Fraud 101 for Compliance Professionals

Why Should You Attend:

This webinar will detail best practices to ensure compliance personnel are aware of the fraud risk opportunities within an organization. It will also discuss the responsibilities of management in setting the tone at the top and auditors in ensuring adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls. The role of ethics within an organization as a fraud deterrent will be examined together with the establishment of an effective anti-fraud program.

The instructor, a renowned professional in international auditing circles, will provide insights on implementing an effective compliance and ethics programs to prevent internal fraud. He will also overview establishing a strong anti-fraud program that comply with all federal laws and regulations.

Learning Objectives:

The webinar will train participants on:

• Areas of responsibilities
• Fraud risk approaches
• Proving a case and recovering assets

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Fraud and who commits fraud
• Implementing elements of an effective compliance and ethics programs
• Mitigating the risk of fraud penalties
• Identifying reasons for anti-fraud program failure
• Red flags and how to create an effective fraud prevention program
• Audit responsibility for fraud detection
• Risk approaches to fraud auditing
• A planned investigation process to deter fraud
• Establishing a strong anti-fraud program that comply with all federal laws and regulations
• Fraud reporting and whistleblowing
• Management responsibilities and reactions to fraud
• The auditor in court

Who Will Benefit:

• Compliance professionals
• Internal and external auditors
• Risk managers
• Security officers and executive management
• Employees with a duty to prevent internal fraud
• Supervisors
• Fraud examiners
• Audit management personnel

Instructor Profile:

Richard Cascarino, MBA, CIA, CISM, CFE, is well known in international auditing circles as one of the most knowledgeable practitioners in the field. Mr Cascarino is principal of Richard Cascarino & Associates, a highly successful audit training and consultancy company.

He is a regular speaker in national and international conferences and has presented courses across Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the USA. He has served as president of the Institute of Internal Auditors in South Africa, was the founding regional director of the Southern African Region of the IIA-Inc, and is a member of ISACA and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Mr Cascarino is chairman of the risk and audit committee of the Department of Public Enterprises in South Africa and chairman of the Audit Committee of Gauteng Cluster 2 (Premier's Office, Shared Services and Health).

Topic Background:

With the increasing growth of internal fraudulent activities within the business world it has become essential that compliance professionals are aware of the risks of such frauds and the responsibility areas for those tasked with prevention and detection of fraud. Ensuring that corporate ethical codes enhance the effectiveness of anti-fraud programs is critical to reducing occurrences of internal fraud within the organization.

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