Certificate in Financial Crime and Intelligence Analysis Course

Why select this training course?

In an era where Financial Crimes are rising, fraudsters are becoming increasingly difficult to find. However, there is a way for their easy detection, and that is through intelligent investigation propelled by financial crime analysis and intelligence gathering. This training will expose you to various tools, techniques, and knowledge to contribute to your investigative skills.

As a newbie or even an expert in the investigative support or financial crime analysis unit, one core function is the constant demonstration and articulation of the skills needed. To do this smoothly, you need unhindered access to information relevant to the commercial world. This means you must gain as much information as possible on the organization, institution, or people you engage with. This also extends to information on the market, how you operate, and whether such a market faces risks.

What is financial crime risk management?

FCRM entails the proactive investigation, identification, analysis and monitoring of suspicious financial activities, eliminating susceptibilities and putting practical measures to protect an organization from being a victim.

What is crime intelligence analysis?

Within context, Crime Intelligence Analysis focuses on the thorough scrutiny of Financial Crimes and criminals by using data gathered to establish connections and relationships between people, crimes committed and patterns and trends of financial crimes.

The Certificate in Financial Crime and Intelligence Analysis Training Course by Rcademy will help individuals gain a deeper understanding of the financial crime landscape and the skills necessary to effectively detect and prevent financial crime. This can be particularly important for professionals in compliance, risk management, and law enforcement.

Who should attend?

This course has been specifically designed for people who intend to improve their information analysis skills, whether for investigative, research or intelligence-gathering purposes. Nonetheless, The Certificate in Financial Crime and Intelligence Analysis Training Course by Rcademy will be the best fit for:

• Law enforcement personnel who are responsible for apprehending financial criminals
• Investigators in both private and public sectors that follow the trail of financial transactions for potential indictment
• Investigative analysts who are skilled in financial crime investigation and analysis
• Accountants in charge of company treasury and accounts
• Analysts responsible for carrying out forensic analysis of the organization’s financial statement
• Fraud investigators are responsible for detecting and reporting Financial Crimes
• Senior-level executives in need of an in-depth understanding of accounting and finance

What are the course objectives?

At the end of The Certificate in Financial Crime and Intelligence Analysis Training Course by Rcademy, participants should be able to:

• Differentiate between competitive analysis, financial criminal Intelligence Analysis and financial crime analysis
• Describe the techniques leveraged in strategic analysis, tactical analysis and administrative analysis
• Explain the connection between the Intelligence Analysis and financial crime analysis
• Discover how analysis can help address transnational, national and local financial crimes
• Understand the connection of the information system and its application to intelligence and financial crime analysis.
• Explain how the different policy models, especially regarding changing paradigms and resistance to changes, are essential and relevant
• Leverage computer software for the analysis of geographical and statistical financial crime patterns
• Interpret and analyze financial crime patterns by applying and synthesizing practical and theoretical knowledge acquired during the training

How will this course be presented?

This Rcademy course on Financial Crimes and Intelligence Analysis will introduce participants to different Financial Crimes and gather information through intelligence analysis. It will touch on the fundamentals of financial crime analysis intelligence models, core competence and logic. Since Financial Crimes may involve a lot of information, participants will be taken through systems of visual investigation, data mining, mapping software, and crime analysis for criminal justice.

Professionals deliver the course training in an approachable and attractive manner. Role-playing, group exercises, presentations, and a range of other enjoyable activities are among the concepts for participant involvement included in the program. Participants will also have the opportunity to debate real-life scenarios, which will help to make the course more topic-relevant.

What are the topics covered in this course?

Module 1: Introduction to Financial Crime Analysis

• Overview of Financial Crimes
  – Definition
  – Analysis
• Law enforcement and financial crime analysis roles
• Functions and Sources of Information for financial crime analysis
• Penal codes
• Classification of financial crimes
• Communication, translation and data analysis

Module 2: Application of Financial Crime Analysis

• Financial crime and identification
  – Crime patterns identification
  – Forecasting crimes
  – Crime hot-spot identification (density maps tools)
  – Administrative, strategic and tactical financial crime analysis
• Analysis and functions
• Crime analysis unit and their functions
• Special victims, major financial crimes, gangs and other specialized subjects
• Crime reduction strategies and COMPSTAT analysis

Module 3: Financial Criminal Investigative Analysis

• Investigative analysis history
• Motives and typology of financial crime
• Profiling
  – Process of financial criminal profiling
  – Suspects and psychological make-up
• Financial criminal deviants

Module 4: Reporting, Statistics and Research

• Principles of Statistics and research
  – Principles of research
  – Content analysis and research design concepts
• Statistical methods, survey techniques and sampling
• Reporting
  – Grants
  – Studies
  – Government documents
  – Writing and research
• Software program
• Administrative documents
• COMPSTAT and reduction in crime

Module 5: Analysis of Criminal Financial Intelligence

• Intelligence
  – Fundamentals and History of intelligence
  – Intelligence cycle
  – Properly handling intelligence
  – Intelligence development
  – Data analysis
  – Analysis process
  – Critical thinking
• Tools and techniques
  – Intelligence tools and techniques
• Application
  – Intelligence application
• Reports
  – Intelligence reports, writing intel and briefing products.

Module 6: Financial Crime Analyst and Social Media

• Leveraging social media for link analysis and intelligence
• LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
• Software programs, private/public databases, open-source databases
• Social media elements and ethical considerations

Module 7: Spatial Analysis and Financial Crime Mapping

• Mapping
  – Mapping usage as a tool of crime analysis
  – Methods of crime mapping
• Visualisation
  – Leveraging maps for crime visualisation
  – Hot spots
• Spatial statistics and spatial analysis
• Map components

Module 8: Reality of Financial Crime Analyst

• Creating products and daily analysis (charts, BOLOs, links)
• Creating “six-packs”, graphic design and Photoshop
• Sourcing information, including dispatch
• Records images/CCTV, ALPR, records

Module 9: Officer Pitching and Court Testimony

• Pitching and testimony
• Law enforcement future
• Presentations and data products
• Learning from experience and what to avoid