internal control system

internal control system
A system of controls, both financial and non-financial, set up by the management of a company to carry out the business of the company in an orderly and efficient manner. The system should ensure that management policies are adhered to, assets are safeguarded, and the records of the company's activities are both complete and accurate. The individual components of an internal control system are the individual internal controls.

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