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To review a list of known issues we are working on please visit our Workday Finance status page. Have something additional to report? Contact askfinance@virginia.edu
Internal controls are used to mitigate risk, or anything that could negatively impact UVA’s ability to meet business objectives and realize our mission. Specifically, internal controls are implemented to:
To test the effectiveness of control activities and document the results, a risk assessment is completed for each significant fiscal process. A fiscal process may be considered significant if it is associated with programs or activities that:
The COSO framework is the most broadly accepted standard for internal control in the United States and has been adopted by both federal and Commonwealth of Virginia agencies. The framework was established by a joint initiative of five private sector organizations and can be used to evaluate internal control systems. Please visit the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) website for more information on the COSO Framework.
The COSO Framework is comprised of seventeen principles organized within five components.
6. Specifies suitable objectives
7. Identifies and analyzes risk
8. Assesses fraud risk
9. Identifies and analyzes significant changes
10. Selects and develops control activities
11. Selects and develops general controls over technology
12. Deploys control activities through policies and procedures
13. Uses relevant information
14. Communicates internally
15. Communicates externally
16. Conducts ongoing and/or separate evaluations
17. Evaluates and communicates deficiencies