Booking Information
Once you have booked your course, the link to the recording will be available in your "My Account" area.
Please be aware that you will have access to this course
for 180 days from the date of purchase
This course is suitable primarily for accountants in practice who act as auditor or reporting accountant for Solicitors, Insurance Brokers, Charities or Auctioneers in the Republic of Ireland. Trustees and directors of these entities may also derive benefit from this webinar.
Course overview
Topics to be covered during this extended course will include
- Summary of accountant's responsibilities in the case
of each of these regulated clients
- Key risks associated with each assignment
- Recent changes to legislation and regulations in this area
- The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on reporting and auditing for regulated entities
- Common errors in carrying out these assignments
- Financial accounting issues
- Reporting to relevant regulators and the regulator feedback to us
Key learning outcomes
By the end of this course, participant will be able to:
- Better understand the accountant's responsibilities
for these clients
- Be better equipped to prepare a compliant file
- Avoid common mistakes
- Develop an approach to tackling regulated clients generally
Speaker Bios
Conal Kennedy
Conal is Head of Practice Consulting in Chartered Accountants Ireland. He and his team provide advice and support to practices throughout Ireland, and publish a range of practice toolkits covering Anti Money Laundering, Audit, Accounting and Compliance. Over a ten year period in Practice Consulting, Conal has coached and advised many practices through major change events such as mergers, acquisitions and retirements. He has also advised on practice development and marketing
Jeremy Twomey
Jeremy in his role as Practice Consulting Manager works to support our member practitioners across our service areas, with a particular focus on compliance support, training and our associated advisory services. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Institute, having trained with Ernst & Young; he has held senior management positions across both financial and professional services, as well as the public sector.