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Fraud Data Analytics: AP and Disbursements, Shell Companies, and Procurement

Detect payment, vendor, and procurement fraud with focused analytics testing

Lauren DealSD

Created by Lauren Deal, Steve DeSantis

Explore practical fraud data analytics techniques to uncover suspicious activity in accounts payable, vendor relationships, shell companies, and procurement. Learn to design targeted tests, interpret findings, and take effective investigative steps to reduce risk and improve control monitoring.

ACI | Sep 2026 | 204 min

What You Will Learn

You will start by examining common fraud schemes and their warning signs. Step-by-step examples show how to design analytics tests for accounts payable, vendors, and procurement data. As you progress, you will learn to interpret test results, identify meaningful anomalies, and decide on the right follow-up actions within a broader risk and control framework.

Key Features

  • Spot fraud schemes and red flags in payments, vendors, shell companies, and procurement
  • Design analytics tests that reveal anomalies and highlight high-risk transactions
  • Interpret results and plan follow-up actions to support better risk decisions

Target Audience

Ideal for internal auditors, forensic accountants, fraud investigators, compliance professionals, and data analytics practitioners. If you already understand basic audit or transaction processes and want to sharpen your fraud detection and investigative skills using analytics, this course will help you reach your goals.

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