JUNE 8, 2022 • Virtual and in-person options

New Bern Convention Center  •  💻 Virtual Conference Option 

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

8:05–9:20 am

General Session

Aaron Bock
Opkalla

Local Government Tech Trends to Watch

This presentation will focus on the top trends such as cybersecurity, IAM (identity and access management) platforms cloud migration and application modernization. We’ll tackle these topics in digestible bites of information for you take with you as you participate in IT decision making within your organization.

9:35–11:05 am

General Session

Kendra Boyle
NC Department of State Treasurer

Local Government Commission Update

The LGC Update will provide current information about accounting and auditing issues for local governments in North Carolina.

11:20 am–12:25 pm

General Session

Paulina Haro
Governmental Accounting
Standards Board

GASB Update

In this session, attendees will learn about recently-issued GASB Statements and Implementation Guides, including major pronouncements and related implementation guides.

1:15–2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Jeanette Bax-Kurtz, III, CPA
Experienced Board Officer

1A: GASB 87: Leases

This session will cover changes in lease recognition, measurement, and related disclosures for both government lessees and lessors.

1B: Reducing Cyber Security Risks for Local Governments

This session will cover current cyber security statistics and challenges for local governments. In addition, this session will cover common attacks, cyber insurance, and best practices to prevent cyber attacks.

2:40–3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Michael Peter Manspeaker, CPA
Coastal Peer Review, Inc.

2A: Risk Assessment

Deficiencies in risk assessment are a common peer review finding. In October 2021, the Auditing Standards Board issued a new risk assessment standard (SAS No. 145) effective for periods ending December 15, 2021 or later.

In this session we will discuss how to improve your risk assessments, a brief overview of the new risk assessment standard and how some of the concepts in SAS No. 145 can be used to help your current risk assessment process.

Gary Kohut, PhD
UNC Charlotte
The Belk College of Business

2B: Post-COVID Workplace: Managing Remote Employees & Returning to the Office

As Covid-19 cases continue to fall and governments lift remaining pandemic restrictions, many offices are asking employees to return to in-person work. However, returning employees to the workplace isn’t as simple as announcing a reopening or return-to-the-workplace date and carrying on business as usual. Many workplaces have been altered, and some changes may be long term, even with vaccines widely available.

The Covid crisis creates an opportunity to rebuild and reposition ourselves for the future. It has highlighted the human dimension of workforce challenges and the uncertainties facing leaders. In this extraordinarily tight job market, we have to ask ourselves, will employees want to flock back to buildings even when it’s safe again? Should we do away with Zoom and return the workplace to its pre-COVID ways?

Many people may be excited to return to their workplaces. However, this change might be a tricky one for those working from home or furloughed for months. Clearly, each employer’s plan to return, or re-return, to the workplace will look different, but there are key issues to consider during this time of transition. So how can leaders create a new work world that will keep employees both happy and productive post-COVID? This session will offer specific strategies that work for reopening workplaces successfully for both in-office and remote employees.

3:45–4:35 pm

General Session

Gary Kohut, PhD
UNC Charlotte
The Belk College of Business

Succession Planning and Why It Matters: Key Issues & Insights

Succession planning prepares a workforce for inevitable departures, retirements and promotions and provides a process through which an employer can identify and develop internal staff with the potential to fill key leadership and other critical roles. It can also be viewed as an opportunity to create a competitive advantage with talent. Many governments face the challenge of ensuring continuity and consistency of service delivery due to employee turnover. In instances where large numbers of government employees are eligible to retire, there is a concern that not enough qualified or available workers will be prepared to replace them.

Good business leaders must plan for the unexpected. However, when running an organization, it’s easy to focus on the present day-to-day tasks like scheduling calls, hosting meetings, and analyzing metrics. Unfortunately, these are time consuming efforts and can lead to being reactive instead of proactive. It’s therefore necessary to set aside time to be forward-thinking. Succession planning is key to your long-term success and allows you to be prepared and agile when the unexpected arises or you need to fill vacant leadership positions.

In this session we will discuss factors to consider in designing a succession program, potential obstacles to implementation, and characteristics of great programs.

NCACPA is a NASBA-approved sponsor of continuing education.

For complete program information (course registration, learning objectives, instructional delivery methods, CPE, field of study, prerequisites, program knowledge, level, advance preparation, program description, and speaker information), please visit the event links above.

The North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org/.

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