Julius C. Ceballos, CrFA®, is a seasoned finance and audit professional with over 15 years of experience spanning internal audit, risk management, academe, and finance operations, and currently serves as a Finance Operations Manager. His Certified Forensic Accountant (CrFA®) designation validates his expertise in detecting financial irregularities, conducting fraud examinations, and strengthening governance through rigorous, evidence-based investigative work.

CRFA Certification Story

Motivation for pursuing CrFA certification
“Aside from the additional learnings needed as internal audit leader, it was the pandemic that mostly gave time and opportunity to pursue it.”

Most challenging part of preparing for the certification
“The online live classes in situations where we are quite new to the set-up due to the pandemic. Although challenging, it was a very good experience.”

How the CrFA designation enhanced credibility and opportunities
“It added to my credibility as an Internal Audit professional not just competent with auditing standards and processes but having technical expertise in forensic accounting as well.”

How the certification strengthened fraud prevention, detection, and investigation impact
“It has contributed positive impact to the team knowing their leader is a forensic accountant. We did better in providing our recommendations in improving control systems in operational process flows and procedures.”

Message to finance professionals considering forensic accounting
“The numbers are only half of the entire story; as an effective accountant or auditor, intellectual curiosity is your best asset.”