The Changing SMP Business Model: Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Twaha Kaawaase Member IFAC SMP Committee IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Results African Congress of Accountants May 3, 2017 Page 1 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Objectives Visibility Market intelligence 5,060 respondents from 164 countries 23 languages Report & summary published March 2017 www.ifac.org/smp Respondents by Region 5% 7% 14% 5% 3% 38% Europe Asia 28% Africa Central and South America and Caribbean North America Middle East Australasia and Oceania Page 2 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Top Countries Country (Global) Responses China 493 India 417 Romania 365 Turkey 259 Canada 196 Poland 191 France 168 South Africa 150 Italy 142 Finland 134 Country (Africa) Responses South Africa 150 Nigeria 109 Uganda 90 Kenya 69 Tunisia 61 Ghana 31 DR of Congo 26 Zimbabwe 15 Page 3 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
MH1 IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Respondents by Region by Practice Size Sole practitioner 2-5 partners & staff 6-10 partners & staff 11-20 partners & staff 21 or more partners & staff Region Africa 41% 39% 9% 6% 5% Asia 26% 35% 11% 10% 18% Australasia & Oceania 45% 30% 5% 5% 14% Central & South America & Caribbean 27% 38% 14% 9% 11% Europe 37% 36% 9% 6% 12% Middle East 34% 35% 15% 9% 8% North America 57% 22% 9% 3% 9% Page 4 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
Slide 4 MH1 This is a lot of data for a PPT slide. If you want people to actually read and absorb the data, consider a slide that only features the data the speaker is addressing, or one slide per discussed data point Megan Hartman, 4/26/2017
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IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights I Top 3 Challenges For SMPs (high/very high) Challenges Africa Global Rising costs 57 39 Attracting new clients 52 46 Managing cash flow and late payments 46 32 Page 6 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights II Next 5 Years Factors Most Impacting SMPs Over the Next Five Years (high/very high) Challenges Technology developments Regulatory environment Africa Global 64 52 60 56 Political stability 57 40 Page 7 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights III Fee Revenue Increases 2016 (Across Service Line) Region/ Countries Percentage of Firms Africa 37 44% Global 30 35% Note: For Africa, the highest growth is in accounting compilation and other NAS (44%). Second highest is tax. Page 8 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights IV Service Line Accounting, Compilation & NAS Advisory & Consulting Tax (incl. Compliance & Planning) Forecasted Fee Increases for 2017 Africa Global 66 44 63 45 62 42 Audit & Assurance 55 38 Page 9 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights V Type of Business Advisory Business Advisory & Consulting Services (More Common) Africa Global Management accounting 59 46 Corporate advisory 41 48 Business development 40 29 Human resources/ employment regulation 34 30 Page 10 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights VI Challenges SME Client Challenges Africa World Rising costs 78 59 Economic uncertainty 74 61 Difficulties in accessing finance 72 51 Competition 62 53 Page 11 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights VII Top 3 Technology Challenges For SMPs (high/very high) Technology Challenges Investing in and staying current with Software Achieving a digital paperless environment Determining what technology is best for the practice Africa World 53 38 50 37 45 36 Page 12 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights VIII Top 3 Personnel & Staffing Issues For SMPs (high/very high) Staffing Challenges Africa World Technical training 48 35 Finding qualified staff (all levels) Retaining qualified staff (all levels) 47 45 47 41 Page 13 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Global SMP Survey 2016 Highlights IX Practice Utilization Percentage (of less than 50%) Global: 12% Africa: 18% Firm s Receivables Collection Period (most common practice) Global: 0-59 days (59% of respondents) Africa: 0-59 days (53% of respondents) Page 14 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
IFAC Resources IFAC SMP Committee: www.ifac.org/smp Follow us on Twitter: @IFAC_SMP IFAC Global SMP Survey: Publications & Resources on the IFAC website Join us on LinkedIn: IFAC SMP Community Global Knowledge Gateway: www.ifac.org/gateway Page 15 Proprietary and Copyrighted Information
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Slide 16 MH2 Please be carefull with slide templates of different sized - graphics, including our logo, do not come over cleanly. The logo here was squash and incorrect. Megan Hartman, 4/26/2017