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Cheesecake Factory 10-K Audit Analysis

Multi-part group audit engagement on Cheesecake Factory's 2024 annual report - spanning 10-K research & industry analysis, accounts payable control testing, custom audit work program design, disbursement ledger sampling, and Part 2 deliverables on budget controls, quality control documentation, and data analytics planning.

ACCT 456 - Audit with Data Analytics · Spring 2026 · USC Leventhal

Part 1 - Pt 1 Final Submissions

10-K Research & Analysis - Part I

Group's completed industry research & preliminary 10-K analysis

Budget & Policies and Procedures

Budget controls & procedures writeup

Group 1 Audit Work Program

Custom audit program designed for Cheesecake Factory accounts payable

Selected Checks - Disbursement Ledger FY25

Sampling selections from the disbursement ledger for substantive testing

Part 1 - Pt 2 Final Submissions

10-K Research & Analysis - Part I

Pt 1 Pt 2 iteration of the research & analysis template

Budget & Policies and Procedures

Pt 1 Pt 2 budget & procedures iteration

Group 1 Audit Work Program

Pt 1 Pt 2 audit program iteration

Selected Checks - Disbursement Ledger FY25

Pt 1 Pt 2 sampling iteration

Part 2 - Pt 1 Final Submissions

Budget & Quality Control Document

Group's Part 2 writeup on audit quality controls & budget management

Data Analysis Planning Document

Planning memo for the data analytics procedures used in the audit

Part 2 - Pt 2 Final Submissions

Final memo synthesizing the audit engagement - findings, controls assessment & recommendations

Budget & Quality Control

Pt 2 Pt 2 budget & quality-control deliverable

Project Brief & Source Document

Course Project 1 - Full Instructions

Project scope, deliverables, and grading rubric

Cheesecake Factory 2024 Annual Report

10-K filing - primary source document for the engagement

Reference Materials

Industry Life Cycle Phases

Framework reference for industry analysis

Suggested Project Financial Ratios

Ratio checklist for financial statement analysis

Effective E-mail Communication

Professional communication reference

Blank Templates & Examples

A.2 - Budget & Policies Template

Blank template for Part 1 Pt 2 budget writeup

A.3 - 10-K Research Template (Part I)

Blank template for industry research & preliminary analysis

A.4 - 10-K Research Template (Part II)

Blank template for detailed financial statement analysis

B.1 - Accounts Payable Control Test Sheet

Blank workpaper for internal control testing

B.2 - Disbursement Ledger FY25 (Source)

Raw transaction-level disbursement data used for sampling

C.1 - USC Audit Work Program Template

Blank structured audit program template

C.2 - Audit Work Program with Example

Populated example showing expected format & depth

C.3 - AP Audit Work Program Example

Worked example specifically for accounts payable procedures

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USC Marshall & Leventhal '26 graduate · Currently: AI Specialist, FP&A at VXI Global Solutions.

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