Alice Trading runs 10 branches and pays for a variety of expenses.  Zabrina, the Accounts Payable Clerk of Alice Trading writes the checks for each supplier and the Accounting Manager signs the checks. Zabrina decided she needs a raise and the Manager told her to wait for six months.  Zabrina devised a plan to get a raise on her own. She created a new supplier account for her friend’s business, Prime Auto Parts.  Zabrina also created two purchase orders for Prime Auto Parts for ₱20,000 and ₱15,000 and wrote checks to pay these invoices. She knows the Manager will sign all checks only looking at the checks over ₱30,000. She delivers the checks to her friend who will encash the checks and give the money to Zabrina. Is this a good way for Zabrina to obtain a raise? Eventually, what will be the effect of her actions? How can Jiffy prevent this type of incident?

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Alice Trading runs 10 branches and pays for a variety of expenses.  Zabrina, the Accounts Payable Clerk of Alice Trading writes the checks for each supplier and the Accounting Manager signs the checks. Zabrina decided she needs a raise and the Manager told her to wait for six months.  Zabrina devised a plan to get a raise on her own. She created a new supplier account for her friend’s business, Prime Auto Parts.  Zabrina also created two purchase orders for Prime Auto Parts for ₱20,000 and ₱15,000 and wrote checks to pay these invoices. She knows the Manager will sign all checks only looking at the checks over ₱30,000. She delivers the checks to her friend who will encash the checks and give the money to Zabrina. Is this a good way for Zabrina to obtain a raise? Eventually, what will be the effect of her actions? How can Jiffy prevent this type of incident? 

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