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Good control practices improve corporate governance, regulatory compliance and audit results. They help a business maximize efficiency and minimize waste. But they’re not only a concern for finance and accounting. Good business control practices are a responsibility of the entire organization.

How to Establish Effective Controls 

Learn how to set up the ethical framework that will serve to guide your organization and help maintain integrity. 
 
How to Assess Risk 

Determining your department's level of operational, financial and compliance risk will help you better achieve your group's goals.
Ways to Reduce Risk 

Get details on approvals/authorizations, asset security, segregation of duties, reviews and reconciliations.
 
How to Communicate Controls Information 

Sharing pertinent information quickly and in a useful format is essential to good internal controls.
How to Monitor Internal Controls 

Conscientious monitoring is the key to determining whether control practices are really working.
 

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