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
Online courses cannot be booked on
behalf of someone else. Access will only be granted to the person completing the
online order.
Who should attend
This course was recorded in November 2022 and is suitable primarily for accountants in practice who act as
auditor or reporting accountant for Solicitors, Insurance Brokers, Charities,
Auctioneers, Owner Management Companies and/or Friendly/Industrial Societies 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 half day session will include:
- Summary of accountants’ 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 pandemic on reporting and auditing for
regulated entities
- Common errors in carrying out these assignments
- Key Financial Accounting Auditing issues to consider for regulated
entities in 2021/22
- Reporting to relevant regulators and the regulator feedback to us
Key learning outcomes
- Better understand the accountant’s and auditor’s responsibilities for
these clients
- Be better equipped to prepare a compliant file
- Avoid common mistakes
- Develop an approach to tackling regulated clients generally
Speakers
Conal Kennedy 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 audit, accounting and compliance. Over a 14 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 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.