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Quarterly Walkthrough Reports

QWR

Prepares quarterly walkthrough reports over selected internal controls, including process walkthroughs, evidence review, exceptions and follow-up actions.

What changes

More standardized procedures, stronger internal controls, improved compliance and reduced risk of errors or fraud.

What you get

Quarterly walkthrough plan with a risk-prioritized process schedule QWR002
Walkthrough programme and testing working papers QWR003
Quarterly walkthrough report with findings, key controls tested and recommendations QWR004
Remediation action log QWR005

What has to come first

NAHNeeds Assessment Report - National Head Quarters or NABNeeds Assessment Report - Branch/District Recommended

Needs assessment findings ground the initial risk assessment and the selection of processes for walkthrough
ICF01-ICF04 Recommended

A documented control framework provides the baseline of expected controls to test against

Who is involved

From the National Society's side. This is what the engagement asks of your people.

Your own staff work alongside the adviser throughout, so this is a commitment of their time as well as the Centre's. Ask in the request and you are given the day estimate per role before anything is signed.

Role	What they do
HNS Finance Director	Owns the walkthrough cycle, approves the plan and reports
HNS internal audit function	Aligns walkthrough coverage with the audit plan
HNS process owners and finance staff	Walk through their processes, provide evidence
HNS compliance and risk management functions	Use findings to update the risk register
HNS executive management and Board / Audit & Risk Committee	Receive the quarterly report
GFDC delivery team	Designs the programme and supports the first cycles

How it is measured

Indicator	Target	Evidence
Quarterly walkthrough reports delivered and distributed on schedule	4 reports per year	Report register and distribution records
High-priority processes from the risk assessment covered by walkthroughs	100% within four quarters	Approved plan (QWR002) against completed reports
Key controls identified and tested for every process walked through	100% of walkthroughs	Walkthrough working papers (QWR003)
Recommendations closed by the agreed deadline	At least 80%	Remediation action log (QWR005)

Tools

5 of 5 ready to download.

QWR001 Quarterly Walkthrough Reports Training PPTX
QWR002 Quarterly walkthrough plan and risk-prioritized schedule Template XLSX
QWR003 Walkthrough programme and testing working papers Template DOCX
QWR004 Quarterly walkthrough report Template DOCX
QWR005 Remediation action log Template XLSX

Standards

IIA International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework
GFDC Operational Framework (intake, triage, service workflow)
HNS risk management policy, risk appetite statement and risk register
HNS revised Internal Control Framework and control documentation (control matrices, process maps)
ISO 19011 Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems

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