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DATA MINING DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING PRESENTATION BY LEN STAFFORD MANAGER MANAGEMENT AUDIT. DET CONSISTS OF SCHOOL EDUCATION TAFE NSW VETAB. BUDGET 2005/06 - $9.6 BILLION $6.6 BILLION – EMPLOYEE EXPENSES $1.5 BILLION – OTHER EXPENSES $1 BILLION – GRANTS & SUBSIDIES
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DATA MINING DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING PRESENTATION BY LEN STAFFORD MANAGER MANAGEMENT AUDIT
DET CONSISTS OF SCHOOL EDUCATION TAFE NSW VETAB
BUDGET 2005/06 - $9.6 BILLION $6.6 BILLION – EMPLOYEE EXPENSES $1.5 BILLION – OTHER EXPENSES $1 BILLION – GRANTS & SUBSIDIES $293 MILLION – DEPRECIATION $237 MILLION – MAINTENANCE
PERMANENT PAYROLL 66,000 TEACHERS 3,000 STATE OFFICE EMPLOYEES CASUAL PAYROLL 26,000 CLAIMS WEEKLY NOW COMPUTER BASED
AUDIT APPROACH CONTINUOUS PAYROLL AUDITS HR LEAVE DATABASES ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REGULAR SCHOOL AUDITS PREVIOUSLY EVERY 2 YEARS NOW MORE FOCUSED
WHAT PROCESS DID WE • FOLLOW WITH NETMAP? • FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT • DEVELOPMENT OF SCENARIOS
SOME FRAUD RISKS IDENTIFIED? CLERK PAYS FICTITIOUS EMPLOYEE OR VENDOR (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 & 4.11) PAYMENT TO NON-EXISTENT ADDRESS PAYING OVERTIME / HDA / TRAVEL EXPENSES WHILST ON LEAVE
RESURRECT FORMER EMPLOYEE (4.5.1 & 4.5.2) MISUSE SUPER USER OR CHANGE CONTROL ACCESS (4.16) CREATE PAYROLL GHOST (4.1, 4.2, 4.10, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 & 4.15) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OFFICER & EXTERNAL PARTY (4.14)
SOME SCENARIOS: 4.5.2 PAYROLL USERS LINKED TO EX EMPLOYEES WITH BANK ACCOUNT CHANGES 4.6 EMPLOYEES RECEIVING LARGE PAYMENTS ($20K+) 4.10 STAFF NOT ON PAYROLL BUT RECEIVING PAYMENTS
4.11 MULTIPLE JDE VENDORS AT SAME ADDRESS (EACH $20K+) 4.14 ADDRESS LINKED TO EMPLOYEE & VENDOR 4.16 STAFF WITH HIGH CONNECTIVITY
FINDINGS TO DATE • MAINLY COMPLIANCE ISSUES: • ►CREDIT CARDS FOR FLIGHTS NOT UNDER GOVT CONTRACT • ► POOR ALLOWANCES MGMT • ► GST REQs NOT FOLLOWED • ► ACCTS PAYABLE MGMT • ► OVERPAYMENTS • ► CONFLICTS OF INTEREST • NETMAP HASN’T FOUND A FRAUD
IMPORTANT LESSONS • MUST UNDERSTAND BUSINESS & SYSTEMS & RISK • RISKS ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SCENARIOS & IDENTIFY DATA NEEDS • NEED TO REVIEW FINDINGS
CONTINUE BRAINSTORMING • ISSUES RAISED NOT TRADITIONAL. HOW DID WE COME ACROSS ISSUES? • DATA MINING IS ONLY ONE TOOL