By BUUMBA CHIMBULUAUDIT Executives in Zambia must take a more proactive approach in assisting those charged with governance in fraud detection and prevention.The infamous high profile cases of financial irregularities that have continued to be revealed by the Auditor General’s report in Government Ministries are concerning, says Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) president, Cecilia Zimba.Ms Zimba said the perennial financial irregularities revealed by the Auditor General should not continue to go unabated.She said this recently in Livingstone at the ongoing Internal Auditors Conference.“One would want to ask if Auditors were doing enough to assist management and those charged with governance in seriously addressing these issues and making fraud prevention integral in business strategies and organisations’ core values,” Zimba said.Ms Zimba urged Internal Auditors to take a more proactive, action-oriented approach to all kinds of risks facing organisations.She also called for continuous vigilance and creative thinking in order for internal auditors to remain relevant in […]
Assist detect fraud, auditors urged
