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IFRS and NIGERIA: Getting Ready for Change – March 14, 2011

Seminar Overview:

  • SAS (Nigerian GAAP) vs. IFRS differences and impacts
  • IFRS transition planning for Nigerian companies, and
  • A presentation of IFRS PARTNER for Nigeria transition software tools.

Contact Position

Business

Did the Seminar Meet Your Expectations?

What were the Seminar Highlights?

Head of Finance

Engineering and Construction Conglomerate

Yes, very extensive

The whole thing

General Manager

IT Services Company

Yes, it did

Property, plant & equipment, IFRS implementation road map

Head, Finance

General Insurer

The seminar has exposed me to IFRS and met my expectations

How to design the IFRS Project Road map

Head,Treasury

General Insurer

It was fantastic

The presence of Experts on IFRS

AGM, Finance & Accounts

General Insurer

It did

The synopsis on Insurance

Senior Accountant

Oil & Gas Production

Yes

The presentation was quite good

Group Tax Manager

Conglomerate

It has been able to meet my expectation

It is instructive as an introductory lecture

CFO

General Insurer

Quite Okay

Really having the standards explained with examples

Head, Accounts

General Insurer

Yes

Fair value and market value, insurance and treatment of property evaluation

CFO

Bank

Yes

Project transition process and detailed review of changes

Financial Control Manager

Building Products

Yes

The various tools used for presentation

Investment Manager

Insurance

Yes

The presentation of your IFRS application

Head, Regulatory & Group Reporting

Bank

Yes, it is exact though high level but straight to the point

IFRS local GAAP scoping presentation

DGM

General Insurer

Yes, each facilitator presented very well

All the topics were well treated

Managing Partner

IFRS Consulting Firm

Exceeded my expectation

IFRS Partner tools

Head, Performance Mgt

Bank

Yes

Implementation Strategy

Head of Operations

Audit Firm

Yes

 All topics were well covered

Senior Accountant

Hospitality Sector

Yes, the treatment of some basic issues were well done

Treatment of Property, Plant & Equipment,  The road map to IFRS & the software

Management Accountant

Hospitality Sector

Yes, to a greater extent

Understanding the key issues & charting a course of action in achieving the IFRS adoption

Head, Internal Audit

Oil & Gas Producer

I got a good understanding of requirement for a detailed transition to IFRS

 

AGM, Finance

General Insurer

Yes, it met my expectations, it actually exposed me to a lot of issues

Explanation on project planning especially the templates accumulated

Head, Internal Audit

Insurance

Quite satisfactory

IFRS Presentation of the F/S

Accountant

Oil & Gas Producer

Yes, was very informative

Was well conducted and explanatory

Financial Control

Bank

It has made me a better person

It covered a good aspect of IFRS

Project Financial Controller

Oil & Gas Producer

About 70%

IFRS not having much in the oil & Gas sector

Manager

Security Firm

Yes it did

Financial Statement presentation with IFRS transition plan

CFO

Hospitality

The seminar met my expectations in terms of creating awareness on issues involved in IFRS conversion

The fact that there is a software & template that can be used to plan & implement IFRS conversion

Partner

Audit Firm

To a great extent

Transition Methodology

Head, Financial Reporting and Audit

Bank

My expectations were met

Great

Head, External Reporting

Bank

Yes, it met our expectation

IFRS implementation planning schedule

Mgr, Accounting & Reporting

Oil & Gas Producer

Yes

General idea on Road map & product-solution for IFRS

Mgt Info Manager

Building products

The seminar is worth it

Presenters were wonderful

Pricing Analyst

Hospitality

Yes

Scheduling transition to IFRS without fears

General Manager

Security Firm

The seminar met the knowledge gap

Reporting & planning as it relates to IFRS implementation and adoption in Nigeria