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Many people in organizations resent internal control and risk management; these two processes representing unwelcome tasks to be completed for the benefit of auditors and regulators. Over the last few years this perception has been heightened by the disastrous implementation of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which is generally regarded as having been too expensive for the benefits it has brought.This important and timely book offers a way of improving this prevailing perception and increasing the value of control and risk mangement by bringing creativity and design skills to the fore. The value of risk and control activities is often limited by the value of the control ideas available and so Matthew Leitch provides an arsenal of 60 high performance control mechanisms. These include several alternative ways to design controls and control systems, as well as providing controls for monitoring and audit, controls for accelerated learning, and techniques for finding and recovering cash.This design material is combined with insights into the psychology of risk control, strategies for encouraging helpful behaviour and enabling change, and a surprisingly simple integration of internal control with risk management. The book is realistic, practical, original, and easier reading than most in the field. The material is not specific to any one country and has international appeal for internal auditors and all those concerned with risk management, corporate governance and security.
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Matthew Leitch is a qualified accountant and auditor with the mind of a designer. His background includes writing, psychology, mathematics, software development, audit, and accountancy. For 7 years until 2002 he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a specialist in internal controls and risk management. There he pioneered new methods of designing control systems through a series of projects with leading organizations. Matthew works as an independent consultant, researcher, and author.
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This is an excellent book for anyone charged with ensuring that their organisation has effective control disciplines. Leitch provides an innovative insight into what control really looks like and how to embed it in daily work practices of staff. His collection of sixty control mechanisms offer a logical, practical, and imaginative toolkit from which to address control and risk. Written in a highly engaging, candid style, Leitch gets the reader beyond the typically stuffy language and disciplines of recent legislation and 'best practice' codes, and boils the issues down to the basics. The reader will emerge recognising that the key to managing risk and instilling good control is to know how to handle uncertainty. The solutions offered are a mixture of straight-forward process improvements and better use of formal quantification techniques coupled with the more fundamental challenge of encouraging organisations to learn as they go, as part of a transparent, accountable culture. There are tons of ideas to consider. The book is a brilliant and refreshing contribution to a traditionally dry subject.
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This book, although focusing on a technical topic, is easy to read and digest. It takes an 'upside down look' at control rather than focussing on the technical compliance aspects. An excellent read for anyone who is struggling to develop an appropriate risk and control framework for their organisation.
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