IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL AUDIT IN PUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND IN KENYA ABSTRACT……………………………………………… …………………….…………..vii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0 2.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….6 2.1 Internal Audit Function………………………………………………………………...6 2.2 Literature Review………………………………………………………………………7 2.3 Internal Audit Effectiveness……………………………………………………………8 2.4 Conceptual Framework………………………………………………………………
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The most expensive and best-publicized incident of computer sabotage happened at Omega Engineering Corp of Bridgeport‚ New Jersey. It was a classic example of inside hack attack‚ whereas a former employee intentionally launched a logic bomb that permanently caused irreparable damage‚ destroying more than a thousand programs in the matter of a few seconds. Omega Engineering was a thriving defensive manufacturing company in the 1990s; it used more than 1‚000 programs to produce various products with
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President! From: Mark Buchanan CC: Date: 11/22/2011 Re: Internal Control Evaluation Going Public: All publicly traded companies in the United States are required to maintain an adequate system of internal controls per the Sarbanes Oxley ACT of 2002 or SOX. Corporate executives and boards of directors must ensure that these controls are reliable and effective. In addition independent auditors must attest to the adequacy of the internal control system. Companies that fail to comply are subject to fines
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that it was appropriate for Ernst & Young to decide not to rely on AA Capital’s internal control during 2004. The E&Y took the required (Sarbanes-Oxley) precaution of conducting and audit of the internal control system over financial reporting which led to the discovery of the $1.92 million of cash transfer made to Orecchio; even though it did not stop the fraud. Auditors can choose not to rely on a client internal control after obtaining and understanding the client’s system and the auditors determine
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Internal Control Being that LJB Company is still a small company with faith in their long term employees puts LJB in an advantage over competitors. Having long term employees show and express the loyalty towards the company. There is one advantage of LJB Company being a small firm as we are approaching our initial public offering. Because of some small issues that will need to be resolved as per internal control requirements‚ LJB being a small firm it should be easier to bring change with implementation
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groups or individually. Internal communication between employees is an essential foundation for the benefit of any organisation. As the workforce diversifies‚ it has become one of the most important forms of communication to the organisation. The purposes of internal communications are to manage the receipt and dispatch of information to the users‚ build stronger internal associations and act as a means of process support for the organization. In the organisation‚ internal communications are used
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A. Identify internal control principles 1.The first internal control principal is an applied establishment of responsibility. Only one designated person is authorized to handle the tickets. One roll is designated per shift and the manager locks the roll in the cash register. Also designating only one person like a cashier to handle cash and different individuals should be assigned the duties of receiving cash‚ recording cash‚ and custody of cash. 2.The next principal is the segregation of duties
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Pepsi Internal Control Procedures Pam Sharratt XACC/210 April 10‚ 2013 Cito Vanegas Pepsi Internal Control Procedures The Pepsi Co. has many shareholders that they have to answer too when certain things just do not seem to add up. They have different teams of management to oversee every area of operation and to make sure the company is running effectively and gaining the best profit possible. Like other companies over the last few years they have had their ups and downs in certain areas.
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Internal controls are methods or procedures adopted in a business to: -Assist in achieving the businesses’ objectives - Ensure financial information is correct and reliable - Ensure cooperation with all operational and financial requirements - Protect its Assets They are essentially checks and balances within a business. It’s objective is to reduce errors‚ limit financial losses and prevent fraud. They also segregate duties within the company and limit one persons control over an entire area
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Internal Risk Assessment XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX Internal Risk Assessment Former president and chief executive officer of the online auction site eBay stated‚ “A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy‚ but it can be tremendously challenging in today ’s competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join” (Whitman‚ n.d.). These wise words expressed from a wise and highly successful
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