside counsel and meet with internal GC to obtain estimates for any unvouchered services rendered to date.
Monthly
1
3
Accrued liabilities
Record accrued commissions. Detail will be sent by VP of Sales. Commissions should be deferred ratably against the applicable customer contract period to align with expected revenues
Monthly
2
2
Accrued liabilities
Confirm reasonableness of outstanding service periods by cross referencing to invoices posted in AP. Estimates validated with an invoice s/b posted to AP-Manual, not Accrued Exp.
Monthly
10
SOX
PTP - Prior to payment, non-PO invoices, expense reports and check requests (except recurring payments per listing maintained by the Sr Accountant) are approved in accordance with the Signature Authority Matrix.
Monthly
25
27
SOX
FIN - Access to the fiscal accounting period calendar in Netsuite is restricted to authorized personnel. Accounting periods in NetSuite are locked after a periods financials are filed with the SEC. The Controller and Assistant Controller receive an alert notification from NetSuite if an accounting period is unlocked after the Company's filing date.
Monthly
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17
SOX
FIN - Corporate Controller reviews a listing of all manual journal entries which have the same person as the preparer and approver. The journal entries are reviewed for appropriateness and supporting documentation. Approval is evidenced by a signature on the listing. The CFO approves journal entries prepared and approved by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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17
SOX
ELC - Management performs a financial statement risk assessment as part of the SOX compliance effort. In addition, Management tests key internal controls over financial reporting to determine the operating effectiveness of those controls. Any issues identified are communicated to the Audit Committee, if appropriate.
Monthly
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6
SOX
HRP - Bonus accruals prepared by Corporate Controller and reviewed and approved by the CFO or CEO.
Monthly
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20
SOX
INV - CFO reviews and approves the analysis of COGS prepared by Corporate Controller for mathematical accuracy and reasonableness, historical pricing, and other relevant factors against the supporting documents attached.
Monthly
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22
SOX
FIN - Assistant Controller ensures the completeness of disclosures through completion of the Automated Disclosure Checklist (ADC) and the Financial Statement Disclosure Checklist (FSDC) with new FASB standards and SEC publications relevant to the company. The preparer signs off on the FSDC once completed. The Corporate Controller signs the checklist as evidence of review.
Monthly
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SOX
FIN - Access to NS is granted by and/or approved by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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17
SOX
OTC - New or changes to customer credit limits are approved by management in accordance with the Signature Authority Matrix.
Monthly
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26
SOX
PTP - All non-inventory purchase orders must be approved by management in accordance with the Signature Authority Matrix (SAM).
Monthly
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27
SOX
OTC - The tax section of the SEC Disclosure Checklist, completed by the Tax Director, is reviewed and approved by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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26
SOX
HRP - Corporate Controller or CFO reviews and approves personnel with access to the Paychex - Payroll & HR modules.
Monthly
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20
SOX
INV - Standard costs and BOMs are analyzed and updated by Sr. Accounting Manager. The analysis and resulting new standards are approved by the Corporate Controller. The inventory valuation difference between average cost used in NetSuite and the updated standard cost will be adjusted via the journal entry process.
Monthly
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SOX
OTC - All federal, state and foreign income tax returns are prepared by the third-party tax provider to be reviewed by the Tax Director and Corporate Controller prior to CFO's approval in filing the tax returns and making tax payments.
Monthly
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26
SOX
ESA - Comparison of BOD or MEC minutes with Equity Edge report prepared by the Assistant Controller is forwarded to the Corporate Controller for review and approval (including confirmation of completeness of grants approved by the MEC, of which the Corporate Controller is a member of).
Monthly
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12
SOX
ESA - Assistant Controller updates an "Equity Tables" file in Excel for all option/RSU grant, exercise, release or cancellation activity in order to determine total company common stock outstanding. The Valuation Disclosure Recap report is run in Equity Edge and compared to the data in the Excel spreadsheet to ensure data agrees related to option and RSU activity. The reconciliation is reviewed and approved by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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SOX
FIN - Assistant Controller and Corporate Controller review a list of all Balance Sheet accounts to ensure all required reconciliations (account balances >$100K) have been performed. Each line item on the list is reviewed against supporting documentation to assess accuracy and validity of reconciling items. Approval is evidenced by the reviewers signature and tick marks on the related schedule.
Monthly
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SOX
ESA - After receiving approval for stock repurchases from the Board, the execution of the repurchases go through a review and approval process (sign-off) by the Assistant Controller and Corporate Controller, and is issued in a statement by a third party repurchase agent, which is followed by issuing a check/wire for the repurchase of stock.
Monthly
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SOX
PTP - Sr. Accountant examines all invoices received within 5 days after quarter end and prepares journal entries to accrue invoices >$25K. In addition, Senior Accountant runs a GL report in NS, and Accrue Report from AcceLIM, to compare historical activity to help determine if there are recurring charges that also need to be accrued. These accrual journal entries are reviewed and approved by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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SOX
OTC - The Corporate Controller performs a final review by comparing the third-party tax provider's tax provision to expectations per internal analysis. Follow up is performed on provision differences greater than $1.5M gross. Any necessary adjustments identified are made. The CFO and/or Corporate Controller approves the tax provision and tax package materials (i.e. tax memo, FIN48, transfer pricing model, ETR calculation, stock-based compensation report, etc.).
Monthly
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SOX
OTC - The deferred revenue/cost of sales analysis (on potential revenue deferral due to collectability and multiple-element arrangements) performed by the Assistant Controller is reviewed and approved by the Corporate Controller or CFO. In addition, prior period deferred revenue brought forward is analyzed to determine if any release of deferred revenue is required. Any resulting manual JEs are reviewed and approved.
Monthly
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SOX
OTC - Any repatriation proposal of cash balance back to US from overseas has to be reviewed and approved by Corporate Controller, CFO and CEO. The final decision on repatriation action will be made by BOD.
Monthly
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SOX
ITGC - Review of access to the Corporate Accounting and Finance shared drives is performed by the Corporate Controller to ensure appropriate access.
Monthly
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24
SOX
HRP - Once the HR Manager or above reviews the payroll register for Taiwan, he/she sends an email to the Taiwan Accounting/Payroll Manager approving the payroll register. The Taiwan Accounting/Payroll Manager will then obtain a separate approval to release the wire payment for payroll from the Corporate Controller or CFO. Finally, the Bill Payment (payroll voucher in NS) to book the payroll expense for the month is agreed against the payroll register as part of the review by the HR Manager or a
Monthly
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SOX
OTC - Journal entries resulting from the provision are entered by the tax department in the ERP (NetSuite), and are reviewed by the Corporate Controller before they are posted to the General Ledger. The review includes ensuring the documentation supporting the journal entry is consistent and clerically accurate, ensuring that the justification for the journal entry is reasonable.
Monthly
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SOX
ELC - Quarterly, key personnel are required to sign staff certifications acknowledging awareness of any fraud or activity that could lead to misstatements of financials related to their location or function. The signed certifications are collected and reviewed by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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6
SOX
FIN - The Corporate Controller reviews and approves the Quarter End Closing Checklist, ensuring that all items on the checklist have been completed.
Monthly
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17
SOX
ESA - Shares outstanding, weighted average shares, and EPS are calculated for 10Q/10K reporting by the Assistant Controller and reviewed and approved by the Corporate Controller. As part of the EPS calculation, the Assistant Controller prepares the reconciliation of the share amounts outstanding to the share amounts stated by the transfer agent.
Monthly
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12
SOX
HRP - Corporate Controller reviews the payroll expense reconciliation and more specifically all reconciling items to ensure that the transactions that have been posted to the payroll expense accounts in the GL are accurate and valid.
Monthly
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20
SOX
ESA - Assistant Controller performs a comprehensive analysis of how the stock compensation expenses are calculated by the Equity Edge system. The inputs requiring judgment and analysis in the Black-Scholes formula, such as expected term, volatility and forfeiture rates, are developed by the Assistant Controller. The stock compensation calculation and related assumptions are reviewed by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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12
SOX
INV - The cycle count plan to be sent to 3PL is created by Operations and reviewed and approved by the Corporate Controller. The cycle count methodology is as follows: Prior quarter $ shipped is used to determine frequency of parts to be counted: a. Top 20 parts will be counted at least twice a quarter (Group A) b. Next 20 parts based on prior quarter unit shipments will be counted at least once a quarter (Group B) c. Rest of the parts will be counted at least once a year (Group C) To en
Monthly
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22
SOX
FIN - Access to add, change, or delete accounts in the chart of accounts in NS is restricted to authorized personnel.
Monthly
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17
SOX
OTC - Review of sales orders with pending billing performed by the Sr. Accounting Manager is provided to the Corporate Controller, for review and approval. The Corporate Controller's review and approval of the work performed by Sr. Accounting Manager is evidenced by signature on Sales Order report. If an exception is identified by either the Sr. Accounting Manager or the Corporate Controller, they investigate the source of the exception and an adjustment is recorded and approved as appropriate.
Monthly
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26
SOX
OTC - The credit memos are generated by the Assistant Controller in NetSuite after obtaining the required approval as defined in the SAM. Credit memos entered in NetSuite are reviewed by the Corporate Controller to ensure completeness and accuracy of dollar amount entered.
Monthly
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26
SOX
OTC - A listing of shipments for the last 2 days of the quarter is obtained from NetSuite. The Assistant Controller selects all shipments >$200K and reviews the shipping documents to ensure accuracy of cutoff. The completed review is approved by the Corporate Controller.
Monthly
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26
SOX
ELC - Authorization, custody of assets and record keeping responsibilities are appropriately segregated. Management maintains an appropriate segregation of duties within the financial activities and controls. The Corporate Controller is responsible for ensuring that there is no conflict of duties within the financial processes.
Monthly
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6
SOX
ESA - The Corporate Controller reviews and approves the analysis documented in the 'SBC Adjustment' memo, prepared by the Assistant Controller, and any resulting adjustments, including manual adjustments outside of Equity Edge after referencing to supporting documents (i.e. Compensation Committee Meeting Minutes, Accounting Guidance under US GAAP, etc.).
Monthly
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12
SOX
OTC - Corporate Controller reviews and approves the contract log prepared by the Sr. Accounting Manager. Approval is evidence by sign-off of the manual customer contract log.
Monthly
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26
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FIN - Assistant Controller performs a review of the financial statements (BS, IS and CFS), tables, and footnotes within external reports and agrees to source documents including footing and referencing to prior year reports. The Corporate Controller reviews and signs-off before it is included in the relevant SEC filing.
Monthly
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SOX
PTP - The authorized bank signers (CFO or Corporate Controller) sign the checks, release wire transfer, and ACH. Wire transfers and ACH authorization are independently verified by an authorized individual other than the initiator.
Monthly
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SOX
FIN - CFO, Corporate Controller, and Assistant Controller meet to review the BS and P&L Flux analysis and discuss variances greater than $250k and 10% between current and prior quarter. Explanations for variances are entered into flux analysis spreadsheet.
Monthly
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17
SOX
FIN - All manual journal entries are reviewed and approved in NetSuite. [Effective Q3 2014, this control is considered to be a Review Control]
Monthly
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Reporting
Calculate royalties. Reporting packages should also be sent to [person] by 15th of each month
Monthly
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11
Reporting
Create audit committee slides and review with CFO for distribution to auditors and Board
Monthly
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13
Reporting
Perform debt covenant calculations for bank and submit covenant package by the 15th of each month
Monthly
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12
Reporting
Perform gross margin analysis and review with Director of Finance and CFO
Monthly
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12
Reporting
Prepare Grants compliance package for distribution to the respective authorities. Must be delivered by 15th of each month
Monthly
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11
Tax
File each applicable state return for the current period
Monthly
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12
Tax
Refer to "Sales Tax Filing" worksheet in the server to determine applicable filing periods for state sales tax returns
Monthly
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Tax
Review tax provision with Controller and record necessary tax provision JEV
Monthly
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12
Tax
Record sales tax accrual for the annual estimated liability in AR
Custom: March
2
4
Tax
Submit 6-month extension to file corporate annual tax returns by 9/15 as opposed to 3/15
Custom: March
-1
Tax
Review AR sales tax payable accrual and true up/down based on CY results
Annual
5
6
Shareholder Distributions
Reverse out Commissions for B.M. addback
Annual
12/30/20
12/31/20
Shareholder Distributions
Review A/R & Loan Loss Write-Offs
Annual
12/30/20
12/31/20
Notes to Shareholders
Calculate Adjustments to Shareholder Notes
Annual
12/30/20
12/31/20
Sales Tax
Monthly
Income Tax
Quarterly
Accounts Receivables
Discuss invoicing opportunities with Operations Manager
Weekly
Accounts Receivables
Send invoices to customers
Weekly
Orient Management
Compile KPIs from Team Reports
M/W/F
Orient Management
Email out KPI report to Team
M/W/F
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