Strengthening Nonprofit Accountability
THROUGH AUDIT-READY FINANCIALS
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Topics
• Nonprofit audit requirements
• Automation and controls
• A look in the cloud
• Questions
• Additional resources
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Why Audits Matter to Nonprofits
Reputation
Accountability
Transparency
Funding
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Why Audits Matter to Nonprofits
Reputation
Accountability
Transparency
Funding
And of course… the legal considerations
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Auditing for Nonprofit Organizations
Compliance Audit
Goal: “Clean” Unqualified Opinion
GAAP Financials
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Resources for State and Federal Audit Requirements
* National Council of Nonprofits
Federal Audit Requirements *State Audit Requirements *
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The Financial Statement Audit Process
Primary risk
assessment:
judgment and
estimates
Controls
testing
• Accounting,
reporting processes
• Effectiveness of
controls
Controls
testing results
determine
level of
substantive
testing
Substantive
testing
• Check calculations
• Examining records
and source docs
• Ensure balances and
transactions are
supported
Key to audit readiness: well-documented transactions and balances
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What an auditor wants to do What an auditor ends up doing
The Audit Challenge
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Trace any and all transactions from the financial statements to the
GL to sub ledger to supporting documents, and back again
Get Organized
Financial
Statements
General
Ledger
Sub
Ledgers
Supporting
Documents
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A Common Theme: Automation
• Clear audit trail down to the
transactions and supporting documents
• Less manual spreadsheet work =
more reliable calculations
• Spend time with complex issues,
not math
• Speed!
– Faster responses to auditor requests
saves you both time
– May even save audit fees
– Separate close of sub ledgers
Automation!
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Audit Trail
How to Automate: The Right System
• Funds
• Programs
• Restrictions
• Grants
• Anytime, anywhere access
• Read-only for auditors
• Real-time drill down
• Self-service reports
• Easily trace all
transactions
• Drill down to supporting
documents
• View accounting and
reporting processes
Accuracy
Cloud
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Conclusion: Audit-Ready Financials
Well-documented transactions and balances
Accurate calculations
Timeliness
Automate complex accounting processes
Cloud accounting makes automation and organization
easier
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What We Will Demo Today
• Audit trail
• Internal controls
• Visibility
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Nonprofit Organizations Rely On Intacct
Real
Value
11,000+
Growth organizations
Growing with
Intacct
95% Customer Satisfaction
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Built for Success
10+ year track record of delivering results
Choice of accounting and
finance experts worldwide
Industry
awards 25 Best
Small Biz Apps
Top-rated
workplace
Top tier
investors
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Interested in Learning More?
• FASB
www.fasb.org
• National Council of Nonprofits
Audit Guide
• Try Intacct with a free 30-day trial
http://www.intacct.com/trial
• Attend an upcoming webinar
http://www.intacct.com/webinars
• Follow us on Twitter
@intacct_corp
• Connect with us on Facebook
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• Contact us directly
info@intacct.com | 877-437-7765
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Thank you!
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