Contract Compliance Audits
Trust and transparency in client-agency relationships
From the perspective of any marketing contract compliance auditor, the results of the ID Comms 2016 Transparency…
Supplier rebates – how confident are you that your agency is declaring them?
Most brand/agency contracts state that an agency needs to hand over to their client any rebates received from third…
‘Big 4 only’ audit clauses outlawed: what’s the impact on your agency contracts?
In April 2014 legislation was approved by the EU Parliament and adopted by the Council of the European Union to make…
There’s more to this contract compliance audit lark than just money…
When done in the right way, contract compliance audits of marketing services agencies deliver far more value to both…
You can play with my train set… but not the engines
Cast your mind back to your toughest ever panel-based job interview? Now make it even tougher and it will pretty…
What does ‘independent’ really mean when it comes to contract compliance auditors?
As I read through the agency's feedback on our draft audit report, I was somewhat surprised. Apparently, "We [the…
How different are financial practices in agencies around the world?
While accountancy may not qualify as being the oldest profession, it can date its history back to before the Roman…
4 steps to successfully manage your agency finances
More and more of our clients are recognising the benefits of a structured approach towards auditing their agencies.…
Agency FD left battered and sore? The reality may surprise you…
When you commission a financial audit of one of your agencies, is it inevitably going to destroy the trust in the…