FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING
"Follow the Money – Detect, Investigate, and Prevent Financial Crime."
Course Schedule
| Venue (InHouse) | Fees |
|---|---|
| At Your Organization Premises | Ask For The Quotation |
Course Introduction
This intensive 5-day training course provides participants with advanced knowledge and practical tools to conduct effective financial investigations. It focuses on tracing illicit financial flows, uncovering fraudulent transactions, and identifying links between financial data and criminal activities. The course blends investigative techniques, forensic accounting, and legal frameworks with hands-on case studies.
With growing threats from money laundering, embezzlement, bribery, and corporate fraud, this course equips law enforcement officers, compliance professionals, auditors, and regulatory personnel with the skills needed to detect financial irregularities and support criminal prosecution.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles and stages of financial crime investigation
- Analyze financial records, banking data, and suspicious transactions
- Use forensic accounting and digital tools to trace illicit funds
- Prepare documentation for prosecution and asset recovery
- Collaborate effectively with law enforcement, regulators, and legal entities
Key Benefits of Attending
- Strengthen your capacity to detect and investigate financial crime
- Stay current with techniques used by financial criminals
- Gain tools and templates for evidence collection and reporting
- Improve inter-agency cooperation in complex financial cases
- Support enforcement actions with solid financial documentation
Intended Audience
This training is ideal for:
- Financial crime investigators
- Internal auditors and compliance officers
- Law enforcement and regulatory personnel
- Financial intelligence unit (FIU) analysts
- Risk management and anti-money laundering (AML) teams
Individual Benefits
Participants will gain:
- Enhanced analytical and investigative skills
- The ability to detect financial red flags and fraudulent patterns
- Experience in working with transaction records, shell companies, and offshore structures
- A deep understanding of relevant laws (e.g., AML, anti-bribery, fraud acts)
- Improved confidence in presenting findings and evidence
Organization Benefits
Your organization will benefit from:
- Stronger fraud prevention and detection capabilities
- Reduced exposure to reputational, regulatory, and financial risk
- Improved internal controls and compliance reporting
- Greater coordination between departments handling financial crime
- Enhanced regulatory readiness and audit performance
Instructional Methdology
The course uses a practical, interactive format:
- Expert Briefings – Key concepts, tools, and investigative frameworks
- Case Studies – Based on real-world fraud and financial crime cases
- Workshops – Hands-on analysis of bank statements, ledgers, and reports
- Simulations – Conducting mock investigations and interviews
- Tools & Templates – Report formats, evidence tracking logs, red flag checklists
Course Outline
DETAILED 5-DAY COURSE OUTLINE (Customizable)
Training Hours: 07:30 AM – 03:30 PM
Daily Format: 3–4 Modules | Coffee breaks: 09:30 & 11:15 | Lunch Buffet: 01:00 – 02:00
Day 1: Introduction to Financial Investigations
- Module 1: Types of Financial Crime – Fraud, Corruption, Money Laundering
- Module 2: The Investigation Lifecycle
- Module 3: Legal & Regulatory Environment
- Module 4: Case Study: High-Profile Corporate Fraud
Day 2: Financial Statement & Transaction Analysis
- Module 5: Forensic Accounting Techniques
- Module 6: Reading Financial Statements for Red Flags
- Module 7: Bank Account & Cash Flow Tracing
- Module 8: Shell Companies & Layering Tactics
Day 3: Digital Evidence & Data Analytics
- Module 9: Using Software & Digital Tools in Investigations
- Module 10: Extracting & Analyzing Large Financial Datasets
- Module 11: Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR) & Analysis
- Module 12: Linking Financial Data to Criminal Activities
Day 4: Conducting the Investigation
- Module 13: Interviewing Witnesses & Suspects
- Module 14: Evidence Collection & Chain of Custody
- Module 15: Reporting, Documentation & Briefing Stakeholders
- Module 16: Mock Interview Session – Role Play
Day 5: Strategic Response & Final Simulation
- Module 17: Asset Recovery and Freezing Orders
- Module 18: Interagency Cooperation & Cross-Border Investigations
- Module 19: Final Investigation Simulation – Case Presentation
- Module 20: Certification & Action Planning
Certification
Participants who complete the program will receive a Certificate of Completion in Financial Investigation, validating their competence in identifying, analyzing, and prosecuting financial crimes.