Using Analytics to Detect Possible Fraud: Tools and Techniques

About the Author

Pamela S. Mantone, CPA, CFE, CFF, CITP, CGMA, FCPA, is a senior assurance manager of Joseph Decosimo and Company, PLLC, a leading regional accounting firm that provides multiple services to both businesses and individuals. She performs both audit and attestation services and forensic accounting services to various types of organizations. She also provides consulting services regarding implementation of fraud prevention and detection internal control systems, especially for small and mid-sized businesses. She manages and performs audits of internal control systems for various types of business entities.

In practicing in the areas of audit and attestation services, Ms. Mantone manages and supervises these services for financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, small businesses, and publicly traded companies. Her fraud and forensic services primarily relate to the gathering of forensic evidence and testifying to findings, with an emphasis on embezzlement and fraudulent financial statement reporting, along with her ability to find patterns in financial information suggesting possible fraudulent activity.

Ms. Mantone is also active in various professional societies. She participates in the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) high school liaison program, promoting accounting career choices to high school students. She is an active member of the TSCPA Forensic Valuation Services Committee. She currently services as an ...