Internal Controls Energizer Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• integrity: starts with ethics, ends with trust. without it, controls are just fancy paperwork.
• oversight: what the board does when it’s not asleep at the wheel. crucial for keeping the tone at the top on pitch.
• framework: the blueprint that connects controls to purpose—coso’s version of organized thinking, not optional.
• objective: the goal every process should serve. if you don’t have this, why are you even controlling?
• risk: the reason we have jobs. comes in many forms—some even wear suits.
• fraud: the f-word auditors whisper about at coffee breaks. no control’s friend, every report’s drama.
• policy: it tells you what’s allowed. usually written by someone in compliance and ignored by someone in sales.
• procedure: how you follow the policy—unless you prefer explaining yourself to audit.
• reporting: what happens when things go well—or very badly. key to transparency and cya.
• monitoring: because controls don’t come with a self-check button. it's the fitbit for governance.
• communication: the difference between ‘we assumed’ and ‘we aligned.’ critical for not messing up.
• assessment: what risk goes through before we decide it’s worth controlling—or just crossing fingers.
• governance: leadership with responsibility—and a calendar full of committee meetings.
• evidence: what an auditor demands, what a manager forgets, and what keeps your audit opinion clean.
• control: not about being bossy. it’s how we keep errors in check and fraudsters nervous.