Challenges Facing Anti-Fraud Programs

According to a recent ACFE/ Grant Thorton survey on preparing for a post-pandemic landscape, changes to investigative processes (e.g., challenges in gaining access to evidence or conducting remote interviews, inability to travel) and to the control/operating environment (e.g., process/ control exceptions, changes in controls/processes due to shift to remote work, staffing changes/reductions) have presented the greatest challenge to organizations, with 60% and 59% of respondents, respectively, noting these as current obstacles. These two factors are also expected to remain challenges for the greatest number of respondents in the post-pandemic environment. Additionally, while most challenges are expected to begin easing as we look forward, technological challenges are projected to grow slightly post-pandemic; 44% of respondents see technology as a current challenge, while 47% anticipate challenges in this area going forward.