Against the backdrop of the ongoing scrutiny the auditing and accountancy professions are under, SAICA hosted an online discussion about auditors and the public interest, ethics and professional integrity in October 2020. The panel and participants focused on how the future of the profession is linked to the need for it to reinforce the commitment…
DetailsThe digital age does not cease to surprise with all kinds of new and interesting things with which we need to keep up in order to have a sense of comfort about how informed and prepared we are for a new world Digital transformation, digital strategy, digital innovation and other terms which start with the…
DetailsBeing able to retain customer trust has never been more important – or more difficult – following the events of 2020. With so much disarray and widespread changes to working patterns, such as the mass migration to remote working, the job of keeping businesses secure has never been more difficult Between more sophisticated cybercriminals and…
DetailsWe explore some of the reasons for the lack of adoption of emerging technologies in the assurance space. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its associated technologies are creating a vast number of opportunities and millions of new jobs. Yet, accountants and auditors (collectively, assurance professionals) are not embracing these technologies at the same pace…
DetailsIn the race to do more, faster, take a moment to stop and think about what it is we do, how we do it, and why we do it. And question whether there is a better, more optimised, more future-enabling way to get results. And then ask how technology can help us. While the conversation…
DetailsMany businesses are automating their finance functions in the time of digital transformation. There is certainly a case to be made for this. The time saving alone can save millions for any one business as repetitive tasks are streamlined and analyses processed, which of course all moves to support better strategic decision-making. It is then…
DetailsSeneca said: ‘People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as comes to squandering time, they are true most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy’. The world has changed. We are suffering fatigue and frustration as we continue our journeys of untangling our work and…
DetailsIan Mann, one of South Africa’s most respected strategy and leadership consultants, shares his fact-based views on why the world is getting better. In a time where we could all do with a little positivity, Ian Mann, CEO of Gateways and international strategy and implementation consultant, feels it’s time to give SAICA and its members…
DetailsThe accountancy and audit industries are on the cusp of an automation transformation guided by the incredible growth of emerging technologies like robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI). What’s more, the world is experiencing the most significant global recession since the 1930s Great Depression. The evolution of the finance function is perfectly timed…
DetailsThe digital transformation of the finance function has continued relentlessly throughout 2020. We’re already starting to see the paybacks from making small, incremental changes to financial workflows by adopting emerging technologies. The pandemic is accelerating the speed of change and catalysing more investment in end-to-end automation and remote working. Where will the digital transformation of…
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