Page 161 - Thailand Post Annual Report 2024

Part 1
Overview of the Organization
Part 2
Business Trends
Part 3
Business Model
Part 4
Strategies and Resource Allocation
Part 5
Risk
Part 6
Corporate Governance
Part 7
Operating Results
Part 8
Other Information
Responsibilities of the Management and those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
The Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements with accuracy in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards, and responsible for such internal control as the Management considers necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Management is responsible for assessing the ability of the Group of Companies and the Company to continue as a going concern, disclosing matters related to going concern (as appropriate) and using the going concern basis of accounting, unless the Management either intends to liquidate the Group of Companies and the Company or to cease business operation, or is unable to continue as a going concern.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the preparation process of the Group of Companies’ financial reports.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
My audit objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to present an auditor’s report that includes my opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Standards of State Audit and the Standards of Auditing will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material when, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to affect the economic decisions of users on the basis of these financial statements.
In my audit, in accordance with the Standards of State Audit and Standards of Auditing, I exercise judgement and observation as well as maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. I also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than the risk of error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the interference of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate to the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control of the Group of Companies and the Company.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used by the Management and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and base on the audit evidence obtained, whether there is a material uncertainty related to events or circumstances that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Group of Companies and the Company to continue as a going concern. If I conclude that a material uncertainty exists, I am required to draw attention in my auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify my opinion. My conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of my auditor’s report. However, future events or circumstances may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation of the information.
• Obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group of Companies to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. I am responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit. I remain solely responsible for my audit opinion.
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