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 13 August 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 — Eszter Rapanos is a Chartered Accountant (SA) with extensive experience in auditing, quality assurance and the public sector. She began her career at the Auditor-General South Africa and has worked on projects involving organisations such as the European Union, World Bank, GIZ and KfW. She has also held senior roles in audit, training and quality control within accounting firms. At CIBA, Eszter leads quality assurance and public sector initiatives, drawing on her strong technical, regulatory and professional experience.

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