ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL CONTROL PROCEDURES

Internal Control plays a vital role in all types of organization helping to improve the efficiency and economy of certain decision-making processes minimize and anticipate risks ensure the reliability of economic and financial data and guarantee compliance and the application of procedures. In the wake of financial scandals in major multinational corporations numerous measures have been taken in advanced countries requiring these companies to set up an Internal Control system and regularly assess its effectiveness against the Internal Control model recognized and recommended by the relevant standards.The case study focused on the analysis of the Internal Control system of the Société Malienne de gestion de l'Eau Potable SOMAGEP-SA where an attempt was made to analyze the effectiveness of the Internal Control system in place and to highlight the main risks by proceeding in stages starting with the study of existing documentation to participate in Internal Control missions to practice the control activity.