Mastering Risk, Build a Register That Actually Protects You
Spot real risks, build a working register, and bring risk management into the everyday decisions that matter. This session gives you practical tools that actually work, in your practice, with your clients, or in your finance role.
3 CPD units August 13, 2025 1 presenter
What will set you apart
By completing this course you will gain the following competencies
- By attending this webinar you will gain the following competencies
- ✅ How to identify real risks in your practice or client’s business—not just tick-box risks
- ✅ The difference between a useless risk register and one that keeps you out of trouble
- ✅ How to confidently update and manage risks with limited time and resources
- ✅ How to use your risk register to defend against liability and compliance failures
- ✅ How to explain risk in a way that clients or execs will understand (and charge for it)
Event breakdown
- What Real-World Risk Looks Like – Why risk management often fails in small practices and finance teams – Risk vs compliance vs liability: understanding the differences
- Risk Identification That Works – Practical methods to identify operational, financial, and compliance risks – Red flags accountants often miss
- Building a Risk Register That Lives – The anatomy of an effective risk register – Prioritisation: likelihood, impact, and velocity – Examples of registers that worked—and those that failed
- Ongoing Risk Management – Embedding risk thinking into day-to-day operations – Ownership, updates, and review cycles – How to use your register during SARS/CIPC/FIC reviews
- Using Risk Registers to Add Value – Turning your risk work into advisory services – Presenting risk insights to clients or management – Charging for proactive risk reviews
- Templates, Tools & Case Examples – Sample risk register – Walkthrough of a real-life risk escalation – Q&A and resource pack
Category: Management AccountingType: CPD CourseCPD category: Management Accounting
Description
If your risk register is a once-a-year exercise that gathers dust in a shared folder, this session is for you. We’re going beyond risk theory into the messy reality of running a practice or managing a finance department where things go wrong fast. You’ll learn how to spot the real threats, keep your register lean but effective, and turn risk management into something useful (even billable). From fraud and cash flow to client complaints and data breaches, this intermediate-level CPD will sharpen your instincts and give you tools you’ll actually use.
Presenters
Eszter Rapanos
You will earn a certificate
On successful completion you will receive a certificate for 3 CPD units in Management Accounting.
Requirements
- Laptop, desktop, or mobile device with internet access
- Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, or Firefox browser