Author: Nick Gehrke

is Chief of Data & Knowledge and Co-Founder at zapliance as well as Professor of Information Systems with a Big 4 background. He prefers to work as a business information scientist and tax consultant at the converging points of finance, accounting, taxation, audit and ERP systems, data science and information technology.

Smart strategies to automatically audit master data and payments

Today’s blog post presents you three interesting data indicators from the area of master data and payments. Following this way, you will be able to quickly find noticeable problems and implausible processes. Part 2 of the series: “The digital Audit for Cross Process Weaknesses” 1. How the digital audit for cross process weaknesses works2. Smart strategies to automatically audit […]

How the digital audit for cross process weaknesses works

According to the series of SAP purchase to pay, order to cash and fixed asset and inventory, cross process weaknesses are following. This time no particular process is focused because, while developing my data indicators, I found out that several audit questions can not directly be assigned to purchase to pay or order to cash. […]

Professional Judgement in auditing SAP fixed assets

Part IX of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Fixed Asset and Inventory Processes” 1. Auditing SAP processes in fixed asset and inventory2. Master Data audit of SAP fixed assets3. How to audit fixed assets procurement in SAP4. SAP data analytics for fixed asset depreciation5. Auditing fixed asset retirement in SAP6. Process analytics for SAP current asset transactions7. Segregation of Duties in SAP […]

Fixed asset data structure in SAP

Part VIII of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Fixed Asset and Inventory Processes” This blog post is covering the most important SAP tables in the area of fixed assets and inventories, which are of interest to the auditor for analytic purposes. 1. Auditing SAP processes in fixed asset and inventory2. Master Data audit of SAP fixed […]

Segregation of Duties in SAP asset management

Part VII of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Fixed Asset and Inventory Processes” Today’s blog post provides you with the possibilities to uncover process weaknesses in the area of segregation of duties in fixed asset and inventory. 1. Auditing SAP processes in fixed asset and inventory2. Master Data audit of SAP fixed assets3. How to audit fixed assets procurement in […]

SAP data analytics for fixed asset depreciation

Part IV of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Fixed Asset and Inventory Processes” This blog post presents three interesting indicators for detecting process weaknesses in the area of fixed asset depreciation in SAP. 1. Auditing SAP processes in fixed asset and inventory2. Master Data audit of SAP fixed assets3. How to audit fixed assets procurement in SAP4. SAP data analytics […]

Auditing fixed asset retirement in SAP

Part V of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Fixed Asset and Inventory Processes” Today’s blog post presents three interesting indicators for detecting process weaknesses in the area of fixed asset retirement in SAP. 1. Auditing SAP processes in fixed asset and inventory2. Master Data audit of SAP fixed assets3. How to audit fixed assets procurement in SAP4. SAP data analytics for fixed asset […]

Auditing of purchase orders and goods received

Part IV of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Purchase Processes” Today’s blog post introduces three interesting indicators for exposing process shortcomings in the area of purchase orders and goods received. Digitization of auditing SAP purchase processes How process auditing is transformed through digitization Automated auditing of SAP master data Auditing of purchase orders and goods received Invoice auditing in […]

How to audit fixed assets procurement in SAP

Part III of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Fixed Asset and Inventory Processes” Today’s blog post provides you with three interesting indicators for uncovering process weaknesses in the area of procurement of fixed assets and implausible procedures in fixed assets. 1. Auditing SAP processes in fixed asset and inventory2. Master Data audit of SAP fixed assets3. How to […]

How to audit fixed assets procurement in SAP

Part III of the series: “Digitization of auditing SAP Fixed Asset and Inventory Processes” Today’s blog post provides you with three interesting indicators for uncovering process weaknesses in the area of procurement of fixed assets and implausible procedures in fixed assets. 1. Auditing SAP processes in fixed asset and inventory2. Master Data audit of SAP fixed assets3. How to […]