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Thursday, April 29, 2021 Live Webcast

Fraud Basics: Protecting the Company Till (X1-DRF4-2021-01-WEBNR-119-01)

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
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4 CPE Credits in AA

OVERVIEW

Our focus is to reduce the overall risk of fraud. To that end, this course focuses on what factors contribute to turning honest employees into schemers. Discussion will include integrity and ethics, as well as how people may react in certain situations. We also explore the darknet and cryptocurrency fraud.

DESIGNED FOR

CPAs in public practice and industry who wish to educate clients or colleagues on how to better prevent fraud from occurring at the source – would-be fraudsters.

BENEFITS

  • Fraud's cost: ACFE's Report to the Nations; Ancillary costs
  • Current economy: Microeconomics; Analyses
  • COSO's Internal Control Framework: Principle #1 - Integrity/Ethics; Principle #8 - Fraud Risk Assessment
  • Power of morale: Shrink the fraud triangle; Motivation
  • Why good folks go bad: What studies indicate; Five interesting findings; Red flags 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Understand the prevalence of fraud
  • Realize how organizations may cause fraud without realizing it
  • Comprehend the cost of fraud
  • See how the new COSO Framework for Internal Control focuses on fraud
  • Understand that there are many layers in fraud defense

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Richard Daisley

Richard Daisley, CPA

Surgent Professional Education

Rich Daisley brings over 30 years of experience in the accounting and auditing field to his role as an instructor with Surgent. Prior to Surgent, Mr. Daisley spent 20 years at PwC as an assurance senior manager. During his tenure there, he was first in PwC’s assurance practice and then, PwC’s Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services group, where he advised clients on the implementation of new accounting pronouncements as well as on issues related to public offerings. ---- Rich is Vice President of Accounting and Auditing Curriculum at Surgent CPE. He is a CPA and has over 30 years of experience in the accounting and auditing field. He has worked in both the client service setting as well as in internal capacities as a facilitator of accounting and auditing courses. He was an assurance manager with PwC, spending time in both the assurance practice as well as with PwC’s Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services group, where he advised clients on the implementation of new accounting pronouncements as well as on issues related to public offerings. Rich also worked in PECO Energy’s Merger and Acquisition group, where he performed financial due diligence that supported PECO’s acquisition activity in the energy sector. He has experience in the manufacturing, health care, energy, and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to joining Surgent, Rich also has more than 10 years of experience as a course developer and facilitator, creating and leading training courses on such topics as revenue recognition, stock based compensation, equity instruments and performing integrated audits under the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. He also designed and delivered courses on instructor development and facilitation skills to senior PwC internal course instructors. In 2015 he joined Surgent as Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting Content. In this role, he manages Surgent’s A&A curriculum, including researching and developing the technical content for Surgent’s Accounting and Financial Reporting curriculum.

PRICING

$129.00 - Member

$139.00 - Nonmember

Pre-Registration Closed

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COURSE DEVELOPER

Surgent