Jill Johnson answers a few questions about how she combats white-collar crime with her new designation, Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP). The CITP is only given to CPAs having the skills, training and experience in the areas of IT assurance and risk, data analytics, security, privacy, emerging trends and business solutions. 

"Hundreds of billions of dollars a year – that’s what the FBI and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimate white-collar crime costs U.S. businesses each year. But anti-fraud professionals such as CPA Jill Johnson are on the case. A principal at Lumsden & McCormick LLP, she recently earned the designation of certified information technology professional to deepen her detection and prevention skills.

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Jill Johnson, CPA, CFE, CITP, FHFMA  has been with Lumsden McCormick for nearly 15 years, joining the Firm upon graduating with honors from the University at Buffalo. She is a principal in the auditing and accounting department performing attestation services. While her focus has been in the health care industry, Jill has a broad range of skills applicable to commercial enterprises. She has an understanding of the underlining concerns all businesses face related to technology controls and data security and is certified in fraud prevention, detection and deterrence. Her ability to perform audits and risk assessments has only been enhanced with her certification as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and as a Certified Information Technology Professional through the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Jill is a member of the AICPA New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), NYSSCPA Technology Assurance Committee, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).