Master red-flag detection & fraud controls to safeguard payroll processing. Uncover ghost employees, fake timesheets & payment diversion schemes with AI-powered automated controls.
Payroll fraud is among the most common and expensive types of occupational fraud worldwide. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), organizations lose approximately 5% of their revenue to fraud annually, with payroll schemes accounting for roughly 10 to15% of occupational fraud cases globally. These schemes typically last a long time—often 18 months before detection—and can cause significant losses (25% of payroll fraud cases cost more than $250,000 each).
This comprehensive course equips finance professionals with essential skills to detect, prevent, and combat payroll fraud. You'll master the critical aspects of payroll fraud prevention through practical, real-world scenarios that blend theoretical knowledge with actionable strategies.
Through this focused training program, you'll learn to:
The course provides downloadable Payroll Red-Flag Cards that serve as quick reference guides for identifying the eight most common fraud indicators in payroll processing.
Whether you're a payroll specialist, accounting manager, controller, internal auditor, or finance professional, this course will sharpen your "fraud lens" and equip you with practical tools to protect your organization from costly payroll fraud schemes.
Practical AI for Accounting & Finance | Build Your Own Tools | Fraud Prevention, E-Invoicing & Ethics | 30 Years of Experience
My courses focus on practical applications of AI in accounting and finance, alongside fraud prevention, e-invoicing and financial reporting ethics. – AI Finance: Build and customise reconciliation tools and fraud dashboards using plain-language prompts (“vibe coding”), without prior programming experience. Learn to validate results, protect sensitive data and create repeatable workflows. – Fraud prevention and internal controls: Recognise red flags in invoices, payments, payroll and other transactions, and apply preventive controls and structured investigation methods. – E-invoicing: Understand global requirements, electronic invoice formats and opportunities to automate accounts payable and receivable. – Financial reporting ethics: Work through accounting judgments, estimates and ethical dilemmas using practical cases and decision-making tools. My teaching draws on 30 years of experience in accounting, finance leadership, internal and external audit, and transformation, including roles at Big4 firms, DELL, SSE and TOMRA. I am a Fellow of ACCA (FCCA) and the founder of E-LITE Consulting and RSAgile.
