Complete the sentences with the words from the box

irregularity · expense claim · unnoticed · overcharging · reconcile · duplicate payment · auditor · petty cash · unnoticed · uncover · audit · ledger

• The external auditor found a major financial ____ in the Houston branch records.
• An independent ____ visited our London office to check the annual accounts.
• Every spring, our company hires a firm to conduct a detailed financial ____ .
• Please reconcile your bank statement with the company ____ before Friday.
• You must attach all original receipts to your travel ____ .
• We use the ____ box in the breakroom for small office supplies.
• The supplier realized they had been ____ our London branch for freight.
• The finance department stopped the ____ before it left the bank.
• The small error in the ledger went ____ by the manager for weeks.
• The investigator managed to ____ the truth about the missing funds.
• The accountant tried to ____ the accounts after noticing a strange entry.
• Several tiny mistakes went completely ____ during the initial review.

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