April 18, 2002

A joint meeting with the
Fort Worth Chapter of the

at Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, TX

Lunch Meeting 12:00pm
Registration begins at 11:30am

Fraud and Financial Statements:
Case Examples & Current Issues

Presented by Bryan Finley, Deloitte & Touche

A growing list of recent high-profile bankruptcies and earnings restatements have brought under public scrutiny the role of accountants and auditors in detecting and preventing financial statement fraud. Members of Deloitte & Touche’s Forensic and Investigative Services Practice will discuss several recent cases of financial statement “errors”, their characteristics and warnings signs.

Bryan Finley, CPA is a Senior Manager in the Dispute Consulting practice of Deloitte & Touche. Bryan has over eleven years of experience in forensic accounting, litigation services, fraud investigation and reorganization services. Bryan’s experience in these service areas includes practice in New York for six years and London for four years. As a result, Bryan has significant international experience in fraud, litigation and bankruptcy assignments. Bryan has provided these services to a wide range of industries, including banking, publishing, energy, government and manufacturing. Bryan has had extensive experience with internal fraud investigation, management and financial statement fraud investigation, commercial litigation damages determination, Chapter 11 bankruptcies, and other regulatory actions. Bryan, a Dallas area native, has returned to his home state of Texas and now specializes in Forensic & Investigative Services for the Dallas office of Deloitte & Touche. Bryan is a graduate of the Professional Program in Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Pre-Meeting 10:30am

Earnings Management, presented by Sonya Yoo, Texas Instruments

Sonya Yoo, Texas Instruments Internal Auditing, will offer “hands-on” and timely advice related to performing internal audits aimed at preventing and/or detecting potential “earnings management.”

Operating management’s goals can lead to decisions being made to recognize sales or expenses early or late. This can impact the financial results reported for the quarter or the year. Sonya’s discussion will assist you and your internal audit team understand the potential issues related to “earnings management.” Additionally, Sonya will outline the internal controls that should be in place to prevent and/or detect potential “earnings management” issues.

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Post Meeting 1:30pm

The Business of Horse Racing

Have you ever wondered how the horse racing business works? The folks at Lone Star Park will walk us through the “business side of horse racing.” After this presentation, we will receive the VIP tour of the Lone Star Park facility.

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This meeting is being held at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie:

Attendees will need to come in Gate 5 and park in the preferred lot which is the second lot on the left.  The security guard at gate 5 will tell you where to park. Attendees should enter at the East gate in front of the valet parking area and go to the Pavilion Garden which is where the lunch will take place. There will be an IIA member there to help direct attendees to the proper area.