You Are Performing an Audit on North South Natural Gas

Essay

You are performing an audit on North South Natural Gas (NSNG). Alana, an NSNG employee, has responsibility for reconciling bank statements with the entity's cash accounts. You determine, however, that Alana has never been taught how to reconcile statements. In effect, the statements have not been properly reconciled for two years. How would you judge the significance of this control deficiency? How would you classify this deficiency?