Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Document Review and Handwriting Analysis

Overview

Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that investigates whether firms engage in financial reporting misconduct. Forensic accountants apply a range of skills and methods to determine whether there has been financial reporting misconduct. Financial forensic engagements may fall into several categories. 

• Economic damages calculations, whether suffered through tort or breach of contract.
• Post-acquisition disputes such as earnouts or breaches of warranties
• Bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization
• Securities and tax fraud
• Money laundering
• Business valuation
• Computer forensics/e-discovery

This session is designed to delve a bit deeper into the world of forensic accounting and identify some of the specific areas of expertise required to become a forensic accountant. We will then first delve deeper into the art of document analysis and handwriting analysis.

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

• Explore the history and credentials of forensic accounts
• Identify the areas of expertise
• Identify and focus on investigative techniques
• Document analysis
• Handwriting analysis
• Appendix
• Common terms
• Resources

Highlights

• Forensic Accounting
• Accounting
• Auditing
• Finance