Overview   

Technological advances in accounting software and business processes are having a huge impact on the role of the bookkeeper as we once knew it. Where the bookkeeper only used to focus on capturing documents and maintaining accounts, there is now a definite shift towards new value-adding tasks such as the two below:   

• Bookkeepers are now playing an advisory role to clients regarding their accounting software and what type of data should be provided and how it should be provided, with the aim of assisting good decision-making. 

• Bookkeepers are now managers of data rather than data capturers. The focus has shifted to data integrity and security.  

The arrival of these new tasks brings heightened focus on the subject of ethics and compliance. There now is definite need for bookkeepers to comply with ethics. Join Russel Ngobeni (BAP)SA on 24 February 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. as he discusses important ethical considerations that the bookkeeper needs to take into account in order to thrive in this shifting environment. 

Learning objectives  

By attending this webinar you will gain the following competencies:  

• Understand the ethical duties of the bookkeeper and how these would apply in practice. 

• Understand the penalties for non-compliance. 

• Understand the new environment and role of the bookkeeper. 

• Understand ethical pressures on bookkeepers at the moment. 

• Be aware of international norms and legislative prescription on ethics and compliance. 

Content 

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• Background to the role of the bookkeeper. 

• How the bookkeeper's role is evolving. 

• Understanding new responsibilities. 

• Ethics and the bookkeeper.  

• Expectations:  

  • From professional bodies. 

  • From society. 

  • From legislation. 

• Practical application of ethical duties. 

• Penalties for non-compliance. 

• What the future holds for the bookkeeper. 

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, SAIBA, SAICA and SAIPA. 

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

About the presenter 

Russel Ngobeni (BAP)SA 

Russel is a registered Business Accountant in Practice through the Southern Institute for Business Accountants (SAIBA), and a registered Tax practitioner through the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT). He holds a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree from the University of South Africa and a National Diploma in Financial Information Systems from Tshwane University of Technology. 

Russel is the founder of Shinyawani Group of Companies (Pty) Ltd.  He has won various entrepreneurial awards in the province of the Free State.  

Who should attend? 

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Practicing bookkeepers. 

• Accounting officers. 

• Professional accountants including: BA(SA), AGA(SA), ACCA, BAP(SA), AT(SA) and Professional Accountant (SA). 

• Trainee accountants. 

Price        

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual. 

• R 950.00 - Online admission - Company. 

• R 0.00 - Paid CPD Subscribers.  

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 Monthly Practice Management Series). 

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options. 

Additional material 

By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• A summarised slide presentation. 

• Reference documents and/or course material where available. 

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.