Fraud Awareness and Prevention Workshop
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: Fraud is a risk both to the profits and the reputation of organisations – and it is a risk that is increasing in current economic conditions. By attending the workshop, delegates will become more aware of the causes of fraudulent behaviour and will learn the key controls available to prevent it. This workshop concentrates on occupational fraud. It is highly interactive, takes a risk-based approach throughout and is packed with practical tips and techniques that are have been shown to work in preventing and deterring fraud


COURSE CONTENT


Fraud Overview


  • Definitions, scale and type

  • The legal response: Fraud Act 2006 and Bribery Act 2010

  • The role of audit in fraud prevention and detection

  • The people problem - motives and responsibilities


Fraud Awareness


  • Examples of fraud - headline cases analysed

  • The cycstrategic, risk-based approach to fraud

  • The governance dimension and tone at the top

  • The three areas of fraud: financial statement fraud; asset misappropriation; and corruption

Fraud Prevention


  • Creating an anti-fraud culture

  • Fraud and financial crime risk assessment

  • Focus session: controls that work in practice

  • Top 10 anti-fraud controls that work in practice


Fraud Deterrence and Detection


  • Criminal psychology and the importance of the "perception of detection"

  • "Red flags" and indicators of fraud
  • Methods of detection

  • Data mining and covert techniques


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Finance directors, internal auditors, financial managers, financial managers, HR professionals, compliance officers and operational risk managers.


"A useful day. The speaker had a practical down to earth approach to this subject."


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Steve Giles Steve qualified with Deloitte & Touche in 1983. From 1990 he specialised in special projects & forensics (including headline cases such as Polly Peck & BCCI), working on a variety of governance, risk management, fraud assignments both in the UK and abroad. Steve left Deloittes in 1997 and since then has built up a track record of success on an independent basis in helping executives, through risk-based techniques, to find solutions to a variety of unusual business problems. In doing so, he has often worked with internal audit departments and has been Head of Internal Audit, on an interim basis, for two large clients Steve has developed extensive training expertise and he lectures frequently on his specialist topics in the UK and around the world.

Fees (ex VAT)


Member Fee
£315.00

Non Member Fee £575.00
Locations & Dates
17/05/2012 - London (09:30 am - 05:00 pm) Speaker & Venue Details BOOK >>
20/09/2012 - London (09:30 am - 05:00 pm) Speaker & Venue Details BOOK >>