In today’s business landscape, achieving significant customer outreach relies heavily on establishing branches or offices nationwide. As a result, companies strategically open branches or offices in diverse regions to extend their brand presence and enhance awareness. Due to the remote nature of these branches or offices from the central headquarters, they are managed and operated by dedicated teams. However, ineffective control and monitoring measures could have severe and enduring impacts on the fixed assets deployed in these locations.
𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
✅A fixed asset is an asset held to be utilized for producing or providing goods or services and is not intended for sale in the regular course of business.
✅Are open to misuse, abuse, theft, and fraud.
✅They have a life of over 12 months & and hence are carried forward to the next accounting period.
✅Need a replacement that requires planning & finance.
✅They are usually of high value.
✅It needs to be retained in good working condition.
𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲:
●Quantity
●Condition.
● Location
●Specification
●Statutory Requirement
●Insurance Requirements.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀:
✅To maintain data integrity, a comprehensive service for fixed asset validation will be formulated to ensure the reconciliation of financial records, specifically the Fixed Assets Register.
✅Evaluating the sources, location, and content of the Fixed Assets Register (FAR), and physical assets is essential for determining the specific alphanumeric code to be affixed to the assets.
✅A submission will outline the plan for validating and tagging assets, addressing the reasonableness of verification, conducting physical verification, affixing tags to assets, and determining the necessity and methodology for asset appraisal.
✅Additionally, the plan will define the approach for performing reconciliation activities. This plan aims to establish expectations regarding the implementation process and the subsequent reports.
𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲:
✅Physical verification will be carried out, and unless otherwise specified in the plan, personnel will visit the site to locate and physically confirm the existence of tangible assets.
✅The physical verification results will be compared and correlated with the existing Fixed Assets Register (FAR).
✅Any fixed assets reported in financial records but not found during the physical verification will be highlighted.
✅The main deliverable of this service is to accurately update information in an organized manner, making it user-friendly and compatible with financial reporting requirements.
✅The report will document all activities performed, summarising the concluded results. It will also serve as documented evidence of an independent third-party review, including recommendations related to fixed assets.