Question 660
A finance governance committee considers: An intercompany sale is invoiced in the selling company but the buying company has no corresponding vendor invoice. Which repeatable safeguard is most targeted?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Reconcile matched AR/AP documents in the intercompany close. This prevents recurrence of the identified mechanism: Intercompany invoicing links paired transactions across legal entities rather than automatically clearing them. Validate the control by checking: The seller's receivable and buyer's payable correspond in amount and intercompany reference.
Incorrect Answers
Confirm payment instructions after company banking changes. That safeguard is aimed at a different risk: A finance team sends invoices to a customer using the wrong remittance account because the customer's payment method default is stale. It does not most directly prevent recurrence of: Intercompany invoicing links paired transactions across legal entities rather than automatically clearing them.
Reconcile recurring invoice generation counts to active contracts. That safeguard is aimed at a different risk: A monthly management fee is billed manually each month, and staff accidentally bill one client twice. It does not most directly prevent recurrence of: Intercompany invoicing links paired transactions across legal entities rather than automatically clearing them.
Review billing classifications during new product or channel rollouts. That safeguard is aimed at a different risk: A product invoice should use special billing classification, but the customer's default classification is absent. It does not most directly prevent recurrence of: Intercompany invoicing links paired transactions across legal entities rather than automatically clearing them.