Case study : The importance of being audit readyLollie’s Pops are an APC Signatory who sell Australian-made confectionery. Following the submission of their APC annual report, they were randomly selected for a compliance audit. Their APC contact officer, Augustus Gloop, was initially contacted by Georgia Carthey
at the APC, who provided him with detailed information about the audit. She also pointed him to the
Audit Ready Guide, which helped him understand the process ahead. Lollie’s Pops were asked by the APC’s independent auditor to participate in a desktop audit, meaning that they were asked to provide documentary evidence demonstrating the actuals reported in their annual report. For example, Lollie’s Pops had reported under KPI 1 that they had reviewed their entire Mooshy Marshmallow range against the SPG in the last period. In order to show evidence of this achievement, Augustus provided the auditor with the documented checklists used to review all Mooshy
Marshmallow packaging SKUs in a team meeting in September. After providing adequate evidence to support actuals reported under each KPI, Lollie’s Pops were deemed conformant with the audit. Before gathering evidence for the audit, Augustus found the support guide Evidence Requirements for Audits
very useful. He also found that because the 2015 Data Collection Template was used to collate data for reporting, the entire process was more efficient.
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