FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND FRAUD AUDIT

Course Overview

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Audit

White collar crime is increasingly becoming complex and dynamic in nature. Money laundering activities are being done and channeled in the formal system. This course in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Audit aims to provide participants with the knowledge, investigative skills and critical awareness to use accounting and financial skills in fraud auditing; compliance and governance issues; financial reporting misrepresentation; tax evasion, fraud and valuation investigations; GAAP irregularities; transactions tracking among other things. Fraud is a widespread problem that affects practically every organization, regardless of size, location, or industry as a result this Forensic Accounting and Fraud Audit course comes as a solution .

Programme Objectives

On Completion of the programme participants should be able to:

• Define forensic accounting and auditing.
• Apply forensic accountants’ investigation procedures.
• Recognize the characteristics of organizations in which fraud is likely to occur.
• Detect and deter accounting fraud, using the most recently developed techniques
• Conduct an efficient, systematic fraud investigation
• Use the latest methods for documenting fraud and preparing evidence

Target Groups

• All Accounts Personnel
• Internal Auditors
• Audit Managers
• Compliance Officers
• Risk Manager / Officers
• Legal Examiners
• Forensic accountants
• Independent auditors
• Accountants and Accounting Managers
• Attorneys
• Anti-Money Laundering Officers
• Law enforcement professionals