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Forensic Accounting ACFE

  • 14-02-2007 6:01pm
    #1
    Bren1609
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭


    Is anyone familiar with the ACFE aka the Association of Certified Fraud Experts? I was considering taking a job as a forensic accountant and thought that it would be useful to sit these exams. Apparantley it's an American/Canadian institute and you do the exams via CD ROM.

    Does anyone know anything about this institute or the standard of the qulaification?


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  • #2
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Can't say I've ever heard of it. Any forensic accountants over here are generally either ACA/ACCA.


  • #3
    Running Bing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    Kenny 5 wrote:
    Can't say I've ever heard of it. Any forensic accountants over here are generally either ACA/ACCA.


    Never heard of forensic accounting before. Seems very interesting. Anywhere I could get some info on forensic accounting in this country? Does it pay well compared to standard accounting?


  • #4
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Nowhere to really read up on it tbh. I've just heard of people working as them in the Big 4 and a few of the Top 20.


  • #5
    Leon11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭Leon11


    We had a guest lecturer the other day and he mentioned forensic accounting. From what I could gather they worked using CAAT's and were called in to help assist audits where there was a greater Inherent/Control risk. Could be wrong though, definitely very interesting though!

    As mentioned before I'd say it's just be an add on to Aca/Acca etc


  • #6
    Bren1609
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Bren1609


    Forensic accountants investigate fraud, give evidence in court and are used in matrimonial disputes to detemine earnings. I guess the CAB in the Gardai would be forensic accountants.

    Anywho, the website www.acfe.com


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  • #7
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    I can't honestly see you gaining much from doing it.


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