At this event, speakers will focus on the key issues facing the business & finance professional accountant.  Attendance at this event will provide delegates with an opportunity to engage with subject matter experts on topics hugely relevant to the busy accountant employed in industry.

Our speakers will share tools and strategies for you to take back to your own business.  Topics will be a mix a mix of technical topics including the ever-important taxation and financial reporting along with those broader business skills required in business including communication and a workshop on streamlining your business processes.

Topics Covered:

9.30am Financial Accounting

Fidelma McPhillips, CPA, will guide you through Micro Company Financial Reporting covering:

• What type of entities can and can’t apply FRS 105
• The format of the financial statements
• Focus on required Notes Disclosures
• What Exemptions can you avail of
• Abridged Micro Financial Statements
• Where are the Simplifications and are they helpful or restrictive
• How to Transition to Micro Company reporting

11.30am Negotiation and Influence for Accountants:

Speaker Alistair McBride

• Learn how to see the situation from the other side
• How to make deals that last longer
• How to use 'no' constructively to build better agreements
• How to influence others in a positive and constructive way
• How to reframe your request to be more easily accepted
• When and how to collaborate rather than compromise so both sides can get almost all of what they want

2pm Employment Law Issue

Speaker: Pat McInerney, Partner, Holmes O’Malley Sexton

3.45 Detecting & Preventing Fraud:

Speaker: Michael FitzGerald, Mazars

Michael is an experienced fraud investigator with over 20 years’ experience of managing internal and external fraud cases, before moving to Mazars. Michael has specialised in internal investigations that are both large in value and complex in nature and has lead teams of experts to provide elegant solutions that has delivered commercial benefit for the business.

• Introduction to Occupational Fraud.
• Case studies of Fraud in Organisations.
• Threats, Myths and Experience.
• Fraud Risk Management.
• Deterrence of Internal Abuse
• Practical Controls to Put in Place.
• Fraud Response Planning

Key Event Details:

Location: Clayton Hotel, Galway
Time: 9.30am - 5pm (registration from 9am)
CPD Credit: 8 hours

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Make sure that you input your CPA member ID as the attendee when booking, as the CPD credit will not be automatically allocated to your account otherwise.