Avoiding Fraud in Treasury Operations

Governments must incorporate prevention measures against both internal and external fraudulent activity. In the treasury office, this is especially of importance since public funds are at risk. Utilizing appropriate solutions to identify, mitigate and recover from fraud events are essential skills for treasury and finance professionals. This course will assist finance officers with developing, reviewing, and updating their policies and procedures related to fraud prevention. Key components of the training will include: "Understanding potential types of internal and external fraud activity in the treasury office "Developing policies and procedures to guard against fraud "Implementing processes to monitor internal and external treasury functions to avoid fraudulent activity "Special topic on electronic fraud vulnerabilities "Knowing what steps should be taken if fraud is identified "Reviewing fraud cases studies from local governments