Internal Audit Advisory Services

We ensure your organization is operating at peak effectiveness, while strengthening internal controls and minimizing potential risks around required audits. As our newest department, we are still doing what we have always done for our clients—ensuring their success year-round—now with the ability to refine and enhance these services even further.

IDEA Data Analytics

PPC utilizes advanced data analytics tools, including CaseWare IDEA, as part of our internal audit and advisory services. These tools allow our team to analyze large volumes of financial and operational data to identify higher-risk transactions, unusual trends, and potential internal control concerns.

Our data analytics procedures commonly focus on areas such as payroll, disbursements, purchasing, vendor activity, and other key operational processes. By reviewing large populations of transactions—rather than relying solely on sample testing—we are able to provide deeper insights and more targeted risk identification.

Examples of analytics procedures include:

Duplicate payment testing
Identification of unusual payroll activity or trends
Vendor and employee matching analysis
Bid-splitting reviews
Benford’s Law and outlier analysis
Fraud-focused transaction testing
And more

Our approach is collaborative and risk-based, allowing procedures to be tailored to the organization’s operations, concerns, and internal audit objectives. Leveraging data analytics helps organizations improve oversight, strengthen internal controls, and identify unusual activity or potential concerns earlier in the process.

A more effective approach for internal audit

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Internal Audit Advisory Services

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