Forensic Accounting

Forensic Accounting

In an environment of increasing corporate collapse many organisations are turning to professionals with forensic investigation skills. Executives and senior management are becoming more aware of the need to incorporate forensic accounting as part of their corporate governance strategy to combat fraud and corruption. This course will provide students with an understanding of how fraud can lead to organisation loss and possible failure. Students will gain appropriate forensic investigation skills and techniques in order to be able to undertake a forensics examination within an organisational context. In addition the course will highlight inadequacies in organisations’ control systems and how to adequately design controls to mitigate against fraud. By undertaking this course you will also personally gain skills that allow you to scrutinise published financial statements before making investment decisions.

The Master of Forensic Accounting builds on the skills acquired in the Graduate Certificate by introducing a global/international focus and specialised areas including banking, police, transnational fraud, financial terrorism and eCommerce.

On completion of the course students will gain the forensic skills to identify indicators of fraudulent activities, undertake forensic analysis and assessment of risk factors and predict/anticipate fraud.

Analytical skills will involve investigative methods, analysis of financial information, systems methodology for investigation and statistical techniques.

This course is an introduction to the exciting field of forensic accounting and the role it plays in both preventing fraud from occurring and discovering fraud after it has occurred. Students are introduced to many opportunities in the field of accounting and fraud detection in the private sector, public accounting, and government. Topics include complex financial investigations, compliance and financial audits, money laundering, net worth analysis, the psychology of white collar crime, financial statement fraud, and more. Guest lecturers from diverse fields describe their careers in the field of accounting/forensic accounting by presenting real-world cases and investigations.

Forensic accounting is the practice of using accounting, auditing, and investigative skills together with considerable independent professional judgment, to assist in legal matters. In this class, you will be introduced to the field of forensic accounting and explore the development of this discipline. You will learn how the profession interacts with economics, finance, information systems and the law, and understand the nature of fraudulent schemes involving accounting practices. Through case studies, the class will discuss audit techniques, income reconstruction, and cyber-crime analysis to develop competency in various investigative techniques.

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