I largely agree but you will have opened the flood gates to the war stories now - I found purchase invoices for the Director's girlfriend's upkeep posted to repairs. For some reason neither the client or the senior partners were impressed by this demonstration of my superior auditing skills etc
If we are considering conscription to find the manpower for the defense of the realm, then we could just do the same to bolster the ranks of the reluctant auditors for the health of our economy.
I suspect you were much to clever to get involved in much auditing.
I would imagine that even if such a question were to be raised, the External Auditors would be satisfied with the answer it was proving uneconomic to pursue those thefts or for individual cases to be investigated.
Usually happy to join in with any auditor bashing but in this case it seems unfair. The losses, while devasting to individual SPMs, were loose change to the Post Office, particularly in any one year and in most cases, the SPMs had admitted to or at least accepted responsibility.
Given what it took for any potential issues to be admitted to, what are the chances such information would be made available to External Auditors - presumably their own testing showed what we know now - the system appeared to work the vast majority of the time.
"Now, a few more details about this year's company picnic.
Its at the plant, no food will be served...
the only activity will be work, and the picnic is canceled"
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I largely agree but you will have opened the flood gates to the war stories now - I found purchase invoices for the Director's girlfriend's upkeep posted to repairs. For some reason neither the client or the senior partners were impressed by this demonstration of my superior auditing skills etc
That supposes anyone would notice their absence. We could form a penal battalion of disgraced Post Office Auditors and send them to that.
If we are considering conscription to find the manpower for the defense of the realm, then we could just do the same to bolster the ranks of the reluctant auditors for the health of our economy.
Restricted to tax due?
Are these sort of cases just alternative marketing campaigns now?
I suspect you were much to clever to get involved in much auditing.
I would imagine that even if such a question were to be raised, the External Auditors would be satisfied with the answer it was proving uneconomic to pursue those thefts or for individual cases to be investigated.
Usually happy to join in with any auditor bashing but in this case it seems unfair. The losses, while devasting to individual SPMs, were loose change to the Post Office, particularly in any one year and in most cases, the SPMs had admitted to or at least accepted responsibility.
Given what it took for any potential issues to be admitted to, what are the chances such information would be made available to External Auditors - presumably their own testing showed what we know now - the system appeared to work the vast majority of the time.
Maybe the Law Society/SRA will be inspired by this to suggest a similar act for their members...
No offence but what kind of eejit would attempt to answer that question in any circumstances?
You didn't follow up with an opinion on "is she prettier than me?" did you?
"Now, a few more details about this year's company picnic.
Its at the plant, no food will be served...
the only activity will be work, and the picnic is canceled"