Corporate Governance – Financial Reporting and Internal Controls

As accountants, we prepare financial reports, manage compliance obligations, advise management and directors, and are often expected to identify risks before they become problems. But how well do you understand the legal framework that sits behind these responsibilities?

This session will help accountants better understand the legal requirements surrounding financial reporting, governance, compliance and internal controls, and how these obligations affect their day-to-day work.

Whether you work in industry, public practice, advisory, understanding these legal concepts can help you manage risk, support directors and ensure your organisation remains compliant.

Join CPA Australia Young Professionals Networking Group on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, for an engaging session presented by lawyers from Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt | Holman Webb.

The session will cover:

• Corporate governance fundamentals
• Financial reporting obligations and accountability
• Directors' duties and governance oversight
• Internal controls and fraud prevention
• Managing compliance and organisational risk

📅 Tuesday, 14 July 2026
🕕 6:00pm – 7:30pm
📍 CPA Australia, Level 3, 111 Harrington Street, Sydney
💻 Online attendance available via Webex

Why Attend In Person?

Attendees joining in person will have:

• Additional opportunity to network and speak directly with the presenter
• Time for informal Q&A and discussion
• Refreshments provided

About the Speaker

Jeremy Bodon

Associate, Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt | Holman Webb

Jeremy is an Associate within Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt | Holman Webb’s government litigation and commercial litigation teams, working with both public and private clients in a broad range of matters.

Jeremy has extensive experience working within the firm’s state government litigation team as a prosecutor for statutory bodies in regulatory matters. He has been involved in District and Supreme Court appeals, including appeals to the Court of Appeal, and administrative reviews. Jeremy has appeared for various statutory bodies, including in transport, education, fisheries, and WH&S prosecutions.

Jeremy’s practice extends to commercial disputes and litigation and corporate advisory, with a particular focus on insolvency and equity matters. He appears regularly in wind up applications, creditors petitions, and various other application proceedings related to personal and corporate insolvency. He also advises clients on corporate governance, structuring, and risk mitigation.

Jeremy is admitted to practice in the NSW Supreme Court and in the High Court of Australia and is well versed in advocacy across various Commonwealth and state courts and tribunals.

Alice Watson

Lawyer, Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt | Holman Webb

Alice is a litigation lawyer who works within our government and regulatory litigation teams, primarily providing advice and representation to our NSW and Commonwealth government clients.

A confident advocate, Alice regularly appears before NSW and federal courts and tribunals in a variety of prosecutions and administrative law matters on behalf of NSW government and independent regulators, and in merits and judicial review matters on behalf of the firm’s Commonwealth Government clients. Alice is quickly developing a track record of success in these matters.

In addition to her Government work, Alice also assists liquidators and bankruptcy trustees pursing recovery actions seeking to maximise returns to creditors, and for private clients in a range of civil and criminal matters. Alice is sought out by her clients for her diligence and approachable style.