FRAUD: THE ENEMY WITHIN

This course teaches you how to implement or audit a fraud prevention programme. Using best practice examples and demonstrating how techniques such as data-mining can be used effectively in relation to both internal and external fraud, the training provides information, advice and tools to help auditors and managers apply cost-effective fraud mitigation strategies and practices.

Who should attend?

Anyone concerned with the fight against fraud: internal and external auditors, security and fraud managers, risk and compliance officers, financial and line managers.

Topics covered include:

The changing nature of fraud
Identifying the major fraud risks and exposures
Key elements of a fraud prevention framework
Developing specific measures against fraud
Raising awareness and creating the right environment
Use of data-mining as a prevention tool
Maximising the contribution of internal audit
Strategies and practices for detection and investigation
Whistle-blowing, hot-lines, business ethics and related issues
Dealing with e-commerce and other IT risks
Developing a fraud database
Toolkits for managers and auditors

Approach

As with all our courses, participants are provided with comprehensive materials and practical check-lists to enable them to apply the ideas with immediate effect in their own environment. The course includes a half-day practical interactive workshop on data-mining.