Controle interno : diagnóstico e adaptação das técnicas existentes para as entidades do terceiro setor

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the organizations that belong to the third sector, as a way to investigate the use of internal control tools. In addition, it will verify the existence of such tolls, its periodicity and development degree in the process of accounting and financial management, as well as propose the enhancement of the already existing controls. This will consider all the goals and difficulties found in the field research. Therefore, aiming to reach the proposed objectives and answer the research question, it was made a field research in a closed event of the third sector in São Paulo city, involving 61 entities located in Brazil. This was to identify the profile of such entities regarding the internal controls. As a result, it was discovered that the third sector entities use tools that come from other economic sectors, and they do not consider its specificities and necessities. This might have happened mainly because of the lack of research, as well as insufficient capacity of the sector. So, this work was developed to give a contribution to the third sector and, for this, it will present efficient internal controls and relevant help to develop the already existing controls. Those are crucial to provide credibility for the said entities. The suggested models are to solve those managements problems in a simplified way, and will not enhance costs. Moreover, they will create standards and references that could be tested and amplified in the future.