Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 114-Lessons on Internal Control Overrides

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly (the coolest guy in compliance) and I take a deep dive into the recent Bankrate DOJ enforcement action in which the company garnered a NPA and for which it paid a total penalty of $28.5 million. We feature a discussion of internal control overrides. Some of the highlights include: Ø What are the background facts of the matter?Ø Why should you never name a slush fund “Ed’s Cushion?Ø What is the difference between management over-ride of internal controls and abuse of management control override?Ø Why is robust accounting required when there is a single source of data?Ø What is the straight line from internal controls and accounting to the Board and the audit committee?Ø Where was the Audit Committee? For additional reading see Matt’s blog post Bankrate pays $28.5 million in fraud caseon Radical Compliance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices