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 a must attend for all Money
Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) in our member firms, but would also be of
benefit to any member of your team, as everyone working in practice has specific
AML responsibilities.
This course focuses on the needs of accountants in practice in both the
Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Course overview
This focussed webinar will allow you to gain an understanding of what you
need to do to ensure your practice meets its AML Reporting responsibilities.
Some of the topics we will cover will include:
- What signs you should look out for in relation to Money Laundering.
- Recent changes to AML Legislation in both jurisdictions, how these impact
your practice and the latest guidance available, with a particular focus on
reporting.
- The important roles of both an Garda Síochána & the Revenue
Commissioners in Suspicious Activity/Transaction Reporting in the Republic of
Ireland, as well as the National Crime Agency (NCA), HMRC and the PSNI for
Northern Ireland.
- When and how to report an AML issue, and when not to report. We will in
particular focus on the online reporting systems available in both
jurisdictions and recent updates to these.
- Discussion of the practical AML Reporting issues and dilemmas facing you.
- Knowledge about what the Practice Consulting team are seeing in our
interactions with member firms in relation to AML Reporting, as well as
feedback we receive from the relevant authorities in both jurisdictions.
- This webinar will be as interactive as possible, with time allocated to
allow participants to ask the questions and deal with the AML issues that
matter to you.
Key learning outcome
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Have full knowledge of the recent key significant AML related legislative
changes and their impacts on your firm.
- Understand when and how to make an AML related report to the relevant
authorities in your jurisdiction.
Speaker Bios
Conal Kennedy FCAConal 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 16 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 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 u