Fraud Risk Assessments

FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENTS

An effective fraud risk identification process includes an assessment of the incentives, pressures, and opportunities to commit fraud. Employee incentive programs and the metrics on which they are based can provide a map to where fraud is most likely to occur.

A fraud risk assessment is different to an audit in that it is a detailed and focused examination to identify any opportunities available to an employee to commit fraud. Our approach has been developed to fill the gap left by internal and external Auditors who are primarily looking at controls.

At TaylorHay we look at how a fraud may occur, what could contribute to it and how to remedy the situation. A TaylorHay fraud risk assessment not only examines existing controls, but also focuses specifically on control measures aimed at detecting and/or preventing fraud. Our assessments examine whether or not controls can be evaded and consider the vulnerability of controls to management override.

It is a powerful assessment that identifies exactly where the fraud risks within your organisation are.

Our fraud risk assessments concentrate on fraud related activities that can:

Have a significant impact on the company’s brand or reputation
Expose the organization to civil and/or criminal liability
Result in financial losses for the business

Examples of typical fraud opportunities analysed during a TaylorHay risk assessment are illustrated in the following table:

FRAUD OPPORTUNITIES
TYPES OF FRAUD	CHARACTERISTICS OF FRAUD OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN BUSINESS PROCESSES	EXAMPLES OF PROCESSES OR PROCESS ELEMENTS
Financial Fraud	Assets include cash and negotiable securities Processes include movement or exchange of a financial assets Processes include subjective valuations of assets or credit	Cashiering/receipting Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) Purchasing Credit/loan approval Asset disposal
Theft of Assets	Assets that can be converted easily to personal use or have dual use Assets that have more than nominal value Access to the assets is open, frequent, and with minimum control Assets that are easily concealed Assets that are commodities that are difficult to trace Assets that can be easily sold	Portable computers Scape metal Consumer inventories Tools and equipment Petrol Building materials Salvage/scrap/recycles
Theft of Services	Services that can be converted easily to personal use or have dual use Services that have more than nominal value Access to the services is open, frequent, and with minimum control Services are performed “off premises” Employees are also customers	Telecommunications Building trades Consumer services Shipping Off-site warehousing and refurbishing/repair Adjusting A/R
Misrepresentations	Self-reporting processes Processes that have a high degree of subjective judgment Processes that have a high impact on organizational survival	Consulting/legal services Estimating reserves Safety/environmental impact Legal/regulatory compliance

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Fraud Risk Assessments

FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENTS

FRAUD OPPORTUNITIES