Dates and location
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Dates and location
Pricing
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Description
This certificate provides an introduction to the roles and responsibilities of forensic accountants. This program will help you understand the concept of forensic accounting, how it differs from auditing, and how it relates to fraud. This course is available in an on-demand e-learning format with knowledge checks, caselets and other interactive elements for learning to support comprehension and understanding.
Early Bird Sale: Save $100 on this certificate by registering before August 28, 2025. Promotion cannot be combined with other offers or Passport.
Topics Include:
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Module 1: (2 hours) |
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Module 2: (4 hours) |
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Module 3: (3 hours) |
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Key Takeaways
By the end of this program, participants will:
- Introduce the concept of forensic accounting.
- Analyze the psychology of fraud, provide an overview of fraud statistics and emerging fraud trends.
- Explain and discuss the code of ethics for forensic accountants.
- Explain the differences between forensic accounting, auditing, and fraud examination.
- Explain different fraud schemes.
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Who Will Benefit
Examples of professions who may benefit from this course include:
- Aspiring Forensic Accountants
- Auditors
- Financial Analysts
- Legal Advisors
- Controllers
- Finance Managers
Disclaimer
Although the course does not equip you to practice as forensic accountant, it gives you important tools as a finance professional to stay ahead of fraudulent practices, review financial reports with forensic accounting insights and contribute to important safeguards and internal controls.
The views expressed in the course are non-authoritative and have not been formally endorsed by CPA Ontario and do not reflect the views of CPA Ontario. The information included in the course if for general information purposes only.
CPA Ontario, the presenters and the authors do not accept any responsibility or liability that might occur directly or indirectly as a consequence of the use or application of or reliance on this material.
How to Access the Course
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Speaker(s)
Jennifer Lynch, MBA, CPA, CMA, CFE, CFI, CBV, ABV, is an expert witness in the field of forensic and investigative accounting. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Certified Management Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Forensic Investigator, and a Chartered Business Valuator. She is the President and Principal Forensic Accountant at Lynch & Associates providing comprehensive and high-quality forensic accounting services for diverse clients. She is a professor at York University teaching “Earnings Management and Forensic Accounting” for their Master of Financial Accountability MFAc program. She has also co-authored a book for LexisNexis Canada Inc., Financial Crimes in Canada: An Overview of Money Laundering and Fraud.