An Organization's Internal Auditor Discovers That Large Sums of Money

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Multiple Choice

An organization's internal auditor discovers that large sums of money have recently been paid to a vendor that management does not recognize. The IT security department is asked to investigate the organizations the organization's ERP system to determine how the accounts payable module has been used to make these vendor payments. The IT security department finds the following security configuration for the accounts payable module: New Vendor Entry - Required Role: Accounts Payable Clerk New Vendor Approval - Required Role: Accounts Payable Clerk Vendor Payment Entry - Required Role: Accounts Payable Clerk Vendor Payment Approval - Required Role: Accounts Payable Manager Which of the following changes to the security configuration of the accounts payable module would BEST mitigate the risk?

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Definitions:

Cash Flow Activities

Financial transactions and events that affect the inflow and outflow of cash for a company.

Statement of Cash Flows

A financial report that summarizes the amount of cash and cash equivalents entering and leaving a company, revealing how a company raises and spends money.

Current Assets

Holdings that are planned to be turned into cash, sold off, or consumed in the span of one year or over the course of the operating cycle, if it extends beyond a year.

Accumulated Depreciation

Represents the total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded against a fixed asset since it was acquired, reflecting its reduction in value over time.