Auditing and examining Travel and Entertainment Expenses: Expense Reimbursement Fraud

This training program will address why internal controls over travel and entertainment (T&E) expenditures are a critical component of the control environment. Although the topic of travel and entertainment abuse is not one that management likes to address, it is a very important indicator of the adequacy of a company’s control environment.

Why Should You Attend:

If you are reviewing entertainment expenses and find discrepancies, how often do you hear management say, “What’s the big deal? How bad could it be?” This is a prime indicator that there is a gap in understanding of the importance of simple internal controls and a sound control environment.

With today's advanced technology and digital media, one would think that tracking simple T&E expenditures would be efficient. Yet with technological advancements comes new and innovative ways for individuals to side-step control procedures and slip the inadvertent expense through the system.

This webinar will discuss the impact of T&E abuse on various risk areas. Among other discussions, the course will also highlight areas of T&E abuse that often go unnoticed and result in expenditure fraud.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Why internal controls over T&E expenditures are a critical component of the control environment.
• The impact abuse of T&E can have on various risk areas.
• Areas of T&E abuse that often go unnoticed and can result in expenditure fraud.
• Identifying T&E red flags for fraud with data analytics.
• The role of technology in the advancement of control gaps.
• How to talk to management about identified findings.

Who Will Benefit:

• CEOs/CFOs
• Board Members
• Internal Auditors
• Compliance Professionals
• Operational Professionals
• Audit and Risk Professionals
• Finance Professionals
• Legal Department
• HR Personnel/Managers/Staff