internal controls Articles and News from Corporate Compliance Insights

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With OFAC’s reach lengthening in the past few years, organizations should play close attention to their sanctions compliance program (SCP). ...

Accounting for Loss Contingencies – “Hindsight is 20/20”

by Ron Kral

September 30, 2020

Ron Kral offers an analysis of the SEC’s recent order against BorgWarner, charged for making material misstatements by failing to ...

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Preparing for Annual SOX Compliance Amid COVID-19

by Shari Katz and Gina Chaoanw

July 28, 2020

Protiviti’s Shari Katz and Gina Chaoanw outline steps organizations can take in pursuit of annual SOX compliance and as they ...

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Don’t Lose Control During COVID-19

by Chris Jeffrey

June 17, 2020

Baker Tilly’s Chris Jeffrey offers tips and practical advice for organizations on supporting the control environment and keeping operations running ...

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Effective Auditing and Monitoring: Evaluating Internal Controls at “CAMP”

by Jim Nortz

June 4, 2020

Jim Nortz details the development and implementation of a highly successful Compliance Assistance and Monitoring Program (CAMP) used to evaluate ...

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Internal Controls: Good People and Wishful Thinking Are Not Effective Compliance Strategies

by Jim Nortz

May 13, 2020

Jim Nortz continues a six-part series discussing a number of regulatory “bear traps” in the health care industry with a ...

Is COVID-19 Infecting Your Internal Control over Financial Reporting?

by Michael Ussery

May 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered rapid changes to business processes, not least of which has been the widespread migration of ...

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Revisiting Internal Controls Around Procurement During a Pandemic

by George Saitta, Jr. and Melissa Kiernan

April 15, 2020

FTI Consulting’s George Saitta and Melissa Kiernan highlight why the time is now for public and private companies alike to ...

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Internal Uses for the Benczkowski Memo

by Jay Rosen

January 22, 2020

In this week’s installment on the ramifications of the Benczkowski Memo and recent DOJ policy changes, Jay Rosen considers how ...

How Government Contractors and Compliance Officers Can Navigate Unique Rules and Risks

by Fred Geldon

October 21, 2019

Fred Geldon discusses how establishing a credible compliance program can help contractors and compliance professionals to manage risks specific to ...