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Class 1 - Introduction
Class 1 - Introduction
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WELCOME to RSM 426 !
Competency Map
• Financial Reporting
• Strategy and Governance
• Management accounting
• Audit and Assurance
• Finance
• Taxation
NA = Not addressed
NC = Nominal competence
RC = Reaching competence
C = Competent
CD = Competent with Distinction
Comprehensive Cases
• 4 - 5 hour cases
• Focus on at least 4 technical competency areas
Multi-subject Cases
• 2 hour cases
• Usually Focus on 2 – 3 technical competency areas
• Time constrained; designed to cover both technical
and enabling competencies
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Framework Summary – Multi- Subject Cases
1. Identify Role
2. Identify Users and their strategic objectives
3. Timeline
4. Issues – watch for:
• something that your are specifically asked to do
• something that is confusing to a user or the user doesn’t know
• Something that the user says they do not have but you think they need
• Something that a user thinks is correct but has the potential to be
incorrect
• A hidden issue that the user should know about
5. Relevant case facts
Ranking
Consider:
•Risk of the transaction
•Impact on cash flow
•Immediacy of need
•Impact on the life of the entity
•Impact on future viability
•Materiality
•Quantitative potential
•Volume of coverage
•Specific requests
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