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1Using Computer-Assisted Auditing Techniques to Detect Fraud2Using CAATs to Find Fraud What are CAATs? Data analysis Methodology What is Data Mining? Fraud Detection Data analysis Software & Techniques Examples of Fraud A Generic Approach Benford s Law financial Crime Investigator Case Studies3What Are CAATs? computer -based tools that permit auditors to increase their personal productivity as well as that of the audit function. [CAATTs & Other BEASTS for Auditors, by David G. Coderre; 1998, Global Audit Publications] Provides, at a minimum, the following benefits: Gain insight into the business and operations Visibility into the company s control (failure, operations metrics, improvements) Benchmarking across business units, competitors, etc. Testing efficiencies increase test coverage and assurance Regulatory compliance, fraud or litigation analysis Saves time (sometimes even in the first year)4What Are CAATs?

4 What Are CAATs? The data tells the story!Enables you to quantify the financial impact of business decisions, accounting practices, and internal controls Also known as “Data Analysis”

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