Format
This session will be delivered via Zoom
on Wednesday 10 December from 2pm to 5.30pm. 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 for accountants, auditors, and
other business professionals, both from small and mid-sized practices and in
business, from across the island of Ireland.
Course overview
While the exact content of this webinar will be agreed
closer to its airing, some of the likely issues to be covered will include:
- The International Standards on Quality Management (ISQM) – what you need
to do to ensure that your practice continues to adhere to these standards into
2026
- Group Audits and the impacts of the revised ISA 600, and how you can use
our new dedicated Group Audits Toolkit for such assignments
- Audit Planning – the key impacts of ISA 315 (Risk of Material
Misstatement) and the audit risks you face (for example fraud) on your
audits
- Going Concern requirements under ISA 570
- Incomplete Audit Evidence & ISA 505
- Audit Completion – getting your documentation right
- Sustainability Assurance – what is coming?
- Impacts of upcoming changes to FRS 102 & 105, as well as Company Size,
Threshold & Audit Exemption Rule Changes on your audits
- Other points to consider, such as how the Ethical Standards impact on your
audits,
- Typical areas for improvement in the audit of SMEs, as identified by both
the Institute Professional Standards and Practice Consulting teams; and
- Reporting to Regulatory bodies should the need arise (e.g., Anti-Money
Laundering, Fraud or Company Law issues).
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the key auditing issues for micro, small and medium sized
companies that have arisen over the last 12 months and how to address
these.
- How best to employ the Institute PQAs, Group Audits Toolkit and ISQM
Resource Pack in your audits/practice
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 a 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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