Tommy Seah on Internal Controls for NPOs
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This half-day program provides non-profit organizations (NPOs) an understanding of effective internal controls and fraud prevention. It covers topics such as fraud detection and prevention, misappropriation of assets, uncovering fraudulent financial statements, and effectiveness of internal controls. The program includes presentations, discussions, workshops and case studies. It aims to help NPOs protect their assets from increasing risks by developing awareness and sound internal control systems. The speakers are certified fraud examiners with investigation experience handling financial institution fraud cases.
Tommy Seah on Internal Controls for NPOs
- 1. EFFECTIVE INTERNAL CONTROLS & FRAUD PREVENTION FOR NPOs • 45-50 min presentation • 10-15 min discussion/workshop/case study groups per topic (as required) • Two Speakers PROGRAM OVERVIEW Understanding, implementing and maintaining effective internal controls will reduce organizational risk. Every year weak internal controls lead to opportunities for people to exploit which is increasingly costing organization millions of dollars, even non-profit organizations are not spared. NPOs need to protect, control and safeguard their assets in an environment of increasing potential risk. This half-day interactive program will provide you with a basic understanding of the criteria for effective controls, the regulatory, financial and technological implications and the systems that can be used to detect and prevent fraud. This program includes discussions, workshops and case studies to challenge all participants in developing a greater awareness and need for sound internal controls. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Everyone in the NPOs should attend TOPICS COVERED – PART I 1. Fraud Detection and Prevention in NPO a. What is fraud? b. Identify the motives & opportunities for fraud c. How to identify and prevent fraudulent activities & characters d. Responsibilities of auditors in investigative auditing 2. Misappropriation of Assets a. Understanding the incentives and pressures for fraud b. Disclosing opportunities for fraud within your organization c. Identifying fraudulent schemes; cash, billing, payroll and expenses 3. Uncovering Fraudulent Financial Statements and Reporting d. Identify the symptoms and indicators of fraud e. Recognizing different forms and schemes f. Implementing systems to minimize, prevent and monitor fraud 4. Effectiveness of Internal Controls a. Definition, responsibility and objectives for developing good internal controls b. What is Internal Controls c. How do you compromise internal controls d. limitations and weaknesses of internal controls 5. Building an Effective Internal Control System
- 2. a. Assessing the internal control environment and the criteria for establishing a framework that is right for your organization b. Minimizing risk by identifying factors from internal and external sources c. Effective communication methods to all levels of the organization d. Monitoring techniques to ensure long term success 6. Encourage Whistle Blowing to Promote Corporate Governance a. Regulations, reasons and benefits of whistle blowing b. Prevent whistle blowing by encouraging whistle blowing c. Creating a whistle blowing culture and program to make whistle blowing work 7. Overview, Summary & Closing
- 3. Stanley Chia – Principal Trainer ( Fraud element) Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – www.acfe.com Certified Member (CAMS) with Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) – www.acams.org Certified System Investigator (CSI) with the CSI World Headquarters – www.csi-worldhq.org Member of Australasian Compliance Institute (ACI) – www.compliance.org.au Member of GRC Group New York – www.grcg.com Stanley is both the Director & Principal Consultant of CFE Strategic Alliances, the training arm of CFE-In-Practice group of companies and also the Managing Director of CFE International Consulting Group Pte Ltd, a think-tank company that provides multi-consultancy solutions to companies world-wide. He specializes in fraud investigation, investigative interviewing & profiling techniques and has handled numerous cases for both local and foreign financial institutions. Stanley is also the current Honorary Vice Chairperson of CSI World Headquarters, an international accreditation body for Digital Forensic. Stanley has worked for large financial institutions like AIA Insurance, Singapore Exchange and United Overseas Bank where he was involved in anti-money laundering, compliance, enforcement and fraud investigation work. To date, he has investigated more than 100 fraud and compliance-related cases and some of them involved over US$1M. He is well versed in financial products knowledge, fraud examination techniques and compliance methodologies. Stanley is often invited to speak at conferences and seminars in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Shanghai where he taught fraud investigation, investigative interviewing techniques profiling techniques and internal control. He has also co- authored a series of pocket-sized guide books for auditors published by CSI World Headquarters. He is currently writing a book on Interviewing & profiling techniques – ISBN 978- 981-08-0599-9. He also holds a Master of Commerce, specializing in Business Law from The University of New South Wales. He obtained his Bachelor of Economics, majoring in Money & Banking and Accounting in 2001 from The University of Western Australia.
- 4. Tommy Seah, CSI, FCPA, CFE Accountant, Banker, Auditor, System Investigator, Certified Fraud Examiner No. 1 Fraud Buster in Asia He is the only Singaporean that has made a name for himself in America’s largest and world renowned Anti-Fraud Association. In 2006, he was elected by his peers in more than 100 countries to be the Vice Chairman of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Board of Regents based in Texas, USA. CFE is a post graduate professional qualification recognized by the FBI and USA Central Intelligence Agency in it’s recruitment of auditors for combating fraud. He is also the Chairperson of CSI-World Headquarters. Certified System Investigator (CSI) is the only Digital Forensic and Systemic Risk Certification body that operates in Asia. A number of senior auditors in the United Nations and government services proudly carry the CSI certification with distinction. Today, Tommy is the Number 1 fraud buster in Asia. His services in providing anti fraud and technical product training is much sought after by numerous leading multi-national companies, banks and governments in the region, including Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Taiwan. Tommy's previous work experience includes systems based auditing in an American International Bank, where he was the Senior Regional Auditor responsible for the Bank's audit in the Asia Pacific region. He has also held the top executive position of Chief of Internal Audit in a prime offshore bank where his audit duties cover the Singapore and Hong Kong operations of the bank. He covers all areas of the bank's audit of operations and IT systems. He also has practical working experience in the Operations Department of a foreign bank. Of late, Tommy has very successfully trained Anti-Narcotics Police Officers from most of the ASEAN countries. In 2008, he was awarded the privilege to train the highly skilled and intellectually superior officers from the Competition Commission of Singapore. Tommy Seah is also a prolific writer. He is the author of seven banking books including the F.I.G. Program. The FIG is the authoritative and definitive text on Financial Instruments designed to be used in the world wide banking industry for product training. This publication has received excellent review and first class commendation from some of the most authoritative professional certification body and top rated banks in the world. The other six authoritative texts used in his training are The Foreign Exchange Audit, The Control of Money Market Activities in Banks, Financial Management, MCA for Banks, SWAPS in Investment Banking and Anti-Money Laundering 101. His latest publication attempt is on Profiling and Interviewing Techniques. He has set for himself the goal to be the first Asian to write the first book in “Technology Fraud for the Banking Industry”. For the past twenty nine years, Tommy Seah has trained some of the top lawyers, bankers, accountants, investigators, CFOs, CEOs, COOs, CIOs and directors in the banks and financial institutions in the region. In particular, his expertise in SOX 404, AML and Basel II systems implementation and compliance is much sought after by financial institutions and banks in Germany, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.