Description:
As long as there is human deception there will be fraud. Beyond the financial devastation to the balance sheet is fraud's enduring impact to a disgraced organization's reputation. In Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control, Second Edition, you'll learn how to develop a best-in-class fraud prevention and internal control compliance program that will ensure effective regulatory compliance in your organization as well as substantial savings from fraud losses, government prosecutions and shareholder litigation.
Authoritative and comprehensive, Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control covers:
The major compliance and corporate governance initiatives from 1985 – 2011
14-Point program your business can use to proactively prevent fraud
ACFE Fraud Prevention Check-Up to test how vulnerable an organization is to fraud
Best practices for whistle-blower protection and hotlines
Key steps in designing a robust fraud prevention program
Fraud Triangle and other theories and models explaining how and why fraud occurs
How the government investigates and prosecutes corporate fraud
Interviews with former fraudsters
Enterprise Risk Management
Global fraud and corruption risk
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
The Impact of the financial crisis and "Too Big To Fail" policy
Technology trends and tools to protect organizations
This is not a dry accounting treatise; it focuses on the human element and appropriate safeguards, checks and balances. Interviews with a convicted fraudster, a corporate fraud investigator, and a fraud prevention visionary give a unique, first-hand perspective. Executive insights throughout the book detail case studies related to the content. Each chapter has an Executive Summary that condenses the key points for busy executives.
Whether you’re a CEO, CFO, manager, auditor, controller, risk management professional, or a student, Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control is your best route to understanding all the complex issues and responsibilities associated with fraud and compliance.
Product Details:
Copyright 2012
ISBN 978-1-118-00458-6
Hardcover, 411 pages
John Wiley & Sons Publishing
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Fraud’s Feeding Frenzy 1
Chapter 2: Fraud Theory and Prevention
Chapter 3: The Path to Greater Corporate Compliance, Accountability, and Ethical Conduct: COSO to Sarbanes-Oxley
Chapter 4: The Path to Greater Corporate Compliance, Accountability, and Ethical Conduct: SAS 99 to the 2010 Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
Chapter 5: Internal Controls and Antifraud Programs
Chapter 6: Financial Statement Fraud
Chapter 7: Internal Fraud: Protecting a Company
Chapter 8: Former Fraudster and New Man
Chapter 9: External Schemes and Scams: The Rest of the Fraud Story
Chapter 10: Not Too Big to Fail
Chapter 11: Designing a Robust Fraud Prevention Program
Chapter 12: Whistleblowers and Hotlines
Chapter 13: Time to Do Background Checks
Chapter 14: Training, Training, and More Training
Chapter 15: Global Fraud and Corruption Risk
Chapter 16: The Feds Are Watching: What to Know and Do Now
Chapter 17: A Fraud Prevention Culture That Works
Appendix: ACFE Fraud Prevention Checklist