Practice Management Conference 2020
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
After attending this online conference, you will be able to: Â
- Understand the purpose, mandate, and challenges faced by regulators, agencies and administrators. 
- Understand how to connect and access regulators and agencies.Â
- Gain insights into how leading firms are responding to the crises.Â
- Devise new ways of working from home and engaging with clients remotely.Â
- Offer clients new types of services and support. Â
DESCRIPTION
The Art of Practice Management is the only thing standing between you and failure. We don’t want you to fail.  Â
Join the Saiba and QuickBooks Practice Management Online Conference 2020 and become an Artist by understanding the changing regulatory and technology environment and learning how to respond.  Â
We have invited more than 20 regulators, agencies, administrators, funders, lenders, leading accounting firms and technology companies to share critical information with you relating to:Â
- Their role and function, Â
- How they interact with accountants,Â
- Their response plans to COVID-19 and the lockdown, Â
- How you can access the funding, loans, and other support programs available to you and your clients.Â
- How are leading firms adjusting to the new way of work.Â
- The technologies to use in the new remote work environment.   Â
Together we want to assist you in devising new ways of starting, managing and future proofing your firm’s income stream.  Â
The conference is open to all accountants in Southern Africa. Let us navigate the future and improve our practice management skills together.    Â
Practitioners can also learn from each other. How are some firms able to identify opportunities from change? How do they manage to implement their insights? How to they ensure co-ordination between their staff, clients and business objective? What technologies are they adopting and how do they see the future of the practice of accounting in South Africa.  Â
PRICE
This is a free event
CONTENT
Study Unit 1 – Intuit QuickBooks perspective
Items:
- Intuit QuickBooks’ response to COVID-19 and lockdown;
- COVID-19 and the lockdown’s effect on clients;
- Biggest threats to the firm during lockdown;
- Managing a practice’s workflow with Intuit QuickBooks;
- Intuit QuickBooks tools and resources to assist practitioners to grow and work smarter;
- Get free training and attract clients using the Intuit QuickBooks network of small businesses;
- Keep to deadlines and streamline tasks using Intuit QuickBooks software;
- Small practices: Get Intuit QuickBooks Certified and receive client referrals;
- Generate income by becoming an Intuit QuickBooks reseller;
- Intuit QuickBooks special offers available to SAIBA practitioners;
Study Unit 2 – The government perspective
- Government’s role and mandate, functions and services provided to practitioners during COVID-19 lockdown;
- Government’s approach to interacting or engaging with accountants/practitioners;
- Key areas practitioners can improve when engaging with the relevant institution;
- Government’s mode of operation under the COVID-19 and/or lockdown restrictions;
- Practitioners mode of engagement with government during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions;
- Support mechanisms in place for users/customers/public;
- Advice on how clients/SME’s can access the funding, loans, and other support programs available to them;
 Study Unit 3 – Leading accounting firm perspective
- Firms Response To COVID-19 And Lockdown;
- COVID-19 And The Lockdown’s Effect On Clients;
- Biggest Threats To The Firm During Lockdown;
- Firms reallocation of resources to alternative opportunities if applicable;
- Remote working, the new normal? Firms perspective;
- Firms deployment of technical resources to support remote working;
- Firms insights as to what constitutes good practice management with regards to:
- New business development.
- Engaging with current clients to develop your service portfolio.
- Fee negotiations.
- Appointing and retaining the right employees.
- How to effectively communicate with your prospects, influencing, do’s and dont’s of pitching.
- Leveraging social media, traditional media and thought leadership to improve visibility and awareness of your firm’s brand and your personal brand.
- Benchmarking against industry best practice, and behaviors and skills for successful strategy execution.
- Best practices for making difficult choices in an uncertain environment and for communicating and implementing them appropriately.
- Understanding the shaping forces that will define your business and your clients’ business in 10 years.
- Brainstorming how we must reinvent our profession given new technologies and environmental changes.
Study Unit 4 – Technology perspective
- Technology Firms Response To COVID-19 And Lockdown;
- COVID-19 And The Lockdown’s Effect On technology firms;
- Biggest Threats To The technology Firm During Lockdown;
- Remote Working, The New Normal? Technology Firms Perspective;
- Technology firms solutions for practitioners
REQUIREMENTS
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The following requirements apply:
- The event is open to all practicing professional accountants, tax practitioners, and auditors.
- We do not guarantee the availability of any of the presenters.
- The AGM is restricted to SAIBA members in good standing.
- All persons that register for the event must be registered as a free user on saiba.academy and the material and recordings will be made available within the online e-learning portal at no additional cost.
- CPD credits is dependent on completing an outcomes based assessment available on your free profile in saiba.academy.
- CPD awarded in line with IFAC IES7 and the new SAIBA CPD accreditation model.
PRESENTER
- Invited Government constituents include:   SARS, CIPC, CIPC Enforcement unit, FASSET, DSD, CIDB, NLB, DBE, EAAB, DOL, SEDA/SEFA, DTI, Banking council, DOH, ABASA, AG, AccGen, FIC, Co-ops, Sectional-Titles etc Â
- Invited Firms constituents include:   Mazars, Middle and Partners, Sizwe, SAB&T, Nexia.  
- Invited technology constituents include:Â
Main Sponsor – Intuit QuickBooks
Microsoft, Receipt Bank, Tangent Solutions, Bridgement
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
R 0 VAT Incl.
Additional Course Information
Category | Practice Management |
Accredited | SAIBA |
Verifiable CPD Hours | 20 |
Non-verifiable CPD Hours | N/A |
Effort | Online event |
Duration | 20 hours |
Format | Webinar |
Level | Moderate |
Assessment | Yes |
Study Material | No |
Course Date | 10 April, 2020 |
Who should attend?
Practicing members of SAIBA, SAICA, SAIPA, ACCA, CIMA, IAC, SAIT and IBASA. Â
Firm owners. Â
Practice managers. Â
Support staff. Â
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