Discussion with anti-fraud professionals that have been fighting financial and accounting scams for decades and are now gearing up for a whole new effort to thwart fraud before it begins.
FEI's "ForwardThinking" series features conversations with senior-level financial executives at the center of challenging times, requiring them to reflect on the fundamentals of their profession, their role as leaders, and accepting responsibility for greater societal change.
Financial executives have been at the center of fighting financial and accounting fraud, adapting as both the players and the schemes have changed with circumstances. But the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a combination of forces that will take combating fraud to a new level, whether it's remote workforces, changes in global supply chain security, or hundreds of billions in government assistance pouring into corporate coffers. 1 CPE credit session.
In this session Margot Cella in her responsibilities at the Center for Audit Quality and Pamela Verick of Protiviti discuss some of the challenges faces. From reports on topics such a corporate culture, SEC enforcement matters and fraud risk.
Field of Study: Management Services, Technical
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Vice President, Research and Anti-Fraud Initiatives | The Center for Audit Quality
Margot Cella is Vice President, Research and Anti-Fraud Initiatives at the CAQ. She chairs the Anti-Fraud Collaboration (AFC) Working Group, comprised of representatives from the associations whose members comprise the financial reporting supply chain: Financial Executives International, The Institute of Internal Auditors, and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She has been responsible for developing resources for the AFC, including case studies, webcasts, and reports on topics such as corporate culture, SEC enforcement matters, fraud risk, as well as complex accounting issues and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR). Margot also manages the activities of the CAQ’s Research Advisory Board which provides support for independent scholarly academic research through two grant programs. She is responsible for development of program content and execution of the CAQ’s annual symposium, bringing together senior practice leaders and auditing professors to engage in discussions about key issues of importance to the public accounting profession. Prior to joining the CAQ, Margot focused on the consumer goods, retail, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries as the Global Research Lead for the Products Group at Accenture LLP. Margot received an MS in biostatistics from Georgetown University.
Director, Investigations & Fraud Risk Management | Protiviti
I am a Director in the Investigations & Fraud Risk Management Solution with 23 years of risk management experience. I serve as the lead for Protiviti's Fraud Risk Management solution activities. I am also a 2016 Protiviti Innovation Champion. My areas of expertise include corporate compliance, anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters (including FCPA), fraud governance, fraud audits, fraud risk assessments and fraud awareness trainings, as well as forensic investigations. I work with public and private organizations, their Boards of Directors and legal counsel, to address sensitive matters involving fraud, corruption and misconduct in the U.S. and abroad.
