Did you know that internal staff are responsible for most frauds in your company? Recent research by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (www.acfe.com) reveal that over 80% of the frauds are committed by first time offenders, of which insider involvement is 90%! Your fraud management strategy should focus on minimizing staff fraud. This means one off background checks on staff at recruitment does not add value, yet many companies spend a lot of money in the activity. Here is the deal: Undertake on-going background checks on your key staff.  I mean, if someone is in charge of your mission…

Below is a guide to implementing KYS policy. Every new employee must be required to complete the “new employee form.” This document is invaluable for investigators. Below is the minimum information HR must collect from each staff. It is recommended that a new form is completed by every staff every three years, and also updated on the automated HR management system. Error on having all your top managers and staff in charge of critical or high risky processes. It will go a long way in reducing fraud incidents. The explanations in italics are to give you insights on how to…

Corrupt people like a lot of bureaucracy. That is why many initiatives aimed at creating agile and lean processes will always fail. The biggest culprits are in civil service, public institutions and multinationals. Bureaucracy gives some people a lot of powers. So much that when they go on leave, business stops. And they want it to remain that way! Don’t be surprised that most people will complain about low pay, but will never resign. They exploit the bureaucracy present in the system. Bribery is the act of paying people to do their job. It is a take it or leave…