BT Has Financial Reporting Internal Control Weaknesses per KPMG Review
BT said material weaknesses identified with general IT controls and risk assessments related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Making Revenue Assurance Teams Ready for Audit
The RA team may be doing a good job but they also need to adopt an approach and implement tools that show they are doing their job.
Auditor Questions Spending by Kenyan Regulator
The official auditor says the Communications Authority of Kenya has failed to account for billions of shillings of expenditure.
Former RA VP to Lead Top US Financial Reporting Committee
BDO Partner Angela Newell previously established the revenue assurance function of mobile telco Clearwire.
Auditors Ditch Lycamobile… or Vice Versa?
KPMG says they had long announced their intention to resign the troubled audit of Lycamobile, but the telco’s CFO said he terminated their contract first.
Norman Marks on Audit and Cyber Risks
Though retired, Norman Marks continues to give dependable advice about audit, governance and risk management.
The Folly of Design and the Cracks of Compliance
This time I don’t have much to write on revenue assurance. Thus, I thought it would be good to just look at the related area…
Ghana to Audit International Revenues
The National Communication Authority (NCA) of Ghana has announced it will conduct revenue assurance audits based on CDRs provided by the country’s six telecoms operators;…
Tech Journalist Blasts Boards for Risk Failures
In a recent opinion piece, veteran journalist Mary Jander lambasted the boards of technology firms for not overseeing the risks taken by their companies. Jander…
Groupon: Why Revenue Recognition Matters
The recent blizzard of stories about Groupon, the online deals site, highlights all kinds of risk areas, from unhappy execs leaving soon after joining, to…