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Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
This certificate provides an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of forensic accountants. This program will help you understand the concept of forensic accounting, how it differs from auditing, and how it relates to fraud. This course is available in an on-demand e-learning format with knowledge checks, caselets and other interactive elements for learning to support comprehension and understanding.
In this course, you will learn about topics that are embedded within the forensic accounting process such as the code of ethics for forensic accountants, fraud prevention, detection and response, how fraud and forensic investigations are conducted, forensic accountants' roles in litigation support, understanding forensic report writing and much more. You will gain exposure to fraud theory and the fundamentals of forensic accounting, as well as fraud investigation skills through real life cases and infamous fraud scandals in recent history.
Topics Include:
| Module | Learning Outcomes | Duration |
|---|---|---|
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Module 1: Introduction to Forensic Accounting |
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2 hours |
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Module 2: Conducting Fraud and Forensic Investigations |
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4 hours |
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Module 3: Forensic Accounting: Fraud Schemes, Prevention, Detection and Response |
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3 hours |
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Module 4: Forensic Accounting in Litigation Support |
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4 hours |
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Module 5: Forensic Report Writing Best Practices |
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3 hours |
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Module 6: Applying Forensic Accounting Priciples to Actual Cases |
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2 hours |
Key Takeaways
This certificate program will:
- Introduce the concept of forensic accounting.
- Analyze the psychology of fraud, provide an overview of fraud statistics and emerging fraud trends.
- Explain and discuss the code of ethics for forensic accountants.
- Explain the differences between forensic accounting, auditing, and fraud examination.
- Explain different fraud schemes.
- Discuss the process of external and internal investigation.
- Highlight best practices for fraud prevention, detection, and response.
- Examine ethical topics in the fraud identification and resolution process.
- Explore how forensic accountants can offer assistance within the legal system.
- Discuss the structures, standards and guidelines for effective forensic accounting reports.
- Discuss ethical considerations and potential pitfalls in forensic report writing.
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Who Will Benefit
Examples of professions who may benefit from this course include:
- Aspiring forensic accountants
- Auditors
- Financial Analysts
- Legal advisors
- Controllers
- Finance Managers
Disclaimer
Although the course does not equip you to practice as forensic accountant, it gives you important tools as a finance professional to stay ahead of fraudulent practices, review financial reports with forensic accounting insights and contribute to important safeguards and internal controls.
How to Access the Course
We're pleased to invite you to register for our Certificate courses. Whether or not you're a CPA, you're more than welcome to join us on this learning journey. To get started, you'll need to create an account. Don't worry if you don't have a CPA Ontario ID yet; you can easily set up your account right here. Let's begin your learning adventure together.
This is an online session. This course is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Once registered, you can access the material at any time.
However, you will only have access to the course for 90 days after REGISTRATION.
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD Seminar policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Jennifer Lynch, MBA, CPA, CMA, CFE, CFI, CBV, ABV, is an expert witness in the field of forensic and investigative accounting. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Certified Management Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Forensic Investigator, and a Chartered Business Valuator. She is the President and Principal Forensic Accountant at Lynch & Associates providing comprehensive and high-quality forensic accounting services for diverse clients. She is a professor at York University teaching “Earnings Management and Forensic Accounting” for their Master of Financial Accountability MFAc program. She has also co-authored a book for LexisNexis Canada Inc., Financial Crimes in Canada: An Overview of Money Laundering and Fraud.