(006) Preventing and detecting fraud: everyone has a role

 

In a sense, everyone is an accountant, and therefore everyone is a fraud detective. 

We all have a role in preventing and detecting fraud, and it starts with treating compliance activities as more than just a check-the-box exercise. On this episode of the Purpose in Action podcast, global fraud detective Nigel Iyer, FCMA, CGMA, describes ways that everyone can contribute to the prevention and detection of fraud.

Iyer, a founder of the firm B4 Investigate in Oslo, Norway, explains:

• How to combat fraud in a passionate but also compassionate manner.
• Why everyone is an accountant, and by extension, everyone is a fraud detective.
• Technology’s role in the fight against fraud.
• How to stop fraud before it happens.

Connect with our guest, Nigel Iyer and take the B4 Investigate Fraud Detective Challenge, a 5-minute test of what kind of fraud detective you are.

Find out how accountants are protecting against money laundering amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  You can also learn how accounting professionals are working in cybersecurity roles to keep the public safe. For more on the work of accountants in the public interest, visit our Purpose In Action page at AICPA.org.

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This is a podcast from AICPA & CIMA, together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.