Fraud Data Analytics – Uncovering Fraud Schemes in Core Business Systems

Finding fraud schemes hiding within core business systems requires skillful adjustments in your approach and technique. In our forthcoming ACFE event you hear from an internationally recognised expert, Mr. Leonard Vona, who has spent more than 30 years perfecting the science and art of using data analytics to search for fraud schemes, which differs from finding data anomalies.  

During this presentation, Mr. Vona will share insights about the need for a systematic approach to identifying fraud schemes and the relationship to data, including planning, pattern recognition and practical applications of analytics.

The topics discussed will include:
> Creating a Strategic Plan for Implementing a Robust Fraud Data Analytics Plan;
>How to create a Data-Intensive Fraud Audit Approach;
>Ten steps to a Successful Fraud Data Analytics Plan; and
>Practical illustration of the Methodology: Searching for the Pass-Through Shell Company Scheme.
Leonard W Vona is the CEO of Fraud Auditing, Inc. a company that specializes in fraud risk and fraud auditing.

Leonard W. Vona is a forensic accountant with more than 38 years of diversified auditing and forensic accounting experience, including a distinguished 18-year private practice. Mr. Vona has successfully conducted more than one hundred financial investigations for some of the largest high profile corporations in the United States. In addition, Mr. Vona’s trial experience is extensive, including appearances in both US federal and state courts. He is qualified as an expert witness, CPA and CFE. 

Mr. Vona lectures nationally and internationally on fraud risk assessments, fraud investigation, prevention and detection. He has logged more than 1,000 days of fraud training to organizations around the globe.

Mr. Vona is the author of three books, Fraud Risk Assessment: Building a Fraud Audit Program, The Fraud Audit: Responding to the Risk of Fraud in Core Business Systems and Fraud Data Analytic Methodology: The Fraud Scenario Approach all published by Wiley Publishers.

Event Details

1 hour CPE Tuesday, 29 October 2019

Location: 
Fishburners
Level 2/3 11-31 York St
Sydney NSW

Agenda:
5:45pm  Registration
6:00pm Speaker – Leonard W Vona
7.00pm  Networking
8:00pm  Event concludes

Event fee:
Members: $35
Students: $25
Non-members: $40

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The ACFE is the world’s largest anti-fraud organisation and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. Together with more than 82,000 members, the ACFE is reducing business fraud worldwide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.

The ACFE Sydney Chapter was re-established in 2014, with the aim of contributing to the continued development of Members based in Sydney. We achieve this through the provision of ongoing anti-fraud training and education, and opportunities for Members to both network with each other and other like-minded groups. We hold regular events in Sydney, with industry speakers presenting on a range of pertinent anti-fraud topics.

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