Systems and methods for auditing cash

A method for performing an audit of cash or cash equivalents and displaying a status of the audit, comprising:

• at a computer system comprising one or more processor, memory, and a display:
• displaying a first graphical user interface comprising a request for a first financial information, the first financial information comprising a description of accounts and a designation of whether the accounts are cash accounts or cash equivalent accounts;
• in response to detecting the first financial information, generating a plurality of requests, receiving responses to the plurality of requests, and mapping the cash accounts or the cash equivalent accounts of the first financial information;
• requesting second financial information based on the mapping of the cash accounts or the cash equivalent accounts of the first financial information;
• detecting the second financial information;
• in response to detecting the second financial information, auditing the first financial information via a plurality of cash tests or a plurality of cash equivalent tests to determine, respectively, whether the cash accounts or the cash equivalent accounts of the first financial information agree with the second financial information;
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• displaying a second graphical user interface visually summarizing the status of the audit, the second graphical user interface comprising a dashboard illustrating a level of completion of each test associated with each cash account or each cash equivalent account being audited.

A system for performing an audit of financial information comprising cash or cash equivalent accounts, comprising:

• a display;
• one or more processors;
• memory;
• one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• auditing financial items via a plurality of tests to determine whether the financial items agree with associated verification information;
• determining a status of each test, the status illustrating whether each test for each financial item comprises a request for one or more actions from a user;
• displaying a graphical user interface comprising a dashboard including a description of the financial items, a list of the plurality of tests for auditing the financial items, and a plurality of user-selectable status icons indicating the status of each test for each financial item;
• detecting a first input comprising selecting a first user-selectable status icon corresponding to a status of a first test of the plurality of tests associated with a first financial item of the financial items;
• in response to detecting the first input, displaying verification information associated with the first test and the first financial information, and if the status illustrates that the first test associated with the first financial information comprises the request for one or more actions from the user, then displaying the request for the one or more actions;
• detecting a second input comprising the selection of an option for responding to the one or more actions;
• and
• in response to detecting the second input, automatically updating the first user-selectable status icon of the dashboard based on the second input.

A method for performing an audit of financial information comprising cash or cash equivalent accounts, comprising:

• at a computer system comprising one or more processors, memory, and a display:
• auditing financial items via a plurality of tests to determine whether financial items agree with associated verification information;
• determining a status of each test, the status illustrating whether each test for each financial item comprises a request for one or more actions from a user;
• displaying a graphical user interface comprising a dashboard including a description of the financial items, a list of the plurality of tests for auditing the financial items, and a plurality of user-selectable status icons indicating the status of each test for each financial item;
• detecting a first input comprising selecting a first user-selectable status icon corresponding to a status of a first test of the plurality of tests associated with a first financial item of the financial items;
• in response to detecting the first input, displaying verification information associated with the first test and the first financial information, and if the status illustrates that the first test associated with the first financial information comprises the request for one or more actions from the user, then displaying the request for the one or more actions;
• detecting a second input comprising the selection of an option for responding to the one or more actions;
• and
• in response to detecting the second input, automatically updating the first user-selectable status icon of the dashboard based on the second input.