This webinar was held on Monday, May 19 at 3:00pm ET
Sponsor: Wolters Kluwer
Duration: 1 Hour
Join Mustafa Kamal, Lead Technology Product Manager, Wolters Kluwer, and Randy Johnston, CoFounder of NGMI, as they discuss how technologies like data analytics and automation can elevate audit quality, improve compliance, and simplify your processes. Gain actionable insights and best practices for seamlessly integrating these technologies into your audit workflows, ensuring you’re prepared to tackle both current and future challenges.
- Explore emerging technologies that enhance efficiency and accuracy in all of your firm’s audits.
- Understand how data analytics and automation can improve audit quality and compliance.
Learn best practices for integrating technology into the audit process to streamline workflows.
| Program Level | Basic |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Field of Study | Business Management and Organization |
| Advance Preparation Needed | None |
| Delivery Method | Group Internet-Based |
| Recommended CPE Credit | 1 Credit per 50-Minute Session |
| Registration Instructions | Register Online |
| Cost | Free |
| Complaint Resolution | editor@cpapracticeadvisor.com |
Presented by:
Mustafa Kamal is a CPA and Lead Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer. With over a decade of experience in public and private accounting, he focuses on building cloud based audit tools that help firms work more efficiently. His work enables audit teams to reduce manual effort, collaborate more effectively, and turn data into insights faster. By combining deep industry knowledge with a practical approach to technology, Mustafa helps firms modernize their audit process and deliver more value to clients.
Randolph P. (Randy) Johnston, MCS, has been a leading authentic and genuine authority in technology for over 40 years. Inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame in 2011, he has remained a Top 25 Thought Leader in Accounting from 2011 through 2024. His continued influence in the profession is highlighted by his recognition in the 2024 Accounting Today Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting—his twenty-first consecutive year on that list. In addition, Randy authors a monthly column and hosts a weekly podcast for The CPA Practice Advisor, contributes to the Journal of Accountancy, writes for various accounting and technology publications, and has published numerous books.
He has founded and still owns multiple ventures, including K2 Enterprises in Hammond, Louisiana, and Network Management Group, Inc. (NMGI) in Hutchinson, Kansas. For four decades, NMGI has provided services to CPA firms and has been the largest managed service provider for the CPA profession in North America. Randy’s wife, four children, and seven grandchildren share his passions for theatre, music, travel, golf, skiing, snorkeling, and model trains. His background as a college instructor, management and technology consultant, and advisor to the accounting community informs today’s presentation.
Contact Randy at randy@k2e.com, randyj@nmgi.com, 620-664-6000 x 112, via www.randyjohnston.com, www.technologybestpractices.com, www.nmgi.com, or www.k2e.com.
Moderated by:
Gail Perry is the editor-in-chief of CPA Practice Advisor. A veteran of accounting journalism, she also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars. Gail is the author of over 30 books (including Mint.com For Dummies, The Idiot’s Guide to Introductory Accounting, and Surviving Financial Downsizing: A Practical Guide to Living Well on Less Income), and she maintains a small tax practice. Gail is a graduate of Indiana University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She returned to school to study accounting at Illinois State University, earned her CPA, and worked for Deloitte in Chicago for several years as a state and local tax accountant. She has taught introductory accounting and personal finance courses, and she is a former computer applications instructor at the Indiana CPA Society. Gail is a member of the AICPA’s PFS Credential Committee.
Wolters Kluwer fuels global commerce by enabling professionals in tax and accounting firms, governing authorities, and businesses of all sizes to grow, manage, and protect their business and their clients’ businesses. Expert solutions – in compliance, collaboration, internal and external audit management, corporate performance management and firm management – integrate deep domain knowledge with workflows to ensure compliance, improved productivity, effective management, and strengthened client relationships.
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