Financial Reporting and Asset Accounting: Modern Methods and International Standards

31 Mar 2025 - 04 Apr 2025 | London, United Kingdom

Course overview:

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has become a global accounting language. There are currently over 165 countries that require or permit the use of IFRS for listed companies. The correct adoption of IFRS promises organisations in all the sectors many benefits including greater consistency, comparability and transparency of financial reporting resulting in enhanced investor confidence across the globe.

The workshop will be useful for: Staff in finance department, Internal and external auditors, Regulators, Financial and credit analysts who review financial statements and sustainability reports. A basic understanding of accounting as per any national GAAP is a pre-requisite.

By end of the workshop, the participants will: Obtain an in-depth understanding of the principles in key IFRSs as applicable to corporates and financial institutions; Evaluate the impact on financial statements of the application of IFRSs, including recent changes to existing standards; Analyse the impact of rising interest rates and inflation on IFRS financial statements.

Course facilitator:

trainer
Saket Modi

Saket Modi is a London-based financial trainer and consultant. He has designed and facilitated workshops for finance professionals from over 50 countries in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Saket specialises in financial reporting and analysis (IFRS/IPSAS), including financial instruments and insurance contracts. He has spent considerable time working, advising and training in matters relating to IFRS, and delivered workshops for corporate, banks and similar financial institutions, public sector organisations, and professional services firms. Saket has facilitated courses on ESG reporting and IFRS impact of climate change for organisations globally. Saket has written material on IFRS for Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and was invited by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board® (IAASB®) to present on IFRS 9 at their board meeting in New York.