Banking - Audit Checklist

CA Ayush Agarwal (Kolkata-Pune-Mumbai) (27186 Points)

30 July 2010  

 


Audit Checklist

Branch Profile

Name of the Bank                                    :

 

Branch                                                          :

 

For the Month of                                       :

 

Name of the Bank in charge               :

 

Number of Staff members                    :

 

Managers                                                     :

 

Accountant                                                  :

 

Asst. Accountant                                      :

 

Clerks                                                             :

 

Sub-staff                                                        :

 

Total                                                               :

 

Business Hours of the Branch           :                                (On Weekdays)

 

                                                                           :                                (On Saturdays)

 

Business Achievement

                                                                                                                Rs. in lakhs

As on

DEPOSITS

ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of the month

Budgeted

Actual

Short(–)

Excess(+)

Budgeted

Actual

Short(–)

Excess(+)

End of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current year projection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S.No

Particulars

Quantum of Transactions/ Balance

% of checking done

Name of Audit Assistant

Observa-tions

Compliance furnished by bank

1

CASH

Balance on hand

Surprise checking

Excesses over retention limit

Name of the cashier

No

Bal

 

 

 

 

2

PETTY CASH

Opening balance

Expenditure during the month

Closing balance

Staff in charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

STATIONERY

3.1 Postage

3.2 Documentary stamps

3.3 Term deposit receipts

3.4 Drafts

3.5 Pay orders

3.6 Cheque books

3.7 Travellers cheques

3.8 Gift cheques

Opening  stock

Receipts during the month

Issues during the month

Closing stock

Staff in charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheque returns

Inward

Outward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of cheque books issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of duplicate pass books/ statements issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop payment instructions received during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of in-operative accounts at the end of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deceased claim applications received during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

CURRENT ACCOUNT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheque returns

Inward

Outward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of cheque books issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of duplicate pass books/ statements issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop payment instructions received during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

TERM DEPOSITS/ RECURRING DEPOSITS/ DAILY DEPOSIT SCHEME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deposits opened during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deposits matured/ prematurely closed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of duplicate TDRs issued during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of overdue deposits at the end of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

ADVANCES

Cash credit

Overdrafts

Term loans

Advance against Term deposits

Advance against shares

Vehicle advance

Advances against immovable property

Advance against Bills purchased/ Discounted

Advance against Gold/ jewellery

Advance against LIC/ NSCs

Packing credit

Import/Inland

LC

Foreign Bills  purchased/ Discounted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disbursed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

renewed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

closed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

new borrowers transferred to the branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts pending renewal

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

PENDING FILES APPLICATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the beginning of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of files received during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of loans disbursed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

BA-6

 

 

Pending files at the end of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

NPA/ OVERDUE POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reductions/ Recoveries during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

SUIT FILED ACCOUNTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the beginning of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pending at the end of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

INSPECTION VISITS/ STOCK AUDIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of  inspections conducted during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frauds reported/ identified during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount recovered during the month on frauds reported earlier

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

DICGC claims

opening balance

lodged during the month

closing balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

INVESTMENTS BY THE BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reductions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matured investments pending encashment

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

FIXED ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Balance

during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disposals during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

LOCKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance of  No. of Lockers rented out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of lockers rented out at the end of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

LOCKER RENT–IN–ARREARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the beginning of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the end of the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

167

BANK  GUARANTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued during the month

Expired during the month

Invoked and funded by the branch

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest earned during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income earned during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expended during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses during the month

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

CLEARING HOUSE OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of old/ outstanding entries in

Inward clearing

High value clearings

Inter- branch clearings

National clearings

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

HO / INTER OFFICE  RECONCILIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of outstanding entries of earlier months

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

BALANCING OF LEDGERS

21.1 Cash book

21.2 General ledger

21.3 Sub- ledgers

Maintained by-

Checked by-

Last checked on-

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

Closing balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

STAFF MATTERS

Dates of staff meetings held

Dates of staff rotation

Financial powers of officials

Administrative powers of the officials