Course Overview
Fraud is a risk to the profits and reputation of all organisations - and it is a risk that is increasing in current economic conditions. This interactive one-day course focuses on the role of the board of directors in fraud prevention and detection.
Course Content
The course examines occupational fraud and the main threats from cybercrime - as well as discussing recent cases and the lessons that can be learned - and provides practical tips for mitigating fraud risk. It is highly topical and very relevant to directors, given the likely changes to corporate reporting with a new requirement for directors to report on the actions they have taken to prevent and detect fraud. Content will include:
Introductions
- The financial crime threat landscape and attitude of the authorities
The modern anti-fraud framework
- Fraud overview and definitions
- External fraud – cybercrime review, analysis of threats and safeguards
- Internal fraud – the ACFE fraud tree (financial statement fraud, asset misappropriation, corruption)
- Quiz
Risk and Responsibility
- Increasing risk, examples of fraud and corruption scandals
- Responsibilities of the board, risks around accounting fraud
- Responsibilities of the auditors
- Bribery and corruption
- Reputational risk
- Group exercise
Effective fraud prevention
- Fraud risk management framework
- Reasons for occupational fraud
- Key preventative controls and fraud prevention plan
- Quiz
Deterrence and detection
- Aspects of criminal psychology
- Understanding risk
- Key detective controls and the forensic toolkit
- Case study
Course Benefits
Attendance on this course will enable you to:
- Discharge your duties around corporate fraud
- Raise awareness of internal and external fraud threats and the prime indicators of risk
- Gain a better understanding of the key anti-fraud prevention and detection controls
- Consider the modern financial crime threat landscape and the dangers of bribery and corruption
- Discuss and learn from recent fraud cases
Next Steps
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