Instructor
Tim Kindem
Instructor
Tim Kindem, CPA
Tim Kindem is a Senior Manager of the AICPA Peer Review Program. He is the staff liaison to the Peer Review Board and Planning Task Force. Previously, he served as the staff liaison to the Education and Communication Task Force. He oversees the development of numerous continuing professional education offerings specifically designed for peer reviewers and develops or reviews the technical content presented at the annual AICPA Peer Review Conference. Prior to joining the AICPA, he was an audit manager with Ernst & Young in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tim is a graduate from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in accounting. He is currently licensed as a CPA in the state of North Carolina.
Be ready for your peer review (Bold)
The peer review process is a productive way to undertake practice monitoring, verifying the quality of your firm’s practice and protecting the public interest.
Gain a tighter grasp on the overall peer review process and learn what you can do to fully prepare for your triennial review.
This webcast will help you:
-Understand and compare the system and engagement review processes
-Address recently issued peer review guidance and quality control requirements
-Understand how both guidance and requirements affect your firm
You’ll also unearth the most frequent areas of professional standard noncompliance and how you can sidestep them far before your review is due.
Participants will take away from this session the resources and tools needed to help their firm enhance the quality of their peer review.
*Identify the steps included in the peer review process *Determine ways to Prepare for your peer review *Identify ways to get value from your peer review *Determine common areas of noncompliance with professional standards
• peer review process and timeline
• quality control standards Overview
• Enhancing audit quality initiatives
• common issues identified in peer review and how to prevent them
• Best practices to Prepare for your firm’s peer review
• peer review resources and tools
A fundamental knowledge of performing A&A engagements and peer review
Firms subject to the peer review process
Members of the Peer Review Program
Auditors
Accountants
Finance professionals