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How to Audit Procurement ON DEMAND

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1.0 Credits

Member Price $58.00

Non-Member Price $67.00

Overview

A large part of the total expenditures of a business originate in the procurement department. Given the volume of cash involved, it makes sense for a business to conduct ongoing audits of every procurement activity. In this procurement audit CPE course, we cover the main procurement processes, the controls applied to them, the most common forms of procurement fraud, and the different types of procurement-related investigations in which an auditor can engage.

Highlights

Procurement process overview. In-process procurement controls. Procurement fraud schemes. Procurement negligence. Auditor activities. Conflicts of interest. Outsourcing issues.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

Auditors, CPAs, CEOs, and other accounting professionals.

Objectives

Recognize the manner in which the corporate budget can be used as a procurement control. Specify the various controls relating to the issuance of purchase orders. Specify the controls applying to the proper recordation of supplier information. Describe the different types of frauds that can arise from the procurement function. Recognize the different types of procurement-related investigations in which an auditor can engage.

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