Surgent's Proven Controls to Steer You Clear of Fraud

Overview

Every organization in the world will fall victim to fraud. This course will cover the means and methods available to reduce the prevalence of fraud. We will also discuss the controls that victim organizations employ in order to seek improvements for our own organizations.

Highlights

• The price of fraud – ACFE’s Report to the Nations and ancillary costs
• Deviant workplace behavior
• Why good folks go bad – interesting findings and red flags
• Combating fraud with controls
• Controls used by fraud victim organizations and suggestions for better implementation
• Fraud’s new frontier
• Corporate social, environmental, governance, and equity/inclusion reports and audits

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

CPAs in public practice and industry who wish to educate clients or colleagues on preventing fraud from occurring at the source - would-be fraudsters - and who wish to improve anti-fraud controls

Objectives

• Recognize the prevalence of fraud
• Grasp the importance of an internal control environment
• Recognize potential signs of fraudulent behavior
• Understand how people may respond differently to certain factors
• See that there are many layers involved in fraud defense
• Anticipate a new environment ripe for fraudulent claims and reports

Preparation

None