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 June 2023
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.
Course overview
Topics to be covered during this focused session will include
- Summary of accountant's/auditor's responsibilities in the case of each of
these regulated clients
- Key risks associated with each assignment
- Both recent and upcoming key changes to legislation and regulations in
this area. Mr. Rory O'Neill of the Law Society of Ireland will join us to
discuss the key changes to the 2023 Solicitors Accounts Regulations which come
into force from 1 July next
- Common errors in conducting these assignments
- Key Financial Accounting & Auditing issues to consider for such
entities in 2023
- Reporting to relevant regulators (such as the Central Bank of Ireland) and
the regulator feedback to us.
Key learning outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to
- 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
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.
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