The division of Bob's company had very stringent management system implemented, and it was thanks to these that a fraud involving sales assessment and reporting in the firm's financial statements was detected. After conducting an exhaustive inquiry, Beth, the subsidiary's senior officer managing the company's financial activities, found that the junior accountant under her supervision who was in charge of revenue recording had manipulated revenue data to enhance his performance incentive. She made sure to double-check all the paperwork by hand to ensure accuracy, afterwards, she proceed to inquire about the junior's contact information, and he happily complied by providing his electronic messages and mailing login details. Later, the junior was upset and felt humiliated, so he promptly resigned from his position right away. Shocked, Beth later learned that the junior had acted alone and that fraudulent sales reports totalling just a small amount had been issued. In all honesty, the sum wasn't even a rounding error and therefore insignificant. For Beth's sake, she hopes this can get sorted out quickly. Due to time constraints and because Bob is unable to physically oversee the problem personally, he has delegated investigation supervision to Jake undertake in his place in order to compensate for his absence, however, Jake was not very aware of the situation and have not reviewed any of the accompanying documentation or reports, nor has he spoken with Beth or her deputy directly about the investigation. 

Based on this fact, what aspects do you think Jake is particularly preoccupied about? 

On the day Jake was to report to Bob, what relevant set of advice would he specifically relay to Bob considering Bob's position superiority in the company as a leading auditor of the firm's intrinsic operations?

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Given the information provided it is likely that Jake is preoccupied with understanding the scope an... View the full answer