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  • April 10
  • 1:00 - 2:40 pm EST

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Using Excel to Detect Fraudulent Activities

April 10

Learn how to identify unique patterns within the data to uncover fraudulent activities.

Microsoft Excel is one of the most productive and versatile pieces of software that you can spend money on. Evolving from a simple accounting ledger, Excel is now commonly used for statistical analysis, forecasting and data mining.

And folks just keep thinking of new and innovative ways to use Excel. In this webinar, we’ll do a review of Excel basics and then dive into using Excel to detect fraud.

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to define the key features of Excel that make it a useful tool for detecting fraudulent activities.
  • You will be able to explain how to use Excel tools such as PivotTables, What-If analysis, and Solver to identify irregularities in financial data.
  • You will be able to recognize useful Excel functions such for fraud detection and data validation.
  • You will be able to review key strategies for leveraging Excel’s capabilities to enhance fraud detection efforts in financial and business data.

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Agenda

Why Excel?
  • Simple (Relatively)
  • Versatile (Very)
  • Inexpensive (Relatively)
Getting Started
  • Install the Analysis Toolpak
  • What Are You Trying to Communicate? Is Excel the Right Tool?
  • How Will You Make That Happen? What Data Will You Present and How?
  • Basic Idea of a First Draft
Excel Concept Overviews
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Importance of Cell Formatting
  • Absolute and Relative References
  • Formulas
  • Functions
Nifty Excel Tools
  • Pivot Tables
  • What-If
  • Analyze Data
  • Solver
Detecting Fraud
  • Ageing Analysis
  • Pareto Charts
  • Benford’s Law
  • Detecting Outliers
Useful Functions
  • TEXT
  • WEEKDAY
  • IFERROR
  • IFNA
  • MATCH
  • MOD
Conclusion
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Credits

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  • ACFE 2.0
     
  • This program is applicable for 2.0 compliance or recertification CPE(s) through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Please visit the ACFE website for further clarification: https://www.acfe.com/cfe-credential/continuing-professional-education-cpe-requirements.
     
  • AIPB 2.0
     
  • This program is acceptable for 2.0 CPEC(s) towards the CB designation through the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB).
     
  • CPE 2.0 including Computer Software & Applications 2
     
  • Noggin Guru, Inc. dba Lorman Education Services and BankersHub is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at 866-352-9539. CPE Credit: Maximum Credit Hours: 2.0 each session (based on a 50 minute credit hour). You must attend at least 50 minutes to obtain credit. Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications for 2.0 hours. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of taxation. Level of Knowledge: Intermediate. Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture. Advance Preparation: None. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based. Please refer to the information in this brochure for outline, course content and objectives. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of attendance. Final approval of a course for CPE credit belongs with each state's regulatory board. Please note: In order to receive CPE credit for this course you MUST use the streaming audio option, as well as enable and complete the required progress checks.
     

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This course was last revised on February 18, 2019.

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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

Who should attend?

This live webinar is designed for business owners and managers, auditors, CPAs, finance directors, compliance specialists, supervisors, associates, analysts, bookkeepers, and accountants.

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Faculty

Jay R. Carlson

Jay R. Carlson

FatDAWGS.com

  • Principal and co-owner of FatDAWGS.com, an IT solutions company
  • More than 25 years of experience in the IT industry and 20 years as a technical writer, including working as the technical lead at a top software company supporting their financial software
  • Through FatDAWGS.com, co-wrote OfficeFest 2007, a self-published series of training modules that includes Using Microsoft® Excel® for Financial Analysis, Microsoft® Excel® Pivot Tables and Charts, as well as Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft® Excel® 2007
  • Co-developed commercial SQL solutions and well-reviewed iPhone® applications
  • MCSE, MCDBA, ITIL, and SCRUM certified
  • Graduate, Southern Illinois University; M.S. Degree in public administration with an emphasis in finance, University of Montana; A.S. Degree in journalism
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