You may be thinking, “what is fraud and forensic accounting?” – and you’re not alone! Fraud and forensic accounting is an area that many students many not hear about.
In an effort to bring awareness to this field and the various career paths within, we hosted a virtual “Fraud & Forensic Accounting Career Paths” event for our students, alumni, and prospective MPAcc applicants.
Below you can view a recording of the presentation portion of this event, featuring all 3 of our speakers:
Speaker Profiles
Sheri Betzer, CPA, CFE | Senior Lecturer at MSU Denver
Since receiving her B.S. in Accounting from Colorado Mesa University, Sheri has become one of the foremost experts in fraud and forensic accounting. She regularly conducts continuing education courses for CPA’s and attorneys while maintaining a practice that involves litigation support, fraud investigation, and financial consulting. Former clients include the US Dept. of Justice, the Colorado Dept. of Revenue, and public defender offices throughout CO, AZ, and WY.
Becky Sheppard, CPA, MPAcc | President, AccountAbility, Inc | Affiliate at Betzer, Call, Lausten & Schwartz
Becky is a Certified Public Accountant who owns AccountAbility, Inc, a QuickBooks Consulting and Bookkeeping firm with 15 employees. She is also an affiliate with Betzer, Call, Lausten and Schwartz working on various forensic accounting and fraud cases. Becky’s background specializing in the clean-up of messy books enables her to easily review financial reports for accuracy and to determine inconsistencies.
Anthony Romero | Senior Special Agent at IRS Criminal Investigation
Anthony Romero is a seasoned federal law enforcement professional with a 27-year career dedicated to investigating financial crimes and disrupting transnational criminal organizations. After graduating from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 1996, Romero began his career as a Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) in 1997. Romero led complex investigations into tax evasion, money laundering, and other financial crimes, resulting in numerous convictions. In 2017, he transitioned to a multi-agency task force focused on combating darknet narcotics distribution. Since 2022, Romero has been an integral member of a multi-agency OCDETF task force targeting transnational gangs involved in drug trafficking.
Links referenced during the event
For those continuing to explore the many career paths within the accounting profession, we have 2 remaining fall ’24 virtual events to check out!
- Mapping Your Audit Path – 10/9 at noon MT
- Exploring Your Path to Taxation – 10/21 at 5:30pm MT
You can see a complete list of events for our Accounting Roadrunner Community here.