Small businesses lose more to fraud per employee than large ones, for a simple reason: one person often controls a transaction from start to finish. The bookkeeper who writes checks, signs them, and reconciles the account isn't necessarily dishonest — but the process is defenseless if they ever are.
Our review covers
- Cash and banking — who can move money, who watches it move, and whether those are different people.
- Billing and receivables — skimming and lapping exposure in how payments are received and recorded.
- Purchasing and payables — phantom vendors, personal purchases, and approval gaps.
- Payroll — ghost employees and unauthorized rate changes.
- Inventory and equipment — shrinkage patterns and custody controls.
Practical, not bureaucratic
A five-person company can't segregate duties like a bank — and doesn't need to. We design controls that fit your headcount: smart approval thresholds, owner review routines that take minutes a week, and system settings that make the honest path the easy path.
Good controls protect more than money. They protect your people from suspicion — and you from the sick feeling of finding out late.