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Risks & Controls

Examples of controls to reduce the risk of fraud or inappropriate purchases:

  • Management monthly reviews the PeopleSoft transaction details report for the vendors paid and reasonableness of amounts.  Actual PeopleSoft reports, rather than spreadsheets should be reviewed since someone could purposefully omit data from a spreadsheet.

  • PeopleSoft passwords are not shared.

  • Duties are separated so that at least two persons are involved in any purchase.

  • Purchase contracts are approved by General Counsel.  The unit monitors contract performance to make sure agreed-upon goods and services are received.

  • Persons signing invoices have personally verified that the items or services were received.

  • PCards are secured and not shared.

  • PCard purchase receipts are signed by both the cardholder and an approver.

  • Employees do not purchase from their own or family member's business.

  • Background checks are performed by Human Resources.

  • The unit timely submits Personnel Action Forms when employees leave.

 

Click on the links below for other examples of controls:
Systems
Financial and Operational
Revenues
Property and Assets
Research
Safety and Liability

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