IPSAS - A Refresher and Update for CIG

Overview:

This one day seminar will review key aspects of IPSAS and look at major recent and upcoming developments. It will serve as a refresher for participants already familiar with IPSAS and allow them to compare and contrast the application of IPSAS by their entities with that of others. For those newer to IPSAS, it will facilitate a broadening and deepening of their understanding of its application. All participants will gain insight into current projects, allowing them to plan for the impact of these as they turn into new Standards.

Learning Objectives:

• Financial Statement Fundamentals, including understanding of key disclosure requirements on financial statements
• Accrual Accounting Essentials such as application of general accrual accounting principles, forthcoming developments
• Revenue Recognition, IPSAS 23

Speaker:

Alan Mayo is a UK chartered accountant and highly experienced instructor in the field of international financial reporting. Alan began his professional career as an auditor with PwC before co-founding a client training business in the UK. During this time he worked on the privatisation of British Gas, taught financial reporting and financial controllership programmes for Shell and managed a team providing training and change management support to UK public sector entities as they transitioned from cash to accruals based accounting. 

Who Should Attend:

Chief Financial Officers (CFO), Deputy CFOs,  Finance and accounting managers of Ministries/SAGCs, accountants and finance staff of Ministries/SAGCs, internal auditors, and operations managers of public entities.  

CPD Credits:

7.5 NASBA accredited 

Cost:

KYD 200 - Payable to CI Government - Treasury