Training Course Syllabus:

As reported by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, organizations lose an average of 5% of their revenues to fraud. Yet, the report disclosed that only 3.8% of all frauds are detected by the external auditor. However, the thing that management depends on the detect fraud is the external audit.In order to detect fraud an auditor has to: Know what fraud looks like; be able to think like a thief; maintain a healthy professional skepticism at all times; be able to recognize the risk of fraud; build your audit program to look for fraud. Auditing for internal Fraud addresses each of these areas as well as many others. Chances are that after this presentation, you will never look at an audit the same way you do now.

Objectives of the Presentation

At the end of this presentation you will be able to:
Distinguish between an error and a fraud
Recognize the indicators of fraud
Develop and refine an hypothecs as to how a fraud may have been committed
Understand the circumstances that causes an honest person to commit fraud
Deal with the different types of personalities of individuals you deal with in a fraud investigation
Understand how to prove intent

Why Should you Attend

One may wish to attend as: A business owner in order to protect your assets and maximize your profits through the prevention and detection of fraud. Or as an auditor, become aware of the indicators of internal fraud and how to go about determining if fraud has occurred and if so how did it occur and how do we prevent it in the future.

Areas Covered

What type of person steals and why
The difference between fraud and a dumb mistake
Ways to prove intent
What does fraud look like
The three leg table
The importance of the Control Environment
My Big Monkey Theory and why it is always correct
Professional Skepticism and why one should never leave home without it

Seminar Summary:

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