Format
This course will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday 22 May 2025 from 9.30am to 13.00pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
Who should attend
This course 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
Some of the issues to be covered across the morning 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.
- Common errors in conducting these assignments
- Key Financial Accounting & Auditing issues to consider for such
entities in 2025
- Reporting to relevant regulators (such as the Central Bank of Ireland) and
the regulator feedback to us.
We will also be joined by representatives
of the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) to discuss their work
licensing and regulating the property services sector (Auctioneers, Estate
Agents, Letting Agents and Property Management Agents) in Ireland, as well as
their expectations of accountants of such entities.Speaker Bios
Conal Kennedy - FCA
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 an 18-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.
Note for Legacy CPA Members
Members who joined Chartered Accountants Ireland following the amalgamation on 1 September, please continue to book on the CPA Portal here to ensure you receive your member discount.
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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