Booking Information
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Who should attend
This course was recorded on 27 November 2024 and specifically focuses on the compliance needs of Chartered Accountants Ireland members in practice in the Republic of Ireland.
Course overview
- Summary of the reporting accountant’s
responsibilities in relation to their solicitor clients
- Key risks associated with these assignments and the
common errors in conducting such assurance engagements
- Key changes introduced in the Solicitors Accounts
Regulations 2023 and how these impact the work of accountants reporting under
these new requirement
- Reporting to the Law Society of Ireland and their
expectations at this time
- How best to use the updated Institute Solicitors Accounts Regulations Toolkit and other guidance materials available in this area.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Better understand the reporting accountant’s
responsibilities for these clients and what has changed with the new
regulations
- Be better equipped to prepare a compliant file
- Avoid common mistakes
- Develop an approach to tackling such regulated clients generally
Speaker Bio
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 Anti Money Laundering, 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
Note for Legacy CPA Members
Members who joined Chartered Accountants Ireland following1 September 2024, please continue to book on the CPA Portal here to ensure you receive your member discount.