Accounting: What the World's Best Forensic Accountants and Auditors Know About Forensic Accounting and Auditing - That You Don't

By: Greg Shields

Narrated by: Michael Reaves, Sam Slydell

Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's Summary

If you want to become the Sherlock Holmes of the accounting world, then check out this audiobook....

Two comprehensive manuscripts in one audiobook:

• Forensic Accounting: What the World's Best Forensic Accountants Know - That You Don't
• Auditing: The Ultimate Guide to Performing Internal and External Audits

Financial officers, auditors, police officers, and other detectives all rely on forensic accountants. You may wonder, what type of person becomes a forensic accountant? The first part of this audiobook will detail not only what it takes to be one, but also how to be good at it. 

In part one of this audiobook, you will:

• Learn about different types of fraud and how it is detected
• Probably learn more about fraud than you did in school
• Discover how to review financial statements and inventories through the eyes of a detective
• Learn how to minimize the risk for businesses or the individuals involved
• Gain knowledge about other areas of fraud, such as stocks, securities, and investments
• Get real-life examples of cases and situations so you can learn all the necessary and valuable lessons contained in the audiobook
• And much, much more

Part two of this audiobook will cover topics such as:

• What is auditing?
• Types of audits, balance sheets, and assertions
• Life as an auditor - differences in audits and ethics
• Auditing business functions and assets
• Auditing human resources, inventory management, internal controls
• Assessing audit risk and filing a report

So, if you want to learn about forensic accounting and auditing, listen to this audiobook now!

©2018 Greg Shields (P)2018 Greg Shields

I am disappointed.

I'm a quick study on math-type things (as a former MBA student), and I was hoping for things to be explained so I could understand them and use them. Instead, this is more of a prescriptive approach, I just able to understand the points but if a person nothing knows about forensic will not be able to follow you. Keep it a bit simple. (Its my perception, not necessary you should agree with it.)

Misleading, poorly executed and dull

This book is firstly completly unsuited to the format, but worse has very little content. There are volumes of words about attitudes and beliefs but almost no content about what a forensic accountant might encounter. As someone who does forensic work I had gored to learn some new ideas or techniques or even just get a better understanding of things I know. Anything technical is brushed over for platitudes. In addition the same chapter will have sentences like we've just scratched the surface followed by now you know everything you need. I can't recommend this. It might be passable in print format where you can skip over the pointless information.

Unfortunately Worthless Fluff

I kept listening and listening, hoping for some nugget of value, but this audiobook delivered nothing more than several hours of utterly banal, flagrantly obvious ramblings. Very shallow and extremely disappointing...I have enjoyed and benefitted from another work by the same author, but this one, in my opinion, had no worthwhile content that couldn't also be gained from a buzzfeed-like listicle. Save your money, and get something else. For the author, please focus on providing what somebody would really be looking for who found this title. You really phoned it in with this book, and some of your other work has led me to believe that you can (and obviously should) do much better.

The topic of my life.

For years I have been struggling with this topic. A friend of mine suggested me this book to understand the forensic. The book was written in a manner that was so easy to use and understand in my daily life, that by the time I finished listening to it (and I couldn't put it down-an accounting book?), I felt so much more confident in dealing with my financial people. Good job.

Great resource.

This audible is a great resource! It covers the basics in easy to understand fashion. Then the author will take you to the top of forensic world.

Great for those who are starting a new business.

If you are already familiar with basic accounting and auditing then, I stress this to you and try to make yourself a pro in this field. You need to understand how the numbers go together and what they mean in a small business or you will end up like the other 80% that fail. This book helps you learn those numbers.

Positive recommendations for everyone.

Especially valuable are the sections on Forensic Accountants and Auditor, since reading and understanding them make a world of difference in being able to make sense of annual reports, retirement benefits, and basically any other stock-related correspondence.

Good introduction to Forensic principles

I found this book to be a decently written on the topic, understandable review of basic Forensic principles. It's written for those with a limited background in Forensic accounting; if you've studied accounting for a while it's a quick review, but probably won't teach you much.

Good book for Accountants. Great service.

As an accountant, very pleased with it. For years I have been struggling with this topic. But not now after listening to this fabulous book. As I have done this I have had to understand more and more about accounting in order to deal with my bankers, my financial advisors and my CPA.

Great book for forensic lovers.

Great book for forensic lovers and there are excellent details about the topic. Easy listening for 5 hours and 55 minutes with great information that I could use on a daily basic. Love it

Easy listening for a difficult to read topic

I just discovered this series of books last week. This particular package is the first I have listened to and completed and I am optimistic for the rest. I can highly recommend this one. The subject of audit is not often easy to read about, and undertaking an audit can be quite an excruciatingly stressful endeavour especially when it is not in your daily job description. However, listening to the subject of audit discussed alongside forensic accounting and in extended context makes it more interesting, and the reasons for doing it, the process and the outcome with the attendant benefits become more tangible. Full marks to the author and the narrators.

Pretty easy to follow.

The topic is no doubt complex but this book is pretty easy to read, follow and understand. Breaks down concepts of Forensic accounting into simple steps. Gives examples and provides additional support at the end too.

The best book on Accounting!!

Great self learning tool and govt job test guide, a lot of Provinces in UK exams very tough on math questions, book great help. I love auditing very much so the forensic.

Explains the basics well--Just what I needed!

I didn't know what I didn't know, and this book explained the basics in simple terms with examples. Just what I needed. I am not new to accounting but really fresh in Forensic. This book provided me much, thanks to the author.

Very Informative and cuts to the chase!

I would recommend this fabulous to anyone needing quick reference for forensic accountants and auditors. It is like a refresher on some subjects and this was perfect and very informative and precise!

The book provides very valuable information.

I love it. The book is very straight forward and seems to go with the topic I was in search. But just you will have to spend 5 hours and 55 minutes on it.

Excellent refresher.

If you have had some type of accounting experience before but are rusty, this book is excellent as it easily brings back accounting knowledge which one once possessed. Not very detailed and advanced, but an excellent guide for a refresher course.

Teaching An Accounting Course.

I have been in business for several years as a medical doctor and currently have just finished law school. This book helped me in both of these endeavors.

Outstanding tool Forensic accountants

First of all many thanks to the author for making this topic less complex and understandable to the lay person like me. This book provided one of the best systematic synopses of Forensic Accountants and Auditors, even for the beginners. I have ever encountered.

Fantastic Forensic Book for Non-Accountants

This is a remarkable book. I would highly recommend it to anyone desiring to learn basic Forensic accounting made easy. I found this extremely easy to understand. The author did a fantastic job explaining the concepts. Therefore, I knew I wanted this book in my personal library.