Creating a “Culture of Compliance”: Strategies for Making It Everyone’s Responsibility
In many organizations, the compliance department is seen as the internal police—a group that slows down business and enforces rigid...
The “Ghost Vendor” Scam: How Weak Segregation of Duties Funds Corporate Fraud
When we think of corporate theft, we often picture sophisticated cyberattacks or dramatic embezzlement schemes. However, the reality is usually...
“But I need that access to do my job!”: How to Handle Pushback When Restricting Access Rights
If you work in IT security, compliance, or internal audit, you have undoubtedly heard this phrase. You analyze an ERP...
SoD in the Age of Cloud ERP: Does the Cloud Simplify or Complicate Segregation of Duties?
The cloud has transformed how we deploy, scale, and maintain enterprise software. For many organizations, migrating ERP systems like Infor...
5 Signs Your Role Design is Broken: Identifying “Role Bloat” and “Toxic Combinations” Before the Audit
We have all seen it happen. An ERP system is implemented five or ten years ago with a clean, theoretical...
The Rogue Developer and the Midnight System Crash – When Code Creation Meets Production Deployment (7)
Introducing Alex, the Brilliant (but Unsupervised) Developer “Innovate Solutions Co.,” a fast-paced software startup, prided itself on agility. Alex, one...
The Accountant Who Cooked the Books (A Little Too Easily) – When Journal Entry Powers Go Unchecked (6)
The Story of Helen, the Trusted Senior Accountant “FinSecure Advisory,” a financial consulting firm, relied heavily on Helen, their Senior...
The Case of the Vanishing Stock – When Inventory Control and Record-Keeping Merge (5)
Meet Gary, the Warehouse Manager Who Did It All At “Precision Parts Inc.,” a supplier of specialized industrial components, Gary...
The Overlapping Payroll Officer – When HR and Finance Duties Blur (4)
The Tale of Linda, the HR Manager Who Also Ran Payroll “Efficient Solutions Ltd.,” a growing consultancy firm, had Linda,...