ABSTRACT
Due to irregularities often encountered in the public enterprises and private establishments, this research project is designed for the study of the internal auditor in stock taking especially as a case study of 7up bottling company plc 9th mile corner Enugu.
Internal auditing and stocktaking in recent time has proved to be a hard nut which auditors have not find easy it crack 7up bottling company is an enterprise, which concentrated much on the marketing of favorite brands of soft drinks products. These brans are popular and widely consumed across the length and breadth of Nigeria . seven – up bottling company plc is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria. This work comprises of five chapters
Chapter one of this work gives a general introduction of the work which includes the background of the study, statement of the problem, Objective of the study, research questions, significance of the study, scope of the study and limitation of the study etc.
Chapter two comprises the review of related literature and assertions by accounting icons and intellectuals in the field.
Chapter three is made up of research design and methods, Area of study, Population study, Sampling methods, Research instrumentations, Validity and reliability of research instruments, source of data and methods of investigation etc.
Chapter four contains the presentation and analysis of data and lastly.
chapter five contains findings, conclusion, Recommendations and bibliography reference, Appendix, as shown in 7up bottling company plc 9th mile corner Enugu.
Efforts were also made to make this work interesting and it is hoped that it will be of great help to anyone that comes across it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title pageii
Approval page iii
Dedicationiv
Acknowledgmentv
Abstractvi
Table of contentsviii
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1Background of the study 1
1.2Statement of the problem5
1.3Objective of the study
1.4Research questions
1.5Significance of the study 11
1.6Scope of the study
1.7Limitation of the study. 12
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1The role of internal auditor under the law statute 16
2.2Internal auditing 17
2.3Stock taking 39-56
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN METHODS
3.1Research design 56
3.2Area of study 56
3.3Population 57
3.4Sample and sampling techniques 57
3.5Instrument for data collection 58
3.6Validity of the research instrument 59
3.7Reliability of research instrument 60
3.8Method of collecting data 60
3.9Method of data analysis 61
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
OF DATA
4.1Data analysis and presentation 62
4.2Summary of results 67
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1Discussion of results/finding 68
5.2Conclusion of result
5.3Recommendation
5.4Implication of the research findings 70
5.5Suggestions for further research 72
5.6Limitation of the study 73
References
Appendix 75
