Certified Forensic Accountant (CrFA®) Program

Through the Forensic Accounting Certification Program from the Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants, financial professionals now have the opportunity to learn forensic accounting fraud investigation and acquire a global qualification. The CrFA aims to equip financial and business professionals with the investigative skills they need to understand, pre-empt (uncover) fraud.

The CrFA® program will help future corporate, public, and not-for public sector managers, in-house counsel, venture capitalist, business consultants and board members assess, mitigate, detect and remedy financial fraud and misconduct affecting their organization.

The program should also be useful to those planning careers in financial analysis and the investment community. This orientation will help understand the extent of financial fraud in the contemporary marketplace and how to protect the firms and themselves under their fiduciary control.

Learning Objectives

After completing the program, you will be able to:

• Discovering cutting-edge methods to fight corporate misconducts, detect and control fraud
• Learning innovative approaches in handling various fraud cases
• Achieving the highest level of business integrity through early detection and fraud control
• Realizing the importance of undertaking a fraud risk analysis and assessment
• Strengthening internal audit to maximize fraud control
• Protecting your organization with strategies and implementation of fraud control policies

Course Outline

Module 1: Understanding Forensic Accounting 

• Defining Forensic Accounting

Module 2: Fraud Detection 

• Identifying the Opportunities for Fraud 
• Uncovering Corporate Fraud 
• Analyzing Financial Statement Fraud 
• Recognizing Employee Fraud 
• Applying Fraud Auditing Standards 
• Building an Anti-Fraud Action Program 

Module 3: Fraud Examination  

• Investigating Fraud 
• Conducting Internal Corporate Investigation 
• Interviewing and Interrogating 

Module 4: Understanding the Legal Environment Commercial Damages 

• Testifying as an Expert Witness 
• Gathering Evidence 

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