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M25037 - Lessons learnt from Quality Assurance Unit inspection visits (Online)

  • 24 Apr 2025
  • 09:30 - 11:30
  • Online Webinar

Registration


Register
Registration Time:09:15
Sessions Time: 09:30- 11:30  No Break
Speaker: Mr Roderick Falzon
Venue:   Online Webinar

Participation Fees 
MIA Members: €28
Non-MIA Members: €50.00
Retired Members: €15.00
Students: €20.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The session explains common findings that the QAU has identified when conducting reviews on completed audit engagements. Throughout this session we will be discussing the key findings and observations as indicated in the Accountancy Board’s annual report and common pitfalls of SME audits.

SPECIFIC TOPICS TO BE COVERED DURING THE SESSION

The session shall start off with a general background and changes effecting the profession. We shall then delve into the key visit findings, ISAs breaches and observations identified by the Quality Assurance Unit during inspection visits as well common pitfalls of SME audits. We shall then provide recommendations and solutions that sole practitioners and audit firms should take on-board and implement to address audit findings.

Why is the session of relevance to our members?

The outcome of this session is to learn how to effectively perform better audits.

    Target Audience

    This session is mainly intended to sole practitioners providing audit services and to audit firms in particular audit engagements partners, audit managers and other audit team members, quality assurance consultants and sub-contractors.

    Speaker's Profile

    Mr Roderick Falzon is a certified public accountant and holds a practicing certificate in auditing. He holds an ACCA professional qualification and is a fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants. He also holds a B. Com (Hons) Management degree from the University of Malta. He worked for a number of years with one of the Big Four audit firms. Since 2014, he has been working as audit quality assurance reviewer in the Quality  Assurance Unit within the Ministry for Finance where he performs quality assurance visits to sole practitioners and audit firms. He also participates in one of the colleges within the Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies.

    EVeNT CPE COMPETENCies

    2 Core

    WEBINARS TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    Terms and conditions  apply


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