Wednesday,April 2 3:00 - 4:00pm eastern

Fraud Investigations
Presenter: Cheryl B. Hyder, MT, CPA, CFE, CVA

Description:
Cheryl Hyder, MST, CPA, CVA, CFE will introduce you to the basics of Fraud Investigations from the vantage point of a forensic accountant. Cheryl is an experienced Certified Fraud examiner as well as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Valuation Analyst with years of investigative experience.

You will gain an understanding of exactly what a fraud investigation is, how one is typically conducted, and when you need to consider having a fraud investigation conducted. Relying on audited financial statements in certain instances is not enough. Get tips on what to look for when dealing with a credit decision gone awry, and what you can do to try to recover bad debts.  

Bio:
Cheryl Hyder is an Associate Director with Dubinsky & Company, P.C. Ms. Hyder
earned a Master of Taxation degree from Villanova University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (accounting major) from Widener University, graduating with
honors. She has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 1989, and has achieved advanced designations of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). Most of her professional career has been devoted to performing forensic accounting and fraud investigations and providing other dispute analysis services in matters as diverse as damage analyses, shareholder or partnership disputes, matrimonial litigation, accounting standard of care matters, civil and criminal tax matters and business valuations. She developed and assisted in implementation of the testing a fraud detection and risk analysis tool for a major agency within the Federal Government. She has also testified in an accounting standard of care matter. Her professional experience includes providing accounting and tax compliance services for closely held businesses and high net worth individuals. She previously was an accounting manager and controller of a multi-state privately owned real estate investment and management group, and acquired large corporation experience while working for the financial analysis division of a publicly-traded energy provider. Ms. Hyder currently chairs the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants’ Business Valuation and Litigation Support Services Committee, and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board to Fraud Magazine (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners). She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan D.C. Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and is a special financial advisor to the Board of Directors of an early childhood development organization.