A small business's internal control system can only be as strong as the rules, policies and procedures put in place to detect fraud, waste or abuse and protect its financial and physical assets.

Learn why a new approach is needed. Read this whitepaper, “A New Approach to Audit and Control in Enterprise Software”, and discover more about the changing landscape of control and governance. Learn ...

CAL FED’S INTERNAL AUDITORS MONITOR THE COMPANY’S risk profile and play a key role in identifying areas for risk management. Understanding the business operations can make the auditors a catalyst for ...

Public accounting firms love to land new audit clients and keep their current audit clients happy. After all, acquiring new business and retaining it is the key to growth. But revenue growth can cause ...

Information security audits are on the rise, as organizations look to not only bolster their security postures, but demonstrate their efforts to other parties such as regulators. Audits, which are ...

Whenever foreign investors want to figure out whether internal control exists and is sufficient in their Chinese subsidiaries, an internal control review (ICR) might be the best and very first step to ...

A control account is used in bookkeeping and accounting to efficiently consolidate balances for summary and reporting purposes. They are a core accounting tool that aids ledger integrity and financial ...