| With credit card scams becoming commonplace, | | | | specialized courses such as Financial Crimes |
| bankcards being compromised, people trying to | | | | Investigation, Introduction to Intelligence Gathering, |
| scam insurance companies, and more, financial | | | | International Legal Elements, Forensic Accounting, |
| crime prevention is one of the fastest growing | | | | Ethics and Fraud Criminology and more. Experts |
| areas of finance. The advancement of technology | | | | from the industry serve as faculty, ensuring that |
| has seen financial crime evolve rapidly recently, | | | | students are learning from firsthand experiences. |
| which creates new risks that need to be | | | | The program content also prepares students for |
| addressed and a new field that organizations turn | | | | the Certified Fraud Examiner examination. |
| in cases of financial crimes. This exciting new field | | | | Once they graduate, students of the Financial |
| combines the business of money with | | | | Fraud Investigation program can find employment |
| investigation and is called Financial Fraud | | | | as: forensic accounting/ litigation consultants, tax |
| Investigation. | | | | auditors, gaming investigators, insurance |
| The professionals who work in this sector of the | | | | investigators, bank investigators and internal |
| financial industry possess essential skills and | | | | auditors. The work of practicing professionals |
| knowledge in forensic accounting fraud | | | | could mean the difference between perpetrators |
| investigation techniques. The eight-month | | | | avoiding detection or being brought to justice. In |
| Centennial College's Financial Fraud Investigation | | | | many cases, whether or not the investigation is |
| program offers just what you need to find | | | | successful, depends on the professionals. |
| entry-level positions in the field of forensic | | | | Graduates of Centennial College can rest assured |
| accounting and audit investigations, within the | | | | that they will have all the abilities needed to make |
| public or private sectors. Designed for applicants | | | | a name for themselves in financial fraud |
| who have completed a diploma or degree | | | | investigations. |
| program but want to learn more about the field | | | | One interesting job in this field is that of a gaming |
| of financial fraud investigations, this program has | | | | investigator. This person observes casino |
| some specific prerequisites. Applicants must | | | | operations for cheating or theft by employees or |
| submit an official transcript demonstrating proof | | | | patrons. Most of the work is performed in |
| of successful completion of a post-secondary | | | | observation rooms using audio and video |
| diploma in business or accounting. They may also | | | | equipment. These recordings can be used in |
| be required to attend an interview session and | | | | criminal investigations. Gaming investigators also |
| present a resume. English and/or math skills may | | | | have the job of being stationed on a catwalk |
| also be tested. Applicants who present a | | | | over one-way mirrors located on the casino floor |
| combination of partial post-secondary education | | | | or simply walking around the facility and observing |
| and relevant work experience will be considered. | | | | activities. Another option is becoming an internal |
| After successfully entering the Financial Fraud | | | | auditor who conducts risk assessment of assigned |
| Investigation program, you will be prepared for | | | | departments or functional areas, establishes |
| areas of fraud and economic loss quantification | | | | risk-based audit programs, determines the scope |
| such as: investigating and analyzing financial | | | | of reviews, reviews the suitability of internal |
| evidence, testifying as a witness, becoming | | | | control designs, conducts audit testing of specified |
| involved in criminal investigations and uncovering | | | | areas and identifies reportable issues and verbally |
| financial evidence in employee or insurance fraud | | | | communicates findings. Many of the other jobs in |
| cases, and investigating in the rapidly evolving area | | | | Financial Fraud Investigation have overlapping |
| of computer fraud. Learning occurs through | | | | duties. |