Webinar Details
Course Description
For 30 years, the ACFE's Report to the Nations has helped organizations understand how occupational fraud occurs and which controls are most effective at preventing it. This session explores the report's key findings with a focus on accounts payable and employee expense fraud. Participants will review common schemes, emerging trends, behavioral red flags, and practical strategies to strengthen fraud prevention and detection.
Learning Objectives
- Identify key trends and insights from the ACFE's 2026 Report to the Nations related to accounts payable and employee expense fraud.
- Recognize common AP and employee expense fraud schemes, behavioral red flags, and internal controls that can help reduce fraud risk.
- Explore how technology can strengthen AP and employee expense controls through an overview of BILL's solutions.
Prerequisites
- None
Who Should Attend
CPAs, CFOs, controllers, and accounting/finance leaders and professionals.
Advanced Preparation
None
Presenter Details
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Matt Cavanagh
- Account Executive
Matt Cavanagh helps finance teams transform their accounts payable and employee expense processes through automation. At BILL, he works with organizations to simplify financial operations, strengthen controls, and improve visibility into business spending. Matt regularly demonstrates how modern finance technology can help organizations save time, reduce risk, and operate more efficiently.
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Liz Briggson
- Director, Partnerships & Education
Liz Briggson leads Partnerships and Education for Encoursa. She is passionate about helping people reach their potential. Knowing firsthand the power of pursuing and maintaining professional designations, Liz builds partnerships with companies around the world who share new ideas and teach best practices while providing opportunities for professionals to earn CPE credit.
Drawing on her own career experiences in Big 4 public accounting, corporate finance, and business valuation, Liz delivers educational programming designed to enlighten audiences and inspire action. Liz is a licensed CPA in the state of Michigan.
NASBA Sponsor
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Encoursa is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: NASBAregistry.org.
Date & Time
CPE
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Live Webinar
AP and Expense Fraud: Patterns and Prevention from 30 Years of ACFE Research
Sponsored by BILL
- Jul 28, 2026
- 12:00 PM EDT
- Credits: 1.00
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