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GOVERNMENT-ACCOUNTING5 MIN READ

Segregation of Duties Dialogue

Use GAO Green Book control logic to propose compensating controls when segregation of duties is constrained.

Elena E Finance director R Risk S Separation C Compensate The staffing reality 20 sec Cash risk in a small office One clerk touches permit cash from receipt through reconciliation. The staffing limit is real, but so is the risk that one person could make and hide an error. The Green Book asks management to design controls for the real operating environment, including small-entity constraints. 4 cash duties 3 office staff

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