Audit Committee Institute

    We provide guidance and resources to audit committees, helping to facilitate the skills and knowledge required
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    About the ACI

    Recognising the increasing importance of governance issues, the Audit Committee Institute Ireland (ACI) has been established to serve both audit committee members and all non executive directors to help them to adapt to their changing roles.

    Historically, those charged with governance responsibilities have largely been left on their own to keep pace with rapidly changing information relating to governance, remuneration, audit issues, accounting and financial reporting. Supported by KPMG, the ACI provides knowledge to non-executive directors and a resource to which they can turn at any time for information, or to share knowledge.

    Our primary objective is to communicate with all senior business people to enhance their awareness and ability to implement effective board processes.

    The ACI aims to serve as a useful, informative resource for members in such key areas as:

    • Governance, technical and regulatory issues
    • Sounding board for enhancing all board committees’ processes and policies
    • Surveys of trends and concerns

    Audit Committee Handbook

    Leading insights and practices for over a decade


    The handbook articulates the principles underlying the audit committee’s role and provides a vast amount of non-prescriptive guidance to help audit committees and boards gain a better understanding of the processes and practices that help build and sustain effective audit committees. The handbook is supplemented with a complete set of ready-to-use appendices that are intended to provide practical support to audit committees.

    Audit Committee Handbook 2023 edition

     (PDF, 10.5MB)

    In the chair series

    Our "In the chair" series offers thoughts and practical insights from Audit Committee Chairs - Focusing on the critical issues facing every board, audit committee, nomination & governance committee and private company boards.


    Audit Committee Magazine

    Our Audit Committee Magazine is designed to help keep audit committee members and non-executive directors abreast of developments in areas of corporate governance and related matters.

    July 2023
    January 2023

    Read and watch

    Thoughts and insights from our local and international Audit Committee Institute colleagues

    Ukraine conflict: Boardroom considerations

    Ukraine conflict: Boardroom considerations

    PDF, 363KB

    Uncertain times

    Digital hub on the financial reporting impacts of uncertain times

    Surveys

    PDF download

    2019 Audit Committee Pulse Survey

    PDF, 1.6MB

    Ukraine conflict: Boardroom considerations

    Is everything under control?

    PDF, 1.7MB


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    Who to contact

    Niall Savage

    Partner, National Head of Audit Markets, National Chairperson of Audit Committee Institute

    KPMG in Ireland

    Maria Diver

    Partner

    KPMG in Ireland

    Eoin O'Brien

    Director

    KPMG in Ireland