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Fraud Analytics ON DEMAND

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1.0 Credits

Member Price $58.00

Non-Member Price $67.00

Overview

Cases of fraud are deeply hidden within the mass of accounting data in a business. Usually, only a great deal of effort will bring them to light. In the Fraud Analytics course, we cover how to find fraud - through the analysis of fraud symptoms and the use of data analysis techniques, such as Benford’s Law, break-point analysis, cross-matching, outlier analysis, and pattern analysis.

Highlights

Fraud triggers. Fraud symptoms. Data analysis. Data analysis techniques. Benford’s law. Ease of detection. Cost-effectiveness of investigation. Investigation labor.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

Auditors, CPAs, CEOs, and other accounting professionals.

Objectives

Recognize the elements of the fraud triangle. Recall the indicators of fraud. Recognize how various data analysis techniques can be applied to the detection of fraud.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Steven Bragg, Western CPE

Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.

Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).

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Non-Member Price $67.00

Member Price $58.00