Speaking Engagements

Edward Nagel, Principal of nagel + associates inc., is proud to be presenting once again the Canadian Payroll Association’s national conference, which is being held in Ottawa, Ontario. This year’s conference theme is “Capitalizing on Payroll Professionalism”. Edward’s session is entitled: “Fudging the Figures: Watching for the Warning Signs of Payroll Fraud”.

Consider the employee who consistently works late, refuses to take vacation yet is unwilling to seek assistance from colleagues when clearly overworked. Now throw into the mix a lifestyle that exceeds the employee’s known sources of income coupled with personal financial difficulties. These may be just a handful of telltale signs or indicators that should prompt an organization to dive deeper.

This practical session will explore how typical accounting and payroll records are manipulated and what are the indicators that should have alerted staff and management. It will also go “behind-the-scenes” of a typical forensic investigation, including reviewing the key steps involved and what was uncovered. Finally, it will address current risk management trends and the top ten initiatives that organizations can implement to protect themselves from the risk of payroll fraud.