Overview 

The survival of today's accountant no longer rests upon his or her number-crunching abilities. This part of the accountant's role is now slowly being taken over by robots or "bots" as they have come to be called in tech lingo. And these bots do the job at amazing speeds and with brutal efficiency!

Rather than fighting change and looking at it as a curse, everyone needs to acknowledge and embrace this as a blessing! Trends in the profession show a movement away from compliance services to a more advisory services focus. Those who are a step ahead are adopting technology for its efficiency while they focus on adding real value to their clients. This is where the accountant's survival lies!

There is a lot of tech available today that can be used to change the efficiency of an accounting practice many times over for the benefit of both the practitioner and the client.

Join Nestene Clausen CA(SA) on 21 August 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. as she takes you through what you need to do in order to not get left behind in this tech revolution.

 Learning objectives

By the end of this event the participant should:

• Understand that technology is changing the accountant's old way of doing things;
• Know of the tech trends that are happening in the accounting sector;
• Understand what this means for accountants in practice;
• Understand which key strategic moves to make to survive the digital revolution; and
• Gain practical insight on various tech that may be used to run the accounting practice.

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• The current state of affairs in the accounting field.
• Tech trends in the accounting sector.
• What is available for the accountant?
• Harnessing the power of tech.
• Key strategic moves for survival.
• Statutory considerations - POPI Act and cyber security legislation.
• Future outlook.

Obtaining your CPD certificate

This webinar qualifies for 2 CPD hours with your professional body including: ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, ICBA, LSSA, FPI, and the IBA. The SAAA CPD policy is compliant with IFAC IES7 and is recognised by all relevant professional bodies.

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

About the presenter

Nestene Clausen CA(SA)

Nestene completed her B.com (Hons) at North West University in 2012. In 2014 she completed her professional articles and her Masters Degree in Chartered Accountancy. She then registered with SAICA as a Chartered Accountant in 2015. Nestene has lectured on the audit programme at the University of Cape Town. She started her own audit, tax & accounting practice which she has since grown into a reputable firm in the Tableview area with 60 clients and two staff members.

Who should attend

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:

• Professional Accountants including: RA, CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA);
• Accounting officers;
• Bookkeepers;
• Accounting department staff; and
• Trainee accountants. 

Price       

• R 475.00 - Online admission - Individual.
• R 950.00 - Online admission - Company.

Steps to register for the event:

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Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

• 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 me the presenter after the webinar.