PwC - Courses in Switzerland

IASeminars works together with experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Switzerland to offer a number of technical training courses on selected international accounting topics - download a course flyer.

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• Geneva
  
• Zurich
  

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Courses taught by PwC in Switzerland

• Course 1203: IFRS Accounting for Financial Instruments
  
• Course 1230: IFRS Business Combinations Accounting Workshop
  
• Course 3200: Overview of International Public Sector Accounting Standards IPSAS
  
• Course 3280: International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Technical Update
  

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PwC Instructors in Switzerland

Hanspeter Abegg is a Manager in the Accounting Consulting Services Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zürich. He has worked on national and multinational IFRS clients as audit manager. In the course of his work, he has assisted a number of companies on transition to IFRS. Hanspeter has also conducted a number of training courses on IFRS related topics. He is a Swiss Chartered Accountant, an Associate of the Swiss ACT and has an bachelor in business. Hanspeter teaches Course 1405 - IFRS Preparation of Cashflow Statements Under IAS 7.

Guido Andermatt is an assurance Partner in the Banking and Investment Management Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zurich, where he is responsible for IFRS accounting issues. In addition, he has accumulated significant experience in the audit of the financial instruments activities in the banking, corporate treasury and investment management environments. Guido has also conducted a number of training courses and conferences on the topic of financial instruments. He is a Swiss Certified Accountant and an Associate of the Swiss Institute. Guido teaches Course 1740 - IFRS Accounting for Banks and Other Financial Institutions.

Richard Burger is an assurance Director in the Insurance Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zurich, where he is responsible for regulatory and IFRS accounting issues. He is a Swiss Chartered Accountant who worked previously for PwC’s Global Corporate Reporting Group in London where he specialised in the area of Business Combinations, Financial Instruments, Investment Management and Securitisations. Richard teaches Course 1801 - IFRS for the Insurance Industry.

Anton De Greef is a Manager with the Global Capital Markets Group of PwC Belgium, and a Member of the firm's IFRS Technical Committee. In this capacity, Anton regularly reviews the financial statements and disclosures of companies reporting under IFRS, and is frequently consulted on complex IFRS issues. He is a regular IFRS training instructor, both for PwC staff as well as for external clients. Anton is also an expert on International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), and he advises and provides training sessions to IPSAS clients including the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors. Before he joined PwC, Anton gained industry experience as Financial Manager at ING Real Estate, where he was responsible for Accounting, Financial Processing, Budgeting and Funding matters. He was in charge IFRS reporting and was actively involved in the IFRS transition of various ING Real Estate subsidiaries. Anton teaches Course 3200 - Overview of International Public Sector Accounting Standards IPSAS and Course 3280 -International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Technical Update.

Jordane Galasso is a senior manager with PwC Switzerland, and experienced at managing transition projects to International Accounting Standards (IPSAS/ IFRS). Due to her considerable experience with transition processes and methodology, she is able to provide practical IPSAS implementation advice for day-to-day operations: from the identification of accounting changes and their impact on people, processes and financial reporting, to the development of learning tools for IPSAS / IFRS implementation. Her experience also includes the conceptualization, development and implementation of customized IPSAS / IFRS financial reporting and its integration into existing reporting processes for both public sector and listed multinational companies. Jordane was also responsible for development and delivery of customized IPSAS / IFRS training courses and accounting manuals, including change management related to transition projects. Jordane teaches Course 3200 - Overview of International Public Sector Accounting Standards IPSAS and Course 3280 -International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Technical Update.

Laura Galbiati is a Director in the Accounting Consulting Services Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Bern, where she is responsible for providing IFRS accounting advise in the areas of share based payments, business combinations and related topics including consolidation, equity and joint venture accounting to clients in Switzerland. Laura has also conducted a number of training courses and conferences on these topics. She is an Australian Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and has an MBA from IESE Business School. Laura teaches Course 1230 - IFRS Business Combinations Accounting Workshop.

Stefan Haag is a Director in the Accounting Consulting Services Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Winterthur, where he is responsible for accounting support in the area of IAS 19 (Employee Benefits) for PwC clients in Switzerland. In addition to this IFRS focus, Stefan also serves several Swiss pension funds as a statutory auditor. Stefan has conducted a number of training courses and conferences on IAS 19 topics. He is a Swiss Certified Accountant, an Associate of the Swiss audit profession (Treuhand-Kammer) and is a graduate in economics from the University of St. Gallen. Stefan teaches Course 1280 - IFRS Accounting for Pensions, Other Employment Costs & Share-based Payments.

Michiel Mannaerts is a Manager in the Corporate Treasury Solutions Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Geneva, Switzerland. He specialises in advising corporates on foreign currency, interest rate and commodity hedging strategies and related accounting issues. In addition, he has accumulated significant experience in the audit of the financial instruments activities in the corporate treasury, energy trading and investment management environments. In the course of his work, he has assisted a number of multinational companies across Europe in the implementation of accounting for financial instruments under IFRS and US GAAP. Michiel has conducted numerous training courses on this topic. He is a Dutch Chartered Accountant, and currently completing his qualification as a Certified Treasurer. Michiel teaches Course 1203- IFRS Accounting for Financial Instruments.

Hans-Rudolf Tanner is a Senior Manager in the Accounting Consulting Services Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zürich, Switzerland. He specialises in advising corporates on the accounting treatment under IFRS for business combinations, consolidation and discontinued operations. In addition, he has accumulated significant experience in the audit of IFRS group financial statements in the retail, manufacturing and transportation industry. In the course of his work, he has assisted a number of multinational companies across Europe in the group reporting for IAS 27, IFRS 3 and IFRS 5 matters. He was seconded also for a year to the Eurofirms IFRS Technical Office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Hans-Rudolf has conducted a number of training courses and conferences on this topic. He is a Swiss CPA and an Associate of the Swiss Institute. Hans-Rudolf teaches Course 1230 - IFRS Business Combinations Accounting Workshop.