Fraud Auditing, Detection, and Prevention Blog

Proactive Approach to Fraud Detection: A New State of Mind

Feb 24, 2025 7:19:20 PM / by Leonard W. Vona posted in Fraud Auditing, Fraud Detection, ...

Many years ago, the IT auditor was created. In fact, I was an IT auditor in 1979. For the last 40 years, however, I have been a fraud auditor. Unfortunately, unlike IT, the profession does not recognize the title of fraud auditor. 

In my opinion, it is time for the title of Fraud Auditor to be created and recognized by the profession. Auditors are not born with fraud risk or fraud audit knowledge or fraud skills. I suspect that college courses are not designed to provide this knowledge.  If the profession is serious about a “more proactive approach to fraud detection” it is time to recognize that this will require auditors to develop and gain a new set of skills. I recommend that every audit department invests in human fraud risk intelligence.

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Principles or Rules for Fraud Auditing?

Jun 15, 2023 6:39:42 PM / by Leonard W. Vona posted in Fraud Auditing, Payroll Fraud, ...

In accountancy, there are frequent discussions about a principle-based approach to GAAP vs. a rule-based approach. That is an equally valid discussion for fraud auditing. As you read, I hope you will reflect on whether a principle or a rule-based approach would be of more benefit to your organization.

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