What is the Program all about?

A forensic audit is an examination and evaluation about an organisation’s or an individual’s financial records to derive evidence that can be used in a court of law or legal proceeding.

Fraud Analytics is an important element of forensic audit.

In this program, one will learn on how analytics can be used for forensic audit as most data today is available in computerized form. Interrogation of data using fraud analytics techniques will yield valuable insights which may directly be used as evidence or further investigated. Attempt has been made to ensure that one learn’s techniques through simple anti fraud cases which can highlight the red flags.

Who should do it?

Professionals in the field of Audit, Investigation, Compliance and Vigilance at all levels who wish to develop their proficiency in use of IDEA for Fraud Analytics. Students eeking a structured course to add sound higher-level understanding of Fraud Analytics and add credentials to their resume as they walk out from Institutions into the World.

What is the Coverage and Method of Delivery?

Over 1 month, 14 videos, 2 hours of viewing time and an overall 20 plus hours of self-practise tutorials and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), this course provides a structured learning platform to enhance the Fraud Analytic skill set expertise of Users. The Course helps users navigate through cutting edge Fraud Analytic techniques in IDEA like –

- Benford’s Law

- Relative Size Factor

- Fuzzy Duplicates

- Fuzzy Joins

- Outlier Tests

- Correlation

- Red Flag based @Functions and Custom Functions

Plus a dozen plus specially designed Videos on real world and practical Case Studies on Fraud Analytics.

The eLearning Course deliverables would include –

- Cutting edge sessions from complex Fraud Analytic working environments.

- Managing challenging and complex unstructured file imports.

- Building advanced Red Flag expressions.

- Case Studies from diverse industry segments, business processes and forensic investigations.

- Sharing of practical hints on IDEA usage in each video.

- MCQ self-evaluation sessions.

- Specific case studies for self-practise, learning and evaluation.

- Certificate of Course Completion

- One-month complimentary fully functional copy of IDEA Software v 11.1 from CaseWare IDEA Inc., Canada