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Don't shoot the messenger: auditors sometimes must weigh doing the right thing against keeping their job. Will Sarbanes-Oxley put an end to this dilemma?
ORGANIZATIONS THAT RESPOND well when frauds are revealed make the job of internal auditors, managers, and executives less complicated. By having a...
Internal Auditor, 12/01/04 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
The 13 cent mistake: an employee's sloppy addition leads to his downfall
THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTment at ABC Insurance uses an interactive feature with its credit card company to monitor corporate credit card use. On or...
Internal Auditor, 10/01/04 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
Adding real value: auditors discuss how to best assist management in fraud detection and prevention: a tale based on actual conversations
TERRY WALKER, GENERAL AUDItor for an insurance company, was having dinner with two other attendees of an IIA conference: Randy Argyle, general...
Internal Auditor, 08/01/04 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
Inappropriate p-card practices: an understaffed university accounting department gets some much needed help from campus internal auditors and uncovers fraudulent use of procurement cards
AT A MAJOR RESEARCH UNIversity, the internal auditors were tasked with performing routine documentation reviews for the university's procurement...
Internal Auditor, 06/01/04 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
Trouble in travel: one university was paying for more than policy allowed—that is, until the internal auditor made a few off-campus inquiries - Fraud Findings
AMANTHA, A UNIVERSITY auditor, was assigned to review the travel records for the coaches and recruiters in the school's athletic program. As Sam...
Internal Auditor, 12/01/03 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
Diligent to the end: complete investigations can be conducted without the alleged perpetrators even knowing they're suspects - Fraud Findings
JAY BROUSSARD, A CERTIFIED public accountant, started working for ABC Insurance Co. two years ago, after six years in public accounting. His...
Internal Auditor, 10/01/03 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
Willful blindness: ethical lapses are among the key risks to audit committee effectiveness - Fraud Findings
CAN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE put an end to executive corruption? Of course not: The greatest deterrent to fraud is competent top executives with...
Internal Auditor, 06/01/03 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
Beyond the obvious: often, those who commit one fraud have no qualms about continuing the practice. Further investigation into the inner workings of one insurance company leads to a compendium of wrongdoing - Fraud Findings - Column
THURSDAY, 2:00 P.M., XYZ INSURANCE. Audit Manager Lou Wilcox and Senior Auditor Randy Starr are called to the office of Larry Gabor, vice president...
Internal Auditor, 04/01/03 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
The reporting challenge: A study of the internal audit department's efforts to prevent fraudulent financial reporting revealed the need for a sound strategy to address reporting risks - Fraud Findings
ROBERTO JUAREZ AND Melinda Scott were discussing how the KG Group's internal audit department was responding to risks associated with fraudulent...
Internal Auditor, 12/01/02 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication -
Below the surface: one shipyard repair supervisor finds a way to pad his paycheck in "entertaining" ways - Fraud Findings - SR Co. audits subsidiary Marrep Inc.'s
WHILE CONDUCTING A ROUtine audit of a shipyard operated by one of SR Co.'s subsidiaries--Marrep Inc.--the parent organization's internal audit team...
Internal Auditor, 10/01/02 by Courtenay Thompson · More from publication
