Current Fraud Trends - Nonprofit and Government Entities
Overview
Nonprofit entities and governmental entities have a high degree of public accountability. This course will examine the most common fraud schemes and provide multiple examples of how to prevent or detect these schemes.
Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Auditing (governmental)
Program Level: Basic
Highlights
- Best practices for fraud prevention and detection
- Common fraud schemes in nonprofit and government entities including cash misappropriation, payroll fraud, vendor fraud, falsified billings, improper use of credit cards or purchase cards, the redirection of cash and non-cash contributions, personal use of assets, the redirection of grant benefits, other grant related fraud, travel and expense reporting fraud
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Accountants who have a need to be aware of current fraud trends impacting nonprofits and governments
Objectives
- Recall real-world frauds occurring in not-for-profit entities and governments
- Describe useful fraud prevention tools
- Explain how real-world frauds were detected
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Emergent Solutions Group, LLC
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of
technical and "soft skills" topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group,
LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training.
She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as
Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting
firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional
career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor.
Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her
husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two
young adult boys.
Non-Member Price $109.00
Member Price $79.00