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Who Should Attend?
This course was reocrded in April 2022 and is suitable for audit
professionals at all levels.
Course Overview
- Opening Address - Paul Henry, President, Chartered Accountants Ireland
- IAASB Standards for audits of less complex entities - A panel discussion
with Anne Sykes (Chartered Accountants Ireland) and Lisa Campbell, Head of
Operations, (IAASA).
- Staff retention and progression in the Audit profession - A panel
discussion with Rachel Tubridy (PeopleSource), Sinead Fox-Hamilton (Chartered
Accountants Ireland) Andrew Duignan (Audit Senior Manager, RBK (ROI)), Claire
Browne (Audit Director, KPMG (NI)), Maeve Hunt, (Audit Director, Grant
Thornton (NI))
- General technical update - (including IAASA Revised standards - Effective
periods on or after 31 Jul 2021, impact of ESG matters on financial reporting
and audit work, practical implementation of the recently introduced ISQMs, ISA
(UK) 240 Revised) - Yvonne McCafferty (Director, Audit Technical, Deloitte)
and Patrick Gorry (Partner,Mazars) and Jason Bradley (Project Director, Audit
&Assurance Policy Team, FRC)
- Managing deadlines and professional burn-out- Dee France (Thrive
& CA Support Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland)
- Essential Regulatory Update - (including Issues/observations from
Institute inspections of audit firms, IAASA's new CPD Guidelines and
implications for responsible individuals, New Audit Regulations for Ireland -
key changes and comparison to UK Audit Regs, Oversight bodies recommendations
and the evolution of audit regulation) - Aidan Lambe and
Karen Flannery, (Professional Standards, Chartered Accountants
Ireland).
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Have a deeper understanding of the key regulatory, technical and talent
management issues impacting the audit profession today.
Speaker Bio's
Brian Murphy FCA Brian is a Partner within Deloitte Ireland's Consumer
& Technology Business (CTB) Audit & Assurance department. He has over 15
years audit and general business advisory experience, specialising in external
statutory audits under IFRS, US and local GAAP, internal audits (including
systems reviews and "value for money" audits), due diligence and forensic
accounting investigations (for both private and public sector organisations).
Brian lectures and presents extensively on a range of topics including audit,
financial accounting/reporting and finance on behalf of Chartered Accountants
Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
(FCA), holds a Diploma in IFRS, Certificate in FRS 102 and Bachelor of Business
& Legal Studies (UCD).
Rachel Tubridy - Managing Director, PeopleSource.ie - a finance
recruitment firm based in Dublin. Rachel has been working in the recruitment
sector for almost 20 years in Ireland and the UK. Her client portfolio ranges
from Plc's to SME's to MNC's both in Ireland and internationally. She will be
able to share her experience and provide insights on the finance recruitment
market and emerging trends. For the past three years PeopleSource.ie has been
the main sponsor for our Young Professionals and they have worked with the
Chartered Accountants Ireland for the past seven years.
Sinead Fox-Hamilton FCA -Sinead is a Law graduate and Fellow Chartered
Accountant who has enjoyed a diverse career spanning varied Finance, Recruitment
and Consulting positions. In her current role with Chartered Accountants
Ireland, she showcases the Chartered Accountancy profession, supports career and
professional development journeys along with working with employers to implement
relevant training and learning solutions to support talent management. Sinead
was noted in Northern Ireland's 'Top 40 under 40' and 'Top 20 Inspiring Women'
listings and was also recognised for her
Dee France -Dee manages the team behind Thrive Wellbeing Hub and CA
Support at Chartered Accountants Ireland. She is a fully qualified Wellness
Coach, certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and Stress
Management consultant with an MA in Gender Politics from Goldsmiths University,
London.
Meave HuntMaeve is a Director within the Audit and Assurance
department of Grant Thornton Belfast. Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2016
she was an audit manager in a mid-tier practice for seven years, where she was
responsible for a wide portfolio of clients. Maeve has significant experience in
working with small privately held businesses through to large multinational
corporates focusing on but not limited to the manufacturing, retail and property
development and technology sectors. She also has experience in preparing
financial projections and business plans for companies wishing to gain start-up
funds/grants. Maeve is Chairperson of Chartered Accountants Ireland Ulster
Society.
Jason Bradleyis a Project Direct - Financial Reporting Council.
Working within the FRC’s Audit & Assurance policy team on the development of
auditing standards and guidance, Jason’s specialism is how audit quality can be
improved with the effective deployment of technology. Over the past 2 years
Jason has lead the revision of ISRE (UK) 2410 and PN 14 and is currently working
on the revised ISA (UK) 600. He is also a member of the IESBA Technology Experts
Group, bringing a regulators viewpoint to work on the intersection of technology
and professional ethics.
Yvonne Mc Cafferty ACA, CTA is a Director in Deloitte's Audit
Technical department. Yvonne is one of the Deloitte's key technical leads in
responding to changes in the auditing, legislative and regulatory frameworks.
Yvonne has extensive experience on a range of technical matters pertinent to the
audit profession. She supports and advises audit practitioners on audit
technical matters and complex auditing issues. Yvonne also lectures on behalf of
the Institute.
Lisa Campbell - is the Head of Operations in IAASA (Irish Auditing and
Accounting Supervisory Authority), responsible for the examination of the level
of compliance of certain entities' annual and half-yearly financial reporting
with applicable financial reporting standards, the quality assurance of public
interest entity auditors and audit firms, and for the supervision of the
regulatory activities of the six prescribed accountancy bodies in Ireland. Lisa
also chairs the Audit and Risk Committee of the National Council for Special
Education. Lisa is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and joined IAASA in
2015.
Claire Browne,Audit Director, KPMG (NI)Claire is an Audit
Director at KPMG Ireland having joined the firm as a trainee in 2011 and
qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2015. She is an experienced auditor who
provides audit and assurance services to clients across a range of sectors
including owner managed businesses, manufacturing and construction, IT and
technology, hospitality, pharmaceutical and the public sector. Claire set up and
Chairs the KPMG In NI Young Professionals network and is currently convenor of
Ulster Society Young Professionals Group. Claire has a passion for the
profession and enjoys coaching and training the next generation of accountants,
taking a leading role in recruitment and training.
Andrew Duignan, Audit Senior Manager, RBK (ROI)A Member of
Chartered Accountants Ireland, Andrew has significant experience in the
provision of audit and assurance services to clients operating in the financial
services and international business sectors, in particular, to large groups and
subsidiaries of multi-national companies. Andrew’s specialises in aircraft
leasing and asset management companies operating in the construction sector.
Andrew has substantial experience of supporting companies with complex
accounting matters under various financial reporting frameworks.
Aidan Lambe is Director, Professional Standards at Chartered Accountants
Ireland
Karen Flannery is Head of Projects, Professional Standards, Chartered Accountants
Ireland
Patrick Gorry is Partner at Mazars specialising in
financial services audit and assurance. His experience includes providing
services to Irish and international financial institutions, structured finance
vehicles and investment firms. He is a member of the Audit and Assurance
Committee Financial Services working party at Chartered Accountants Ireland. At
Mazars Patrick leads the firm’s audit and assurance technical group which is
responsible for in-house technical training and support, methodology development
and audit quality initiatives.
Anne Sykes FCAAnne joined the institute in 2000 as part of
the Professional Standards team, now Professional Accountancy Team in Advocacy
and Voice. Her role in the technical team has covered auditing and assurance as
well as financial reporting and ethics issues. This includes drafting guidance
on new emerging issues and responding to international and local standard
setters on exposure drafts for standards. The team also engages with local
bodies to develop reporting frameworks and guidance for our members such as the
Central Bank of Ireland and the Law Society as well as government bodies. The
provision of information for our members via our website and our regular
Technical RoundUp in the institute’s weekly eNews is a key element in the team’s
communications with members. Anne also works with accountancy bodies in the UK
and Europe on new and emerging issues as well as ongoing guidance development on
common issues.
Contact us
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requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930