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Eight Tips to Reduce Fraud in Financial Reporting

Eight Tips to Reduce Fraud in Financial Reporting

by controllers | Feb 18, 2021 | Accounting, Cybersecurity

As the pandemic and lockdowns continue, company leaders are juggling a variety of plates. Limited staff numbers working from home, manual and paper-based processes, and a lack of oversight create challenges in maintaining visibility. Unfortunately, this creates a...
From Knowing Why to Knowing How: A Controller’s Look at Cybersecurity

From Knowing Why to Knowing How: A Controller’s Look at Cybersecurity

by controllers | Feb 7, 2021 | Cybersecurity

If it affects the bottom line, it’s finance’s responsibility—and few things impact the bottom line as heavily as a data breach. In the past few years, you may have heard terms like phishing, brute force attacks, and ransomware, but what exactly do these mean? In...
The Cybersecurity Mandate: Experian’s Predictions for 2021

The Cybersecurity Mandate: Experian’s Predictions for 2021

by controllers | Jan 26, 2021 | Cybersecurity

2020 left many organizations with a crisis on their hands and left many leaders asking what was next for their people, processes, and technologies. From the transition into work from home to the changes that involved moving employees out of the office, everyone from...
Risk Mitigation and Management: Cybersecurity Basics for Controllers

Risk Mitigation and Management: Cybersecurity Basics for Controllers

by controllers | Sep 15, 2020 | Cybersecurity

As we’ve discussed in a variety of articles, the controller and the finance organization as a whole has continued to take on new roles, adopt new skills, and drive change in a wider range of departments. Though we have spent a lot of time discussing the move into a...
Internal Controls: Who’s Committing Fraud and What Should You Look For?

Internal Controls: Who’s Committing Fraud and What Should You Look For?

by controllers | Aug 18, 2020 | Cybersecurity

Fraud can happen anywhere. But when it does, it can derail your organization. As discussed in our last article on the common ways that companies are defrauded, we noted that employees are among the most prevalent fraudsters. Whether that’s coming in the form of check...
Internal Controls: Most Common Ways Companies are Defrauded

Internal Controls: Most Common Ways Companies are Defrauded

by controllers | Aug 17, 2020 | Cybersecurity

Though fraud can occur in a variety of ways, the most common reason for corporate fraud is a lack of or weakness of internal controls. As discussed in a recent Accounting Web article on the most important internal controls that companies should monitor, this is a...
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