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Using Data Analytics to Enhance Spend Management Control in the Public Sector 8 December 2010 Public Sector Finance World 2010 Yoong Ee Chuan, CPA CIA CISA CISM

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Page 1: Using Data Analytics To Enhance Spend Management Control In The Public Sector   Yoong Ee Chuan

UsingDataAnalyticstoEnhanceSpendManagementControlinthePublicSector8 December 2010Public Sector Finance World 2010Yoong Ee Chuan, CPA CIA CISA CISM

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Agenda1. Analysing how data analytics will provide greater spend 

management control2. Exploring different data analytics and computer assisted 

audit tools and techniques3. Questions and answers 

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DataAnalytics• What is Data Analytics?

• Wikipedia:“Analysis of data is a process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of highlighting useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, encompassing diverse techniques under a variety of names, in different business, science, and social science domains.”• Some examples

• Data mining• Business intelligence• Statistical applications

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DataAnalytics

“Making sense out of nonsense!”

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DataAnalytics– SpendControl• Public sector finance professionals – guardians of public money

• Value‐for‐money• Economy (Less is more)• Efficiency (Input vs output)• Effectiveness (Output vs outcome)

“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. “

Sun Tzu• Enemy = Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems + information overload + tools to understand your data

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DataAnalytics– SpendControl• ERP systems provide wealth of information…• If you can access it!• Typically requires IT dept + Finance + Operations to get reports and analysis they want

• ERP Worksheets  Info for decision making• Data analytics tools and techniques make user (Finance or Operations etc) make the data talk to them

• How…..?  Let’s find out!

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DataAnalyticsTools• You already have them!• Data analysis software

• Key characteristics• Slice and dice to what you want• Filters, sort, summarise, total, count, chart, pivot• Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc, Google Docs, etc• IDEA, ACL, SPSS, etc.• Concept is that the data analysis tools help you make sense out of the (non)sense of data flooding your organisation

• There is no “one perfect tool”• Experiment and use what suits you

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DataAnalyticsTools• Caseware IDEA ‐ Data analysis or generalised audit software

• Need to understand data generated.• Need to know what is the audit issue/business problem.• Need to define that data needed and apply the right analysis to derive the answers.

• How to report it in a meaningful way.

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DataAnalyticsTools– CaseStudy• Audit of Staff Claims 

• Medical Claims• Transport Claims

• Why review using data analytics?• Detect non‐compliances and help organisation save $• Review ALL (100%) of transactions vs sample 30 claims

• How to use?• Step 1: Import data from ERP system i.e. Excel or flat files• Step 2: Define field definition (text, numeric, date)• Step 3: Run analysis i.e. exceptions, duplicates, patterns• Step 4: Report exceptions, anomalies, patterns

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UseofIDEAinAuditofStaffClaims

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UseofIDEAinAuditofStaffClaims(Medical)• Perform Analysis  Audit Observation #1

• Duplicate Receipt Numbers• From same staff ID

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• Perform Analysis  Audit Observations #2• Double‐payment detected 

by IDEA

UseofIDEAinAuditofStaffClaims(Medical)

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UseofIDEAinAuditofStaffClaims(Transport)• Audit Observations #1

• Non‐deduction of Normal Travel Expenses from Office to Home for journeys Starting or Ending from Home

• IDEA analysis• Extract FROM = “Home”, FROM_TO_HOME = “N” and OFF_DAY = “N”• Do similar for TO = “Home” etc.• Review exceptions

• Audit Observations #2• Possible Duplicate Taxi Claims and Claims without Valid Taxi Receipt Numbers

• IDEA analysis• Extract  data where “RECEIPT_NO” is not “” and test for duplicates• Extraction exception conditions where business rules are relatively clear

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UseofIDEAinAuditofStaffClaims(Transport)• Audit Observations #3

• Unusual Multiple Journeys Within the Same Day by Same Officer• IDEA analysis

• Summarise by RECEIPT DATE and ID• Sort by NO_OF_RECS• Identify those staff who make many trips on same day

• IA Approach• Do Field Statistics – get the big picture of data• Analyse for exceptions to business rules e.g. transport claim rules• Review different scenarios where controls may be circumvented e.g. duplicate claims, high or frequent transactions by same individual

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Questions&Answers

Yoong Ee Chuan CPA CIA CISA CISMEmail: [email protected]