AML/CTF TRANCHE 2 FOR ACCOUNTING FIRMS (AUSTRALIA)

THE PLAYBOOK + INTEGRATED TRAINING
& IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM

(LIVE ON ZOOM)


2 x 2-hour live sessions (May - July) +
 self-paced catch-up + certification +
 audit-ready evidence

WATCH THE FREE TRAINING VIDEO
John Peterson

JOHN PETERSON
Founder & Managing Director
 Best Practice Group

AML/CTF TRANCHE 2 FOR ACCOUNTING FIRMS (AUSTRALIA)

THE PLAYBOOK + INTEGRATED TRAINING & IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM

(LIVE ON ZOOM)


2 x 2-hour live sessions (May + June) +
 self-paced catch-up + certification +
 audit-ready evidence

WATCH THE FREE TRAINING VIDEO
John Peterson

JOHN PETERSON
Your Host, Founder & Managing Director
 Best Practice Group

 

YOUR EXPERT FACILITATORS

Robert Coorey

ROBERT COOREY
Director,
Proactive Business Services

Alf Magnano

ALF MAGNANO
Director,
CP Partners

DELIVERED BY BEST PRACTICE GROUP AND NAGARIS

DELIVERED BY BEST PRACTICE GROUP
AND NAGARIS

Upcoming Certification Sessions


Part One (Certification): delivered on the second Thursday of each month

Part Two (Certification): delivered on the fourth Thursday of each month

May 

14th (Part 1) | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

28th (Part 2) | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

June

11th (Part 1) | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

25th (Part 2) | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

July

09th (Part 1) | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

23rd (Part 2) | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 

 

Australia’s AML/CTF Reform Key Dates

Australia's AML/CTF Reform Key Dates

From 1 July 2026, accounting firms providing designated services are regulated reporting entities under Australia’s AML/CTF regime. That is not a compliance “project”. It is an operating standard with real obligations, real scrutiny, and real consequences.

As a partner, you are carrying three non-negotiables whether you like it or not: 

  1. Your firm must be operational (not just documented). 
  2. Your people must be trained (and you must be able to prove it). 
  3. Your decisions must be defensible (especially when a client pushes back).

 
Most firms will produce a document and call it a program.
AUSTRAC will not be assessing your intentions. It will assess your controls and your evidence.

This program exists to give you both: an operational AML/CTF system your firm can actually run, and an evidence trail you can stand behind. 

Built for partners: protect the firm
without turning it into a bureaucracy

 

If you are thinking any of the following, you are exactly who this is for: 

  • “We do structures, SMSFs and advisory, we are exposed, but I don’t want to strangle the firm with admin.” 
  • “My team avoids asking long-standing clients for identity documents. They’ll cave.” 
  • “Partners will override the process the first time a good fee walks in.” 
  • “We are worried about tipping off, and nobody is confident about what to say.” 
  • “We want training evidence and certification for staff, not a tick-the-box webinar.”

This program is designed for real-world practice conditions: urgency, scope creep, imperfect clients, and commercial pressure.

A Fully Integrated Delivery:
Best Practice Group and Nagaris


This is not training in isolation. It is training + implementation + integration delivered as one system: 

  • Best Practice Group: Partner accountability, best-practice operating standards, practical workflows, quality assurance 
  • Nagaris: Implementation support so the workflow and evidence trail are embedded where your firm actually works

The objective is simple: close the gap between “we trained people” and “we operate the standard”. 

AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program
AI-Enabled Quality Assurance Program

What You Get

(The Complete Program)

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Two live, digestible partner-grade sessions (Zoom)

  • Part One (2 hours) – May: Onboarding + client acceptance operating system 
  • Part Two (2 hours) – June: Monitoring + escalation + tipping off + evidence + certification

This is an operational drill, not a lecture. Your team practices the workflow, completes the tools, and makes documented decisions.

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Two live, digestible partner-grade sessions (Zoom)

  • Part One (2 hours) – May: Onboarding + client acceptance operating system 
  • Part Two (2 hours) – June: Monitoring + escalation + tipping off + evidence + certification

This is an operational drill, not a lecture. Your team practices the workflow, completes the tools, and makes documented decisions.

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The Accounting Firm AML/CTF Playbook (authoritative reference)


A complete operational guide (23 chapters plus appendices) that anchors the why, what, and how, across scoping, CDD, beneficial ownership, monitoring, escalation, tipping off, engagement letters, culture, training evidence, and file hygiene. 

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The Accounting Firm AML/CTF Playbook (authoritative reference)


A complete operational guide (23 chapters plus appendices) that anchors the why, what, and how, across scoping, CDD, beneficial ownership, monitoring, escalation, tipping off, engagement letters, culture, training evidence, and file hygiene. 

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Online self-assessments for each submodule (self-paced option included)


Each submodule includes an online self-assessment so staff who cannot attend live (or who join late) can complete the program in a structured, evidence-based way, without you carrying the risk of “missing training”.

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Online self-assessments for each submodule (self-paced option included)


Each submodule includes an online self-assessment so staff who cannot attend live (or who join late) can complete the program in a structured, evidence-based way, without you carrying the risk of “missing training”.

Certification for every participant (including employees)


Certification is issued on completion of requirements supported by: 

  • Participation evidence and 
  • Scenario-based assessment evidence. 

You can demonstrate training occurred, understanding was tested, and completion was recorded.

Certification for every participant (including employees)


Certification is issued on completion of requirements supported by: 

  • Participation evidence and 
  • Scenario-based assessment evidence. 

You can demonstrate training occurred, understanding was tested, and completion was recorded.

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Best-practice quality assured implementation (partner-backed)


This program is built around:

  • Standardised workflows (the firm runs one process, not ten personal versions)
  • Clear responsibilities (RACI)
  • Partner non-negotiables that prevent “override for a fee” behaviour
  • Documented decision-making
  • A defined minimum evidence set for designated service matters
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Best-practice quality assured implementation (partner-backed)


This program is built around:

  • Standardised workflows (the firm runs one process, not ten personal versions)
  • Clear responsibilities (RACI)
  • Partner non-negotiables that prevent “override for a fee” behaviour
  • Documented decision-making
  • A defined minimum evidence set for designated service matters
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Audit-ready evidence trail (training + assessment + certification)


You will be able to evidence: 

  • Who was trained 
  • What they were trained on 
  • When training occurred 
  • That staff were assessed 
  • What operational controls were adopted 
  • That the program is being implemented (not just written) 

This is the difference between “we did training” and “we can prove it”.

WATCH THE FREE TRAINING VIDEO
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Audit-ready evidence trail (training + assessment + certification)


You will be able to evidence:

  • Who was trained 
  • What they were trained on 
  • When training occurred 
  • That staff were assessed 
  • What operational controls were adopted 
  • That the program is being implemented (not just written) 

This is the difference between “we did training” and “we can prove it”.

WATCH THE FREE TRAINING VIDEO

A Fully Integrated Delivery:
Best Practice Group and Nagaris

 
By the end of Part Two, your firm has:

A consistent designated service scoping method (no more “it depends” paralysis) 

A documented onboarding workflow with minimum CDD gates that are actually enforced 

Beneficial ownership verification that works in the real world (trusts, layered groups, overseas controllers)

A Fully Integrated Delivery:
Best Practice Group and Nagaris

 
By the end of Part Two, your firm has:

A consistent designated service scoping method (no more “it depends” paralysis) 

A documented onboarding workflow with minimum CDD gates that are actually enforced 

Beneficial ownership verification that works in the real world (trusts, layered groups, overseas controllers)

Risk rating and approval thresholds with documented rationale

Monitoring your firm can actually run (event-driven first, periodic refresh second)

An internal escalation pathway that staff will use safely

Risk rating and approval thresholds with documented rationale

Monitoring your firm can actually run (event-driven first, periodic refresh second)

An internal escalation pathway that staff will use safely

Tipping off protection built into everyday behaviour

Evidence standards: storage, naming, and minimum evidence sets

Training records, assessments, and certification evidence across your whole team

In plain language: you become operational, defensible, and scalable.

Tipping off protection built into everyday behaviour

Evidence standards: storage, naming, and minimum evidence sets

Training records, assessments, and certification evidence across your whole team

In plain language: you become operational, defensible, and scalable.

What Happens In Each Session
(High Level)

Part One: Onboarding + Client Acceptance (The Engine Room)


Partners care about one thing here: will our firm stop doing work before we know who we are acting for?

Part one covers: 

  • Designated service scoping (Scope Decision Tree) 
  • CDD and beneficial ownership workflow 
  • Screening expectations (PEP, sanctions, adverse media) 
  • Risk rating, approval thresholds, and override rules 
  • Client acceptance/continuation decisions (approve / conditions / pause / decline) 
  • Engagement controls and client communication standards 
  • Partner non-negotiables that make the system real

 

Part Two: Monitoring + Escalation + Tipping Off + Evidence
(The Survival Layer)


This is where most firms fail: not at onboarding, but when something changes, feels wrong, or becomes urgent.

Part two covers: 

  • Monitoring triggers and refresh cadence 
  • Service-line monitoring tools (CFO, advisory, SMSF, structuring, tax/compliance) 
  • Escalation and suspicious matter pathway 
  • Tipping off protocol: safe defaults and language 
  • Evidence standards, storage, and audit-proof file hygiene 
  • Assessment completion and certification issuance process 
John Peterson

What Happens In Each Session
(High Level)

Part One (May): Onboarding + Client Acceptance (The Engine Room)


Partners care about one thing here: will our firm stop doing work before we know who we are acting for?

Part one covers: 

  • Designated service scoping (Scope Decision Tree) 
  • CDD and beneficial ownership workflow 
  • Screening expectations (PEP, sanctions, adverse media) 
  • Risk rating, approval thresholds, and override rules 
  • Client acceptance/continuation decisions (approve / conditions / pause / decline) 
  • Engagement controls and client communication standards 
  • Partner non-negotiables that make the system real

 

Part Two (June): Monitoring + Escalation + Tipping Off + Evidence
(The Survival Layer)


This is where most firms fail: not at onboarding, but when something changes, feels wrong, or becomes urgent.

Part two covers: 

  • Monitoring triggers and refresh cadence 
  • Service-line monitoring tools (CFO, advisory, SMSF, structuring, tax/compliance) 
  • Escalation and suspicious matter pathway 
  • Tipping off protocol: safe defaults and language 
  • Evidence standards, storage, and audit-proof file hygiene 
  • Assessment completion and certification issuance process 

Trusted by Accountants and Firm Partners

Google Reviews - Best Practice Group
★★★★★

I can highly recommend Best Practice to any accounting firm looking to introduce essential new technology to their practice!

John is a brilliant operator! For several years, I’ve witnessed firsthand the profound impact he has had on both his clients’ businesses and the people who own them.

I can highly recommend Best Practice to any accounting firm looking to introduce essential new technology to their practice, improve work life balance, ease of ownership, profitability, sustainable growth, and to develop a clear, successful exit strategy for the future.

Brendan

★★★★★

Highly Recommended for Accounting & Bookkeeping Firms Seeking Scalable Growth and Strategic Clarity!

If you're an accounting or bookkeeping firm looking to elevate your practice, I highly recommend the training program offered by Best Practice Group. What sets this program apart is its dual focus on both the individual and the business as a whole, ensuring personal growth while systemising every aspect of operations.

Their approach is comprehensive and strategic. From systemising processes and procedures to productising services across the entire business cycle, Best Practice Group helps firms build efficient, scalable models.

The BookSitters Australia

★★★★★

I would thoroughly recommend accounting firm principals to John Peterson and the Best Practice Team to help take their business to a new level of productivity and performance.

The Best Practice program has delivered a transformational pathway for CHN Partners as a firm, as well as individually for each of our staff members.

My own personal journey towards greater self-belief and understanding of key success factors for an accounting business is already returning multiple positives, uplifting the whole team and paying dividends.

Andrew M.

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    Pricing is Structured as:


  • ✓    Certification fee per participant: $88.00 (GST inclusive)

    ✓No annual IP licence fee applies

    ✓For larger firms, simply calculate the number of employees x $88 = your fee!
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    Pricing is Structured as:


  • ✓Certification fee per participant: $88.00 (GST inclusive)

    ✓No annual IP licence fee applies

    ✓For larger firms, simply calculate the number of employees x $88 = your fee!

Pricing

Per Head Rate
$88 incl. GST

Sample Pricing

1 Attendee $88 incl. GST
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50 Attendees $4,400 incl. GST

Next Step: Secure Your Place (May - July Intake)

If you want your firm operational, evidence-ready, and protected, this is the program.

If you want, provide your service mix (tax/compliance, SMSF, CFO, advisory, structuring) and team size, and the delivery can be configured so the case studies and drills reflect your actual exposure. 

WATCH THE FREE TRAINING VIDEO

Next Step: Secure Your Place (May + June Intake)

If you want your firm operational, evidence-ready, and protected, this is the program.

If you want, provide your service mix (tax/compliance, SMSF, CFO, advisory, structuring) and team size, and the delivery can be configured so the case studies and drills reflect your actual exposure. 

WATCH THE FREE TRAINING VIDEO

Meet Your Speakers

Robert Coorey is a business leader and marketing expert with a proven history of scaling businesses. As the owner of Proactive Business Services, he combines entrepreneurial drive with financial expertise to support Australian businesses. Rob is an associate member of CPA Australia.

Expertise: He specialises in business advisory, financial management, tax planning, and technology integration. His background in marketing, technology, and sales enables him to deliver innovative, practical solutions for high-growth companies.​

Experience & Education: Robert holds a Bachelor of Computer Science (scholarship recipient) and an MBA. He co-founded Archistar, a multi-million-dollar software company, and founded Nagaris, an Accounting CRM platform. Additionally, he authored Feed a Starving Crowd and The Subscription Playbook. His entrepreneurial experience complements his CPA membership and dedication to accounting excellence.

Alf Magnano is a Director at CP Partners and a trusted adviser to public accounting firms and business leaders navigating increased regulatory and operational complexity. With extensive experience across professional services and small-to-medium enterprises, Alf is known for translating complex obligations into clear priorities, practical workflows, and evidence-ready implementation.

In the context of AML/CTF Tranche 2 (Stage 2), Alf brings a partner-level lens to what matters most: scope clarity (designated services), KYC/CDD discipline, beneficial ownership (UBO) in trust and layered structures, monitoring triggers, escalation pathways, tipping off risk controls, and the training evidence AUSTRAC expects to see. His approach is grounded and outcome-focused, helping firms build a compliance operating system that is workable in day-to-day practice, defensible under scrutiny, and supported by clear accountability.

In this masterclass, Alf will share the practical insights accounting firm owners and partners need to be operational by 1 July 2026, cutting through noise and focusing on what AUSTRAC expects in practice, and how to implement it without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

Best Practice and John Peterson have been amazing with many of the transformative measures and programs we have invested in as a firm. We have many things to improve and reducing some of the inefficiencies that plague accounting practice.

Brett C.

 



Founder & Managing Director
Best Practice Group

Six accounting firms that started as sole practitioners are now AFR Top 100 firms. John Peterson coached them from day one. Since 2001, John has worked inside 2,000+ accounting practices across Australia and New Zealand as a coach, M&A advisor, and firm owner.

He's navigated over 150 buy-sell-merger transactions and owns equity in an accounting firm brand scaling to $13M AUD across 5 cities. John is a leading voice in AI implementation for accounting firms, teaching what he's actually implemented.

 



Founder & Managing Director
Best Practice Group

Six accounting firms that started as sole practitioners are now AFR Top 100 firms. John Peterson coached them from day one. Since 2001, John has worked inside 2,000+ accounting practices across Australia and New Zealand as a coach, M&A advisor, and firm owner.

He's navigated over 150 buy-sell-merger transactions and owns equity in an accounting firm brand scaling to $13M AUD across 5 cities. John is a leading voice in AI implementation for accounting firms, teaching what he's actually implemented.