Overview   

Our Accountants' Discussion Forum is a live and interactive forum that deals with current issues experienced by accounting professionals. Caryn Maitland CA(SA) hosts this discussion forum during which she's joined by an expert on the topic under discussion to interrogate and debate on it from different viewpoints.  

This webinar will highlight the practical steps businesses must follow to ensure they are compliant with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA). The presenters will provide answers to some of the frequently asked questions and give you an overview of how DocFox, FICA compliance experts, can enable you to become fully FICA compliant with their end-to-end software and services solution.   

This month we present this complimentary webinar during which Caryn is joined by Tertia Barrett from DocFox to discuss FICA compliance. Join Caryn and Tertia on 27 June 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

Learning objectives and competencies developed 

Attending this discussion forum will equip you with the following skills:  

• Have a basic understanding of FICA and the obligations you must fulfil to ensure that you become FICA compliant. 

• Knowledge of where and how to register as an Accountable Institution. 

• Have the ability to identify who your compliance officer is and what they need to do. 

• Gain an understanding of what your risk and compliance responsibilities are. 

• Gain useful insight into how DocFox can assist you with your duties, responsibilities and obligations. 

Content to be discussed 

The following topics are under discussion for this month: 

• What is FICA (Financial Intelligence Centre Act)? 

• FICA compliance and your obligations. 

• Who are Accountable Institutions (AIs)? 

• How do I register with FIC? 

• Compliance officer - who can I appoint and what are their roles and responsibilities? 

• What do I need to include in my FIC Risk and Compliance Manual? 

• What do I need to do to satisfy FIC with respect to knowing my client? 

• Frequently Asked Questions. 

• DocFox - who are they? 

• How does DocFox assist with FICA responsibilities and obligations? 

Obtaining your CPD certificate 

This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAICA and SAIPA. 

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.   

Meet your presenters 

Caryn Maitland CA(SA) 

Caryn Maitland is a Chartered Accountant (SA). She has been a member of IRBA as a registered auditor and accountant since 2002 and is also a registered member of SAICA. 

Caryn has lectured Auditing and Accounting at various institutions and has conducted independent workshops and seminars for professional accountants since 2006 on various topics. She has presented on the national tour for the annual Legislation Update with ProBeta Training (Pty) Ltd in 2014 and 2015, as well as on the FASSET national tour for the Tax Administration Act in 2014.  Caryn is also involved with the annual SAICA SMP Technical tour. 

Tertia Barrett  

Tertia Barett is the Sales Director at DocFox. She is passionate about engaging with people and moving business forward through smart technology. With over 20 years' experience in the B2B SaaS environment, working in a variety of highly competitive and fast-paced industries, Tertia has become accustomed to easily identifying and solving business issues and processes through the use of technology. 

Who should attend? 

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Professional accountants such as CA(SA), BAP(SA), AGA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), FCCA, BA(SA) and ACCA. 

• Registered auditors. 

• Registered tax practitioners.  

Price              

• This webinar is free. 

Steps to register for the event:  

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar. 

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar. Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free content). 

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