Using Teams in Production and Operations Management
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Strayer University
Contemporary Business
Professor Elizabeth DELONE
02-17-2013
1. Determine the most important five (5) skills that a forensic accountant needs to possess and evaluate the need for each skill. Be sure to include discussion regarding the relationship between the skill and its application to business operations. Forensic accounting is science of examining the organizations, people and money and their relationship. In other terms, applying specialized knowledge and investigative skills to collect, analyze, and evaluate a financial situation, then communicate those findings in a courtroom, boardroom, or other venue. Forensic …show more content…
Sunbeam 's accounting firm, Arthur Andersen performed an audit and reported that Sunbeam 's books were accurate and in accordance with federal guidelines. However, the board was unsatisfied and hired Deloitte & Touche to review Arthur Andersen 's audit. This follow-up uncovered proof that the numbers had been manipulated. The Securities and Exchange Commission investigated Sunbeam, and its CEO, Alfred Dunlap, was fired and forced to pay millions of dollars to settle investment lawsuits. He paid $500,000 in fines and was banned from serving as an officer in a public company.
References
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Owojori, A.A, T. O. Asaolu, (2009). The Role of Forensic Accounting in Solving the Vexed Problem of Corporate World, pg.184. Retrieved February 13, 2013, from http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr_29_2_04.pdf
Solnik, C. (2008). Bad Times Bode Well for Forensic Accounting, Long Island Business News, October 24, 2008.
Forensic Accountant Overview, (2011). Retrieved February 15, 2013, from http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/products/books/abstarcts/5130183%20chap%201_abs/pdf
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