CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2023

Komatsu supplies mining, construction, earthmoving and utility equipment all industries especially hard hit by power cuts. In particular, mining and quarrying, and construction saw negative economic growth for 2022. I learnt a lot of the key skills I need in the auditing profession.

IFRS 98

IFRS Marketing Construction Auditing 98

CFO Talks

MARCH 2, 2023

Komatsu Africa supplies mining, construction, earthmoving and utility equipment in Southern Africa. Before joining Komatsu, he was a Senior Manager at KPMG in South Africa and he was responsible for several large audit clients. Ehsaan, I’ve seen many of Komatsu’s excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks at mining and construction sites.

Auditing 98

Auditing CFO IFRS Construction 98

CFO Talks

AUGUST 28, 2024

These include the Companies Act, the Tax Administration Act, the Financial Sector Regulation Act, and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), among others. These statements must be audited or independently reviewed, depending on the company’s public interest score.

CFO 83

CFO Auditing Compliance IFRS 83

Future CFO

JULY 3, 2024

To thrive in this evolving regulatory landscape, CFOs must expand their function’s operating models beyond financial statements and construct a more holistic view of their organisation’s sources of value — one that measures and monetises financial and nonfinancial capital. Clearly, CFOs and the finance function have a big role to play here.

Finance 59

Finance IFRS Quantitative Data Communication 59

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Regular Updates and System Audits Technology changes fast and staying up-to-date is crucial for maintaining system security and efficiency. A retail business with an online store may regularly audit its IT system to ensure that financial transactions from online sales are being accurately captured and reflected in the financial statements.

Financial Reporting 52

Financial Reporting Auditing CFO Compliance 52

CFO Talks

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Today’s podcast is sponsored by Draftworx, which provides automated drafting and working paper financial software to more than 8000 accounting and auditing firms and corporations. The product mainly goes into, as you mentioned earlier, automotive, construction and medical industries.

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Manufacturing CFO Budgeting IFRS 75

CFO Talks

JANUARY 27, 2025

1 is, of course, the traditional route, which a lot of people follow and go through one of the accounting firms, and, typically, they go through audit related activities. Audit never interested me all that much, so it wasn’t a route I was particularly excited about. How do I audit this thing? I must be honest.

CFO 52

CFO Auditing IFRS Accounting 52