Ethics today involves far more than simply complying with professional standards. This practical session explores real ethical dilemmas faced by accountants and auditors, including pressure from clients, conflicts of interest, independence concerns, workplace culture, and digital-era risks. Delegates will learn how to identify ethical threats and make defensible professional decisions.
A modern and highly practical ethics webinar series designed for accountants, auditors, tax practitioners, compliance professionals, and finance leaders navigating today’s rapidly changing business environment. This series tackles real-world ethical dilemmas involving artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, social media conduct, fraud risks, independence threats, workplace pressures, client relationships, and digital transformation — with direct links to the IRBA Code of Professional Conduct, King IV™, ISQM 1, and emerging technology risks.
This webinar focuses on how ethical failures occur in real firms and organisations — often through small compromises rather than major fraud. Practical examples involving client pressure, deadline stress, billing practices, independence issues, and workplace culture will be discussed. Delegates will work through realistic scenarios and learn how to apply ethical principles in difficult situations.
Key Topics
• The difference between compliance and ethical behaviour
• Everyday ethical blind spots in practice
• Client pressure and intimidation threats
• Ethical decision-making frameworks
• Conflicts of interest and self-review threats
• Ethical failures that damaged professional reputations
• Professional scepticism in practice
• Tone at the top and ethical culture
• Accountants
• Auditors
• Tax practitioners
• Financial managers
• Compliance officers
• Audit committee members
• Trainee accountants
