In an earlier post, “Do you “really” know your financials?”, you might remember the story about how the company thrived and managed their risk so as to not be significantly threatened by the recession. There is more to this story when you look “under the covers” of what really went on… A key element of …
Author Archives: Louise Tieman
There is no better example of risk management than that of a Seattle heavy manufacturer who approved its annual budget in May 2008 and was ready for another banner year. With five offices in three states and both domestic and foreign production, it supplied the construction industry for commercial and residential building. Despite the state …
Let’s stick with the story of my colleague’s client who has suffered three separate embezzlements in as many years. In the last post I talked about basic internal controls for vendor payables – and there are more to consider than the one’s I mentioned. Internal controls are not sufficient in isolation, however. A clever thief …
I was talking to a colleague and he asked me for my thoughts regarding a particular client of his who was dealing with the issue of FRAUD. After we talked about it for a while, I realized this conversation would be very helpful to many business owners and executives who may or may not be …