RISK AND OPPORTUNITY

MANAGEMENT

RISK AND OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT

EMERGING RISKS

The main drivers escalating the risk environment include the following emerging risks and events:

EMERGING RISKS

The main drivers escalating the risk environment include the following emerging risks and events:

risk/event

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

Difficulty in recruitment of competent staff which is having an impact on delivery of strategy

  • Approaching a recruitment agency
  • Continue to headhunt individuals

Continued power outages causing a disruption in business operations

  • Exploration and consideration of alternative power solutions and connectivity

SAICA’s evolving role as a regulator:
The proposed changes to the Registered Controlling Body (RCB) criteria by SARS to monitor CPD compliance of tax practitioners will strain SAICA resources as this could result in SAICA performing a dual role as a member body and a regulator

  • Continuous engagement with regulators to clarify SAICA’s role and align expectations with regulators

Disciplinary processes of the tax practitioners:
Management and monitoring of the tax practitioners by SAICA from a compliance and potentially discipline perspective may become unduly burdensome

  • Update to the by-laws and disciplinary processes to build efficiencies into the disciplinary processes

Negative growth in the economy may have an impact on SAICA members’ ability to pay for subscriptions

  • Concessions and payment arrangements offered to qualifying members who request such
  • Continuous marketing of member value proposition

A notable increase in cyber-crime, particularly in email phishing attempts

  • Ongoing cyber security education of employees
  • Ongoing threat and vulnerability assessment tests and effective resolution of all known issues

The latest accounting/auditing and corruption scandals including outcomes of the Zondo Commission Ethical risk amongst members – outcomes of GIBS barometer

  • Continuous in-depth monitoring, tracking and timely intervention on members’ (non)compliance trends

Decline in the number of transformation student passes at third-year and CTA level

  • Continue raising funds to support students at third-year and CTA level, and raising funds to run the annual SAICA ITC and APC repeat programme

risk/event

Difficulty in recruitment of competent staff which is having an impact on delivery of strategy

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Approaching a recruitment agency
  • Continue to headhunt individuals

risk/event

Continued power outages causing a disruption in business operations

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Exploration and consideration of alternative power solutions and connectivity

risk/event

SAICA’s evolving role as a regulator:
The proposed changes to the Registered Controlling Body (RCB) criteria by SARS to monitor CPD compliance of tax practitioners will strain SAICA resources as this could result in SAICA performing a dual role as a member body and a regulator

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Continuous engagement with regulators to clarify SAICA’s role and align expectations with regulators

risk/event

Disciplinary processes of the tax practitioners:
Management and monitoring of the tax practitioners by SAICA from a compliance and potentially discipline perspective may become unduly burdensome

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Update to the by-laws and disciplinary processes to build efficiencies into the disciplinary processes

risk/event

Negative growth in the economy may have an impact on SAICA members’ ability to pay for subscriptions

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Concessions and payment arrangements offered to qualifying members who request such
  • Continuous marketing of member value proposition

risk/event

A notable increase in cyber-crime, particularly in email phishing attempts

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Ongoing cyber security education of employees
  • Ongoing threat and vulnerability assessment tests and effective resolution of all known issues

risk/event

The latest accounting/auditing and corruption scandals including outcomes of the Zondo Commission Ethical risk amongst members – outcomes of GIBS barometer

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Continuous in-depth monitoring, tracking and timely intervention on members’ (non)compliance trends

risk/event

Decline in the number of transformation student passes at third-year and CTA level

RELATED STRATEGIC RISK/S

MITIGATING ACTIONS

  • Continue raising funds to support students at third-year and CTA level, and raising funds to run the annual SAICA ITC and APC repeat programme

The top 14 strategic risks are illustrated in the heat map below

The top 14 strategic risks are illustrated in the heat map below