Segregation of duties in procurement approvals (UAE): practical controls

    A practical segregation-of-duties approach for UAE/Dubai procurement: reduce fraud and disputes by separating request, approval, receipt, and payment evidence.

    Segregation of duties is not an accounting lecture.

    It is an operational control: one person should not be able to request, approve, receive, and pay without review.

    Start here:

    The simplest separation that works

    Separate these responsibilities:

    • requester (demand)
    • approver (authorization)
    • receiver (evidence of receipt)
    • payer (financial execution)

    Why audit logs matter

    Separation is only enforceable if actions are traceable.

    Audit logs help teams answer:

    • who approved?
    • when was it approved?
    • what changed after approval?

    Next steps

    If you want separation-of-duties controls to survive real operations:

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