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6 steps to recover unspent or misused funds in contract audits
With this six-step method, auditors can reverse engineer cash flow and recover potentially significant unspent or misappropriated funds, identify areas of noncompliance or inefficiency, and save money.
Written By: Sacha Ratnarajah, CFE, CPA
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Contract and Procurement Fraud
- Fraud Risk Management
Erika Correll, CFE
A freshman-year class ignited Erika Correll’s passion for accounting and sparked a career in managing audits and fraud risk assessments for federal clients. Correll’s dedicated to trying new activities with her children, early-morning CrossFit workouts, and leading her team with innovation and discretion during audits.
Written By: Anna Brahce
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Developing the next generation of forensic accountants
As the accounting field braces itself for staff shortages, it’s now more important than ever to ensure that young fraud fighters are prepared to meet future challenges. Here, the author provides training techniques that he’s employed to train new employees and pass his wealth of knowledge on to the next generation.
Written By: Alexander Dokuchaev, CFE, CPA/ABV
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Natalie Lewis, CFE, CPA/CFF
At one time an aspiring artist, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Board of Regents Chair Natalie Lewis, CFE, CPA/CFF, now investigates alleged employee embezzlement and business fund misappropriation schemes. She works to combat fraud locally and globally in her leadership positions for the City of Atlanta and the ACFE.
Written By: Anna Brahce
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
Fraud investigations gone wrong
Failures in fraud investigations can hinder the pursuit of justice and the deterrence of fraudulent activities. The author examines two case studies that illustrate the immense impact that botched investigations can have on individuals, organizations and society.
Written By: Adesola Osuji, LLM, CFE, CISA
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Computers and Technology
- Corporate Governance
Fraud considerations for internal audits: The CFE perspective
In 2022, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) announced a partnership that sought to collaborate on “education initiatives that will raise the competency of each organizations’ members with regard to fraud auditing and investigation.” As I reflected on this announcement, it struck me that both internal auditors and anti-fraud professionals strive to protect the organizations they serve, and though the primary focus may be different, the opportunities to collaborate are indeed vast.
Written By: Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA
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- Accounting and Auditing
Amanda Malusky Krauss, CFE, CPA/CFF
Amanda Malusky Krauss’s passion for fighting fraud began early in her career when an employee of a firm she was auditing slipped her a note detailing a fraud committed by executives. Today, the lead for Axium Consulting’s internal investigations and forensic accounting practices says she’s driven to fight injustice and strives to always respect the humanity of the people she interviews.
Written By: Anna Brahce
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Corporate Governance
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
Can generative AI give us prescriptive analytics?
One of four key types of analytics has long been considered a “pie-in-the-sky” concept for fraud investigators. Rather than describing or diagnosing something that’s happened or predicting what could happen, prescriptive analytics can tell us what we should do about it. With the growth of generative AI and large language models, it may just be in reach.
Written By: Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Data Analytics
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
Ford on fraud
Joseph L. Ford, CFE, has spent a lifetime fighting fraud, working his way up from file clerk at the FBI to holding the bureau’s No. 3 spot. After leaving the FBI, he served as Bank of the West’s chief security officer and eventually founded his own consulting firm. Here Ford speaks of his experiences investigating both large and small frauds and what we can learn from them.
Written By: Paul Kilby, CFE
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
Poorly governed financial systems and fraud: It all starts with access
Access/identity control is a fundamental component of data security that dictates who’s allowed to access and use company information and resources. But organizations still lack the necessary protections, opening the door for fraudsters to exploit their systems. Here the authors examine the latest IT resources to keep such criminals at bay.
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
- Financial Institution Fraud
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Risk Management
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