Content:

This is a one day update with a practical rather than technical emphasis. The course deals with the major changes affecting practitioners in 2017 and those likely to impact in 2018.

The course will make detailed reference to changes in the following:

Audit Update – including recent changes in Auditing Standards and Ethical Standards
Changes in Audit Reports
Accounting – what’s changed  - and in particular, the impact on Small & Micro companies
Top ISA file deficiencies
Monitoring feedback
AML – the impact of the 4th Directive

Note that the topics may be varied in order to deal with issues which have become more significant at the time of delivery of the course.

Speakers:

Kathryn Burns FCA AITI CTA

Kathryn joined Mercia Ireland in 2008. She is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. She trained in Horwath Bastow Charleton (HBC) in Dublin and spent a further 2 years working in the Corporate Finance department of Farrell Grant Sparks (FGS) in Dublin, following which she worked as a technical executive with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPA). Kathryn’s role in Mercia involves conducting compliance reviews and the maintenance of audit technical products.
 

Jonathan McGee BBS FCA

Jonathan joined Mercia Ireland in 2007. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He trained in Gilroy Gannon in Sligo and spent a further 3 and half years working in the audit department of OSK in Dublin, following which he worked as a financial accountant with Bank of Ireland. Jonathan’s role in Mercia primarily involves conducting compliance reviews and presenting training courses.