Real-World Fraud Found in Governments and Not-for-Profits

Description

What do you think of when you hear the word "fraud?" Are you concerned for your clients or your organization? Through a comprehensive learning approach using informative case studies, you will learn about real-world government and not-for-profit
fraud and your responsibilities when dealing with fraud. This course will cover a range of fraud types including management override, cyber fraud, procurement and contracting fraud, external financial reporting, and personnel fraud. Recognizing fraudulent activity is not always straightforward, but this course will equip you with the knowledge required to identify potential fraud indicators.

Highlights

  • Misappropriation of assets and benefits
  • Cyber fraud
  • Personnel fraud
  • Grant expense allocations
  • Management override
  • Pledges and contributions
  • Procurement cards
  • External financial reporting
  • Overtime fraud

Objectives

  • Recognize how expense allocation policies can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud.
  • Identify how various board incentives and mandates may be possible indicators of fraud.
  • Identify how personnel policies and procedures can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud or abuse.
  • Recognize how expense allocation policies can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud.
  • Identify how various board incentives and mandates may be possible indicators of fraud.
  • Identify how personnel policies and procedures can be circumvented and lead to possible fraud or abuse.

Designed For

Auditors and accounting and financial professionals of governmental and not-forprofit entities

Leaders

Mark Conine

Mark currently serves as the President of Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA), where he is responsible for administering the programs of ADFA, the management and day-to-day coordination of all financial activities, including bond issuance and redemption administration and compliance, investment management, agency budget, financial statement issuance, and supervision of the accounting, finance, loan servicing and purchasing departments. He was previoulsy chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration at ADFA. Prior to joining ADFA Mark served for over 12 years as the Chief Financial Officer of the Arkansas Student Loan Authority (now a division of the ADFA). He has also served in Corporate Tax at Alltel Communications and practiced in the tax group of KPMG, LLP and Ernst & Young, LLP in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mark received a B.A. in Accounting from Ouachita Baptist University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Certified Global Management Accountant. He is a member of the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mark enjoys serving as a continuing professional education instructor in the areas of fraud, ethics, data analytics, and identity theft for the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants and is a frequent speaker at state and local CPE conferences. Mark was named the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants Mac Angel Discussion Leader for 2018. Mark gives back to his alma mater, Ouachita Baptist University, serving as a member of the Hickingbotham School of Business Alumni Board. Mark also serves on the Board of the Arkansas Baptist Foundation.