SHORT DESCRIPTION

Highlighting the latest technological trends in accounting. August 2020

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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.

DESCRIPTION

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. 

PRICE

The following pricing apply:
Ad hoc: R475.00
Subscription: Included for free in Accountant in Practice plus Tax, Accountant in Practice and Bookkeeper packages.

CONTENT

Study Unit 1

The current state of affairs in the accounting field

Study Unit 2

Tech trends in the accounting sector

Study Unit 3

What is available for the accountant?

Study Unit 4

Harnessing the power of tech

Study Unit 5

Key strategic moves for survival

Study Unit 6

Statutory considerations – POPI Act and cyber security legislation

Study Unit 7

Future outlook

REQUIREMENTS

There are no preconditions for this course.
Moderate level.
Recorded webinar made available on a specified date

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. 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. 

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

By attending this webinar, you will be provided with:
– Summarised slide presentation.
– Reference documents and / or course material where available.
– Access to a technical knowledge base.
– Recorded webinar that includes an expert presenter and participant interaction.