Practical CPD. Real-World Guidance. Built for Canadian Accountants.

ASK KSA delivers professional development and hands-on consulting for public practice firms — from CPD-eligible courses to CSQM 1 implementation and practice reviews.

Practical professional development, consulting, and workshops for Canadian accountants in public practice.

Professional Development Courses

CPD-eligible courses on audit, review, compilation, and practice management. Self-paced, practical, and built for SMPs.

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Consulting

Direct support for firms navigating quality management, CSQM 1 implementation, and practice reviews. Practical guidance, tailored to your situation.

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Kirsten S. Albo, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D

Your Instructor

ASK KSA Professional Development

FCPA, FCA, ICD.D 30+ years in public practice

When a firm faces an issue, we are here to help. With over 30 years of public practice experience, there are very few complex matters we have not encountered and resolved. We use our knowledge and expertise to advise practitioners on all types of matters. We help SMPs in all aspects of running their firm to ensure they can focus on what is important, their clients. It can be hard to find practical CPD courses but we solved this by delivering practical verifiable CPD courses for CPAs in public practice.

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Fresh This Month

Brand New Courses!

Fresh Audit Engagements sessions, published this month.

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Determining and following the process for sending and concluding on external confirmations, including both positive and negative confirmations. 

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When and how to use both internal and auditor’s experts, assess competence and evaluate their work and documentation.

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Audit Engagements

Executing the EQR Role

Appreciating responsibilities of the partner in performing quality audits along with understanding involvement of the EQR.

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Apply CAS 402 requirements and understand, assess and respond to use of a service organization in an audit, including understanding SOC Reports (2.0 hours)

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Procedures for completeness, existence, accuracy and valuation of inventory, including inventory count procedures

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Only Kirsten can make auditing standards fun and enjoyable. She is a good speaker, very knowledgeable and always upbeat.

Saul Greenberg · Lazer Grant LLP

For Firms

Customized In-House Training

Practical learning designed for your firm.

ASK KSA delivers customized in-house professional development for public accounting firms. Training combines technical requirements with practical application and can incorporate your firm’s tools, templates and real engagement examples. Whether virtually or in-person, courses are delivered personally by Kirsten, using an interactive, discussion-based approach that helps participants apply what they learn immediately.

Start with a proven course library.

ASK KSA’s extensive course library gives your program a proven starting point. Combine topics or tailor content to your firm’s specific risks, standards and development needs.

Choose in-house training.

In-house training keeps the focus on issues most relevant to your practice. Participants ask firm-specific questions, discuss real challenges, and build consistent understanding across the team.

Built around your objectives.

Together, we identify your priorities, participant levels and desired outcomes, then build an agenda that fits your firm and strengthens technical knowledge and engagement quality.

Let’s build a professional development program that works for your firm. Get in Touch →