Forensic Accounting, Dubai 2013

This excellent 2-day workshop is packed with critical information, examples, diagrams, pictures, and helpful hints. The course covers the major fraud and abuse problems small and large businesses encounters daily, especially in international transactions. With more than 500 power point slides, the trainer will cover behavioral red flags, Benford’s law, horizontal analysis, bid rigging, procurement fraud, invigilation, various forensic accounting certifications, expert witnessing, fraud multiplier, seven investigative techniques, earnings management, gift card scams, "cooking the books," transparency index, ghost employees, brainstorming, predication, fraud pentagon, ink analysis, carbon dating, net worth method, audit rights, timeline analysis, and chain of custody.

Why you should attend
Most entities lose 5 to 7% of revenues to fraud and abuse. Government agencies and not-for-profit entities may be even more susceptible to fraud such as stealing, embezzlement, lapping, kiting, procurement fraud, and bid rigging. The importance of internal controls is covered along with recognizing red flags. Stopping fraud is a marathon, not a sprint. Just as termites never sleep, fraud never sleeps in an organization. Entities must be both proactive and reactive. Learn how to obtain a valuable certification in this hot area. Investors will learn how to spot companies cooking the books.