Accounting 26th Edition by Carl Warren ,Jim Reeve ,Jonathan Duchac

Exercise 39

Internal controls
All-Around Sound Co. discovered a fraud whereby one of its front office administrative employees used company funds to purchase goods such as computers, digital cameras, and other electronic items for her own use. The fraud was discovered when employees noticed an increase in the frequency of deliveries from vendors and the use of unusual vendors. After some investigation, it was discovered that the employee would alter the description or change the quantity on an invoice in order to explain the cost on the bill.
What general internal control weaknesses contributed to this fraud