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 March 2022 and is suitable primarily for accountants in
practice who act as auditor or reporting accountant for Solicitors and Insurance
Brokers in the Republic of Ireland. Solicitors or Insurance Broker Directors may
also derive benefit from this webinar.
Course overview
- Summary of accountant’s responsibilities in the case of Solicitors and
Insurance Brokers
- Key risks associated with each assignment
- Both recent and upcoming key changes to legislation and regulations in
this area (e.g., new Solicitors Accounts Regulations in 2022)
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on reporting and auditing for
regulated entities
- Common errors in conducting these assignments
- Key Financial Accounting & Auditing issues to
consider for such entities in 2022Reporting to
relevant regulators (such as the Law Society and Central Bank of Ireland) and
the regulator feedback to us.
Key learning outcome
- 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 such regulated clients generally.
Speaker Bios
Conal Kennedy - FCA
Bio: 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 audit,
accounting and compliance. Over a 15 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 - FCA
Bio: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.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or
requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930