Evaluación del control interno en el proceso de tesorería de las pequeñas y medianas empresas de Medellín

An evaluation of the departments of companies reveals that the most susceptible to fraud is corporate treasury. For that reason, this work proposes to evaluate the internal control structure, specially the transaction cycle of the treasury process at small and medium-sized enterprises by means of a representative sample in the Municipality of Medellin. This review will enable to identify weaknesses in the processes and provide improvement alternatives to ensure efficacy, efficiency, effectiveness and economy in corporate management. The scope of this research is based on the components of the COSO internal control model, which will be the modular approach for the assessment of the treasury process. This study analyses several processes: Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash collection, and Obligation payment. The results will enable to identify the main deficiencies in the treasury process regarding internal control mechanisms established by small and medium-sized enterprises in Medellin.