Monitoring

Husqvarna maintains a comprehensive financial reporting system for monitoring of operations, which enables identification of possible deviations in financial reporting at an early stage.

Husqvarna applies IFRS. This is defined in the Husqvarna Accounting Manual, which includes rules for accounting and evaluation principles that are mandatory for all companies within the Group, as well as instructions for reporting. The manual is reviewed and updated quarterly. Compliance with the Accounting Manual is monitored continuously at Group and buiness unit level.

Financial reporting

Detailed financial data is reported every month by approximately 140 reporting units, in accordance with the standardized routines for reporting that are stipulated in Husqvarna’s accounting manual. These reports are the basis for the Group’s consolidated financial reporting. Consolidation is performed from both legal and operational perspectives, which generates quarterly legal reports, i.e. complete profit and loss and balance sheet statements for each company as well as consolidated, and monthly operative reports. All ­consolidation is centralized. All financial reports are stored in ­a central database from which data is retrieved for analysis and monitoring at Group, business area and business unit level. Interim reports are posted on the Group´s web site, www.husqvarnagroup.com

Internal audit

The internal audit function is tasked with developing and improving internal controls over financial reporting. The work of the auditors conforms with the annual plan by the Audit Committee, which includes both scheduled and unscheduled audits. The function reports to the Audit Committee and the Group’s Chief Financial Officer. The Group’s function for internal audit performs independent and objective reviews in order to evaluate and enhance the efficiency of internal controls. This function also completed special assignments in 2011. The internal auditors report to the Audit Committee regarding their observations and recommendations for improvement of internal control over financial reporting.