4. Some Indicators of Possible Fraud
a. Fraud and their indicators (often called “red flags”) take different forms:
1) Lack of employee rotation in sensitive positions such as cash handing
2) Inappropriate combination of job duties
3) Unclear lines of responsibility and accountability
4) Unrealistic sales or production goals
5) An employee who refuses to take vacations or refuses promotion
6) Established controls not applied consistently
7) High reported profits when competitors are suffering from an economic downturn
8) High turnover among supervisory positions in finance and accounting areas
9) Excessive or unjustifiable use of sole-source procurement
10) An increase in sales far out of proportion to the increase in cost of goods sold