Are descriptions of ten internal controls. 1. The company’s computer systems track individual transactions and automatically accumulate transactions to create a trial balance. 2. On a monthly basis, department heads compare a budget to actual performance report and investigate unusual differences. 3. The company must receive university transcripts documenting all college degrees earned before an individual can begin his or her first day of employment with the company. 4. Senior management obtains data about external events that might affect the entity and evaluates the impact of that information on its existing accounting processes. 5. Each quarter, department managers are required to perform a self-assessment of the department’s compliance with company policies. Reports summarizing the results are to be submitted to the senior executive overseeing that department. 6. Before a cash disbursement can be processed, all payee information must be verified by matching the payee to the company’s approved vendor listing. 7. The system automatically reconciles the detailed accounts receivable subsidiary ledger to the accounts receivable general ledger account on a daily basis.