Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation (FAFI) Graduate- Edward Riffle


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Edward Riffle earned a graduate certificate in forensic accounting and fraud investigation at WVU in 2005. He graduated from Fairmont State University with an undergraduate degree in accounting.

Now a senior associate at KPMG, he finds life in Washington, D.C., exciting and his job there stimulating.

KPMG is in 148 countries with more than 113,000 professionals providing audit, tax, and advisory services. KPMG helps national and international organizations meet their challenges. And these are many: Organizations are under constant pressure to deliver ever-better results while contending with a wide range of risks that can threaten their survival. Multinational companies must also address the additional demands of operating within different legal, financial, political and social systems, and managing complex cross-border issues.

“One of the things that the FAFI program does is that through its case studies, it mimics real life work,” he said. “The work I did investigating the case studies I was assigned at WVU is very similar to what I do today. The process that the program puts you through not only gets you intellectually ready for a career in forensic accounting, but it also teaches you the real world skills that you will need to be successful.”

He travels a lot, but seems to enjoy it. “The work that I do is very interesting and I have the privilege of working with a great team of people and for one of Fortune magazine’s 100 best companies to work for, KPMG,” he said. “Working for a global firm has allowed me to meet people from all over the world and work on some of the hottest topics of today in the business world.