The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and The Institute of Internal Auditors Announce Education Partnership

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – the world’s largest organization of anti-fraud professionals – announced a new partnership with The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) that will see both organizations collaborate on education initiatives that will serve the interests of both global memberships in fraud investigation and auditing.

Anti-fraud professionals and internal auditors both strive to protect the organizations they serve and, though the primary focus is different, the opportunities to collaborate are vast. ACFE and IIA members often have similar interests and perspectives on fraud investigation and auditing – in fact, some practitioners are members of both organizations – and this partnership is a natural evolution that will allow both organizations to formalize and recognize this shared interest.

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“This partnership brings the power of fraud auditing, detection, and fraud investigation together in order to help businesses and organizations deal head-on with the risks and challenges of fraud,” said Brad Monterio, Executive Vice President of Member Competency & Learning at The IIA. “With increasingly complex technologies comes potential for fraud – this partnership will help both professions learn how to audit and investigate for fraud within these complex technology environments, including cryptocurrency, blockchain, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), robotic process automation (RPA), and others.”

“Audit and anti-fraud professionals must intentionally seek out new information and best practices to ensure they stay one step ahead of bad actors,” said Andi McNeal, Vice President of Education for the ACFE. “This partnership brings the necessary resources and conversations to the forefront so that everyone charged with protecting organizations against fraud—whether in audit or in another anti-fraud role—is able to effectively carry out those responsibilities.”

The partnership launches today with a series of webcasts, called “Fraud Perspectives,” which will cover important fraud-related topics. Each webcast in the series will feature a CIA-credentialed fraud auditor and a CFE-credentialed fraud investigator, who will offer their unique perspectives on timely, relevant topics.

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