Booking Information
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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 September 2023 and is a
must attend for all auditors and accountants of practices with clients in
the Charities sector, as well as for accountants working directly in this sector
and Charity Trustees in Northern Ireland.Course overview
Topics to be covered during this course will include:
- The current key Accounting and Auditing issues in the Charities sector in
Northern Ireland;
- The evolution and current requirements of the Charities SORP (FRS 102),
including examples from Charity financial statements of best practice in
financial reporting in this sector;
- The best practice for the audit of Charities; with a particular focus on
the increased fraud risks and other challenges/risks facing the sector over
recent years;
- Current Charity Annual Reporting requirements, as well as an overview of
the work of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland by Rossa Keown, Head
of the Compliance & Enquiries at the Commission, as well as
a summary of your Reporting Responsibilities;
- Typical areas for improvement in the audit of Northern Irish Charities, as
identified by both the Institute Professional Standards and Practice
Consulting teams; and
- From audit planning, to your fieldwork and the completion of the audit,
learn how the recently updated Institute Charities PQA can help you ensure
that your work in this area meets the highest standards.
Don’t forget that interaction with the speakers is encouraged during this
webinar, allowing you to ask the questions that matter to you.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Have an improved awareness of the Legislative, Accounting and Auditing
issues in the Charities sector in Northern Ireland;
- Be better equipped to prepare Charities SORP compliant financial
statements;
- Better undertake the audit of charities and address the unique risks faced
by this sector; and
- Understand the recent/likely upcoming changes in the regulation of
charities
Speaker Bios
Conal Kennedy - 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 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-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
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