Aidan Clifford, ACCA Ireland

Aidan works full time for ACCA as Advisory Services Manager, providing advice to accountants on technical auditing, accounting, ethical and investment business issues. He also lectures extensively for ACCA on auditing and accounting to qualified members and students both in Ireland and overseas. Aidan formerly worked as a Compliance Officer for ACCA, monitoring the compliance by professional accounting firms with auditing and professional standards. Aidan is a Fellow of ACCA and CAI.

Denise O'Connell, Grant Thornton

Denise joined Grant Thornton in 2002 and is a partner in their Limerick office. She specialises in the area of audit and assurance services. Denise has an in-depth knowledge of credit union operations and is responsible for the management of credit union audits and advisory assignments within the firm. She also has considerable experience of the international credit union movement through her placement with a Canadian member firm in 2007.

Denise has extensive experience in the engineering, manufacturing and retail sectors and is also responsible for internal audit and risk management services in the Limerick office. Denise is member of CAI.

To be discussed on the day:

• Introduction, and application dates
• The balance sheet changes
• Accounting for Investments
• Accounting for credit union combinations
• Financial statements, first time application and disclosures

Refreshements and lunch are included in the daily rate

In association with CUMA

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