Bosnia Herzegovina

  • Capital: Sarajevo
  • Population: approx. 3,500,000
  • Language: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
  • Part of the EU since: Not a member

Member Bodies

  • Union of Accountants, Auditors and Financial Workers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SRR FBiH): http://www.srr-fbih.org/ ​
  • Association of Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Srpska (SRRRS): http://srrrs.org/ ​

Professional bodies

SRR FBIHSRRRS
MembershipMandatoryMandatory
No. of members4,0843,373
Institute staff45
Date of establishment20031996
Local branches111
Subject to public oversightYesYes
Public oversight authorityFederal Ministry of FinanceMinistry of Finance of Republika Srpska
Involvement in
Qualification and
Market Access
SRR FBIHSRRRS
Initial educationYesYes
ExaminationYesYes
Approval and registrationFor Certified accountant (CA) -Yes
For Authorized auditor (AA) – MoF
For CA – Yes
For AA- MoF
Continued Professional DevelopmentYesYes
ActivitiesSRR FBIHSRRRS
Standard settingYesYes
Quality assurancePartiallyPartially
Disciplinary measuresYesYes

Professions

ProfessionsAuthorised Auditor
Professional bodySRRRS
SRR FBiH
Protected titleYes
Reserved activitiesStatutory Audit
Included authorisationsN/A

Qualifications

Authorised Auditor
General initial education
steps (without possible
exemptions)
• University degree
• Relevant work-based practical experience (2-3 years for CA+3 years for AA)
• Study for and pass 10 professional qualification exams in two stages

Statistics

Authorised Auditor
No. of qualified professionals646
No. of new trainees per yearN/A
No. of people taking the professional examination130
No. of people passing the professional examination40

Market access – Qualified professionals

Authorised Auditor
Registration requiredYes
Competent authority for registrationMoF Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)
MoF Republic Srpska (RS)
Cost of appointment/registrationMoF FBiH – None
MoF RS – Administrative fee €60
Oath requiredNo
Insurance requiredYes
Professional address requiredYes