Fraud Prevention & Detection for Small & Mid-Sized Organizations

Availability

Currently available for on-site presentations. Contact us to schedule this program at your organization.

This course will soon be available in the following cities: New York, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando & Dallas. Check back soon for more details.

Overview

This course educates business owners, managers, employees, internal auditors, and anti-fraud practitioners about the importance of fraud prevention in small to mid-sized organizations. Attendees will learn that fraud prevention does not need to be elaborate and costly. They will also learn common fraud schemes, symptoms and prevention techniques. The course also explores the expectations gap between CPA firms and businesses. If you don’t think you have to worry about fraud because you accountant will find it, you are mistaken. Attendees will also learn what to do if they suspect fraud.

Objectives

Explain the prevalence of fraud and its impact of small to mid-sized organizations
Identify who may perpetrate fraud and why
Recognize common types of fraud schemes and symptoms
Design internal controls for organizations of any size
Define critical controls in key business processes that will help deter and / or identify fraud
Explain the limitations of an audit, review or compilation performed by your accounting firm
Identify data vulnerabilities and possible control solutions
Develop a fraud response plan

Admissions & Delivery

Prerequisites: None however a basic understanding of business processes is helpful
Who should attend: This course is designed for all business people including but not limited to business owners, management, employees, human resources, accounting & finance, operations, procurement, internal auditors, fraud investigators, SOX control professionals and related roles
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Live

Credit Hours

This program can be modified to meet the needs of attendees. The course length can range from a simple one hour overview to the full day course. To fully accomplish all objectives at a level where attendees can effectively execute all elements of the training the full day course is recommended.

Attendance at the one day course will entitle participants to 8.0 CPE credits.

Fields of Study (8 credits)

Management Services – Technical (5 hours)
Personnel/Human Resources (2 hours)
Communications – Non-Technical (1 hour)

Course Facilitators

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