Accounting for Entrepreneurs -Monday Arome

04/10/2026

WHY SOME BUSINESSES LOOK FINE UNTIL SOMEONE STARTS ASKING QUESTIONS
Some businesses look perfectly healthy from the outside.
✓Customers are coming in.
✓Staff are working.
✓Money is entering the business.
✓The shelves are full.
✓The owner is happy.
But then someone starts asking questions…
“How many items did we buy?”
“How many have we sold?”
“How much should we have made?”
“How much is actually in the bank?”
“Why is the physical stock different from the records?”
“Where did this shortage come from?”
Suddenly, the business that looked perfectly fine starts revealing problems.

This is why I always tell business owners:
A busy business is not necessarily a controlled business.
✓You can have high sales and still be losing money.
✓You can have trusted staff and still have unexplained stock shortages.
✓You can have a beautiful shop and still have poor financial controls.

The problem is that without regular checks, some losses remain hidden.
And sometimes, you don't discover the problem because nobody is asking the right questions.
As an Internal Auditor and Business Control Specialist, I believe business owners should not only ask:
“How much did I sell?”
They should also ask:
“Does my stock, sales and cash actually agree?”
📦 Stock count
💰 Sales reconciliation
🏦 Bank/POS reconciliation
🧾 Purchase verification
📊 Inventory monitoring
🔍 Fraud-risk checks

Don't wait until something goes missing before you start asking questions.
Because sometimes, the questions don't create the problem.
They simply expose what was already there.
If you own a business managed by staff, your numbers should be able to tell you the truth—even when you're not physically there.

04/10/2026

WHY SOME STAFF DON’T WANT YOU TO MEET THEIR BOSS
I noticed something while marketing my stock control, inventory management and account reconciliation services to business owners.
Sometimes, I walk into a shop and the owner is not around.

I ask the staff:
“Please, I would like to speak with the owner. When will he be around?”
And surprisingly, the first question I get is:
“Why do you want to see the boss?” 🤔
I explain that I help business owners with stock-taking, sales reconciliation, inventory control and fraud-risk detection.
Then the atmosphere suddenly changes.
Why?
Because if a staff member knows that the boss is bringing someone to independently check:
📦 Stock
💰 Sales
🏦 Bank/POS transactions
🧾 Purchases
📊 Records

🔍 Inventory movements …they may become uncomfortable.
Of course, not every staff member who asks questions is stealing.
Some are simply protecting their workplace or trying to understand who you are.
But as a business owner, this should make you think:
Why is your business so dependent on what your staff tell you?

A smart business owner should have controls that can independently answer:
“What came in?”
“What was sold?”
“What is remaining?”
“What money was received?”
“And where is the difference?”
Trust your staff, yes.
But verify the numbers.

Because sometimes, the biggest problem in a business isn't that the owner doesn't have good staff.
It's that the owner has no independent system for checking what the staff are doing.

👉 If you own a shop, supermarket, warehouse, pharmacy, provision store or any staff-managed business, stock control and regular reconciliation can help you detect problems before they become major losses.

I help business owners with inventory control, stock-taking, account reconciliation and fraud-risk identification.

📩 Don't wait until you catch someone stealing before you start checking your numbers.

04/10/2026

🚨 BUSINESS OWNERS, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO.
I recently experienced something while marketing my Fraud Prevention, Stock Control and Account Reconciliation Services to small businesses.
I would walk into a shop and ask to speak with the owner.
Sometimes, the owner would not be around, so I would ask the staff:
“Please, when will your oga be back? I would like to discuss something with him.”
The next question is often:
“What do you want to discuss with him?”
After explaining that I wanted to discuss ways of helping the business strengthen its stock control, sales reconciliation and fraud-prevention systems, I noticed something interesting.

In some cases, I was given different reasons why I couldn't meet the owner or why I should come back another time.
Now, let me be clear:
I am NOT saying that every staff member who does this is stealing.

But as a business owner, you should ask yourself:
👉 Who controls access to you?
👉 Who decides what information gets to you?
👉 Can your staff filter out people who may bring useful information about your business?
👉 Do you independently verify your stock, sales, purchases and cash?

Because sometimes, the biggest control weakness in a business isn't the absence of CCTV.
✓It is the absence of independent verification.
✓If your business depends heavily on staff, don't rely only on what they tell you.
✓Have independent checks.
✓Count your stock.
✓Reconcile your sales.
✓Compare purchases with supplier records.
✓Review your cash and POS transactions.
✓And occasionally conduct surprise checks.

Trust your staff, but build a system that does not depend entirely on trust.
That's what good internal control is about.
Your business should still be controllable even when the owner is not physically present.

— Monday Arome
Internal Auditor | Business Control Specialist
Helping small businesses strengthen Stock Control, Reconciliation & Fraud Prevention.

03/10/2026

This is exactly why I always tell business owners: CCTV alone is not internal control.
CCTV may help you see what happened, but regular stock control and account reconciliation can help you detect unexplained differences before they become a major loss.

Staff theft may be difficult to completely eliminate, but business owners can reduce the opportunity for losses by putting proper controls in place and regularly checking the numbers against the physical reality of the business.

For example: Physical Stock + Purchases – Sales = Expected Closing Stock
When the expected stock doesn't agree with the actual stock, there is a discrepancy that needs to be investigated.
The same applies to sales, cash, bank and POS transactions. Reconciliation helps you identify gaps that may otherwise go unnoticed.
Don't wait until you catch someone stealing before you discover that your business has been losing money.

I’m Monday Arome — Inventory Control & Account Reconciliation Specialist.
I help business owners with:
✅ Stock counting & inventory verification
✅ Inventory control review
✅ Sales and stock reconciliation
✅ Cash/Bank/POS reconciliation
✅ Purchase reconciliation
✅ Internal control review

If staff handle your stock, sales or money, your business needs a system that checks what you cannot see every day.

📞 08065419495
💬 WhatsApp: 08071350084
Accounting for Entrepreneurs – Monday Arome
Helping business owners know where their numbers stand.

20/09/2026

IS YOUR BUSINESS LOSING MONEY WITHOUT YOU KNOWING?
Our INTERNAL CONTROL & BUSINESS ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES is here for you.
We help business owners identify and control:
✅ Stock losses & inventory leakages
✅ Staff fraud and unauthorized transactions
✅ Cash & payment control weaknesses
✅ Sales and expense manipulation
✅ Poor record keeping
✅ Unreconciled bank, cash & stock balances
✅ Wastage and unnecessary business expenses
✅ Weak accountability among staff

WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS
🔹 Internal Control Review
🔹 Stock Count & Reconciliation
🔹 Sales Reconciliation
🔹 Cash & Bank Reconciliation
🔹 Expense & Payment Review
🔹 Inventory Control
🔹 Fraud Risk Identification
🔹 Business Process & Accountability Review.

You don't have to wait until money disappears before checking your controls.
Let an experienced accounting, reconciliation and internal audit professional help you identify where your business may be losing money and put practical controls in place.

You can reach us via the contact below 👇
📱 WhatsApp: 08071350084
📞 Call: 08065419495
✓CONTROL YOUR BUSINESS.
✓PROTECT YOUR MONEY.
✓IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY.

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