Forensic Accounting and Fraud Control

Course Methodology

The course uses a blend of instructor presentations, individual and group exercises and participants working on real life case studies and applying analytical MS Excel tools learned during the course.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain fraud and forensic accounting
• Implement fraud controls to decrease the likelihood of fraud in the organization
• Utilize Microsoft Office tools to find fraudulent transactions and report on them
• Apply statistical and forensic accounting tools to analyze data
• Assist internal audit and senior management in testing data and finding anomalies
• Utilize Excel efficiently to identify suspicious information that needs further fraud investigation
• Identify fraud and anomalies using Excel

Target Audience

Professionals in the field of finance and accounting, controllers, accounting managers, senior and chief accountants, analysts, internal and external auditors and accountants at all levels seeking to enhance their practical forensic accounting skills.

Target Competencies

• Understanding forensic accounting
• Applying forensic auditing
• Analyzing financial data
• Detecting fraud
• Preventing fraud
• Identifying fraud and fraudsters
• Controling fraud
• Examining data in Excel
• Utilizing Excel for data analysis