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2.7 Management report on the Group Expected developments and and associated opportunities and and risks risks<br />
Pages 106–108<br />
Pages 106–108<br />
For the accounting process at <strong>ThyssenKrupp</strong> this means that implemented controls adequately ensure that<br />
despite any risks the consolidated financial statements comply with the requirements. Various integrated<br />
and independent supervision measures are in place to help achieve this aim.<br />
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis of a standard accounting policy which is<br />
regularly updated and made available to all relevant employees via an internal internet platform. A specially<br />
developed consolidation tool based on standard software is used, which ensures a uniform procedure and<br />
minimizes the risk of false statements in the Group’s financial accounting and external reporting.<br />
Financial reporting is organized in clearly defined sub-processes. Clear-cut responsibilities in line with the<br />
principle of segregating functions and the dual-control principle reduce the risk of fraudulent conduct.<br />
As the department responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, Corporate<br />
Center Accounting and Financial Reporting issues the decentralized units with binding standards for content<br />
and scheduling so as to safeguard the consistency of accounting practices in the Group and minimize scope<br />
for discretion in connection with the recognition, measurement and statement of assets and liabilities.<br />
In some cases individual decentralized units use the Group’s shared service centers to prepare their local<br />
financial statements. Service center employees and all other employees involved in the accounting process<br />
undergo regular training and receive support.<br />
We control and monitor the relevant IT systems used in the consolidation process on a centralized basis and<br />
perform regular system backups to reduce the risk of data loss and system failure. Automatic controls and<br />
manual checks by experienced employees as well as custom authorizations and access controls are part of<br />
a security system designed to protect finance systems against misuse.<br />
Corporate Center Internal Auditing is also involved in the overall process in that it regularly checks the<br />
efficiency of the internal control and risk management system in the accounting processes.<br />
The overall package of processes, systems and controls provides sufficient guarantee that the Group<br />
accounting process is carried out reliably and in compliance with IFRS, German GAAP (HGB) and other<br />
standards and laws of relevance to accounting.<br />
Utilizing opportunities and simultaneously managing risks<br />
When we see and wish to utilize appropriate opportunities in connection with our strategic decisions, we take<br />
risks responsibly in compliance with the requirements of the risk principles and make the necessary<br />
provision to cover risks. Details of how we systematically identify, evaluate, manage and control<br />
opportunities are presented in our opportunity report.<br />
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