Periodic Control Testing and Internal Audits - Maner Costerisan
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Periodic Control Testing and Internal Audits

Test Your Controls.
Secure Your Future.

Don’t Become Another Statistic – Test & Improve Your Controls Today.

Visiting the doctor, scheduling a car tune-up—aren’t the only types of checkups we should invest in. As business leaders, it’s essential we assess the internal financial controls that keep our organization secure and reliable. That’s why a periodic control test is so important for an organization’s long-term health.

Our team of process control review experts are here to invest in the health and safety of your organization by testing the policies, procedures, and processes within your financial department. We bring a fresh perspective and utilize smart approaches to identify any weaknesses or gaps in your systems. From there, we will help create corrective action plans that reduce the risk of errors, fraud, and other compliance issues. After all, regularly assuming those processes that might be years old are “just fine” is no way to ensure optimal organizational performance in the long term.

Testing your controls today can save you from hard times down the road.

The team at Maner Costerisan can help you put policies and procedures in place to help protect your organization from fraud. 

Internal fraud is more prevalent than you might think, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  

Asset misappropriation schemes are the most common types of fraud that include:

  • Check and payment tampering
  • Billing schemes
  • Skimming money
  • Payroll fraud, among others
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Nearly half of all occupational frauds came from these four departments:

The presence of anti-fraud controls is associated with lower fraud losses quicker fraud detection. 

Small businesses (fewer than 100 employees) had the highest median loss at $150,000. 

Operations: 15%

Accounting: 12%

Sales: 11%

Executive/upper management: 11% 

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