You are the audit manager in charge of the audit of Adelphi HealthCare Ltd. Your firm has been the auditor for the past three years. Adelphi has been provided with an unmodified opinion since your firm has been the company auditor. You are currently carrying out the audit planning for the financial year end audit.
Adelphi HealthCare Ltd listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2004. Prior to listing, it was a privately held company managing medicalcentres in New South Wales. The founders of Adelphi are John Simpson and Eddie Gallagher who are both medical practitioners by profession. At the time of going public, John held the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Eddie was the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The company raised $50 million and moved into research and development of the flu vaccine.
The company’s main product Fluvacs wascommercialised in 2007 and it is now sold across Australia. Since 2009, this vaccine is also being distributed in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. The marketing director Anne Tanner has been instrumental in putting in place the local and overseas distribution agreements. Adelphi has agreements with one distributor in each Australian state and one distributor in each of its offshore locations.
In January 2010, John Simpson resigned as CEO and took on the role of Board Chairman. He was replaced as CEO by Ray Wilson who was the CEO of a listed mining group prior to joining Adelphi. Ray has a proven track record of expanding into new projects and markets but has no experience in the health care industry. Eddie Gallagher continues in his COO role but spends more time on the golf course these days. The company has retained the same Chief Financial Officer, Jenny Maxwell. Jenny was offered a 30% increase in salary and a lucrative bonus in the current year as part of the Board’s plan to retain her. Jenny has been with Adelphi since its listing and has put into place extensive processes and controls over the past seven years. She is a perfectionist and prefers to handle important matters on her own, seldom delegating to her finance team.
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