Payroll auditing guidance is lacking for those persons in a multiemployer employee benefit plan who are responsible for and who perform payroll audits. Best practices in payroll auditing, procedures and methodologies of performing an audit have not been given enough focus. This book helps trustees fulfill their fiduciary duties by understanding payroll audits. Topics include performing the payroll audit, selecting the employers to be audited, the roles of the parties involved, the future of payroll auditing, and more. Available in print, e-book (pdf) and CD-ROM formats. Lawrence R. Beebe and Philip Vivirito. 132 pages. International Foundation. 2008.

Ensure that payroll is punctual, accurate, secure and used effectively as a management tool Managing the payroll is often seen as a purely administrative function. But, aside from the legal and financial implications of payroll errors, payroll has significant implications for the organisation as a whole. So this 6-Step audit first of all ensures that your payroll: Meets all relevant legal requirements Is secure against the risk of mistakes and internal and external fraud Is managed efficiently and cost-effectively Is supplied with timely and accurate information about all employees Then it goes on to consider the overall role of the payroll function and allows you to consider: How the payroll function could be better integrated into the HR function Whether any of the information held by the payroll function could usefully (and legally) be shared - e.g. flexible working schemes may hold two sets of time and attendance data How far payment methods and timetabling meet employees' needs and the needs of the company Whether payroll resources could be used by other departments at 'quiet' times Whether payroll should be seen as a separate profit centre, and how it might earn revenue.

The easy way to master the art of auditing Want to be an auditor and need to hone your investigating skills? Look no further. This friendly guide gives you an easy-to-understand explanation of auditing — from gathering financial statements and accounting information to analyzing a client's financial position. Packed with examples, it gives you everything you need to ace an auditing course and begin a career today. Auditing 101 — get a crash course in the world of auditing and a description of the types of tasks you'll be expected to perform during a typical day on the job It's risky business — find out about audit risk and arm yourself with the know-how to collect the right type of evidence to support your decisions Auditing in the real world — dig into tons of sample business records to perform your first audit Focus on finances — learn how both ends of the financial equation — balance sheet and income statement — need to be presented on your client's financial statements Seal the deal — get the lowdown on how to wrap up your audit and write your opinion After the audit — see the types of additional services that may be asked of you after you've issued your professional opinion

Providing a comprehensive framework for building an effective fraud prevention model, Fraud Risk Assessment: Building a Fraud Audit Program presents a readable overview for developing fraud audit procedures and building controls that successfully minimize fraud. An invaluable reference for auditors, fraud examiners, investigators, CFOs, controllers, corporate attorneys, and accountants, this book helps business leaders respond to the risk of asset misappropriation fraud and uncover fraud in core business systems.