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Streamlining procurement processes: A case study with Airbase and Doximity.

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One of the happiest moments of my accounting career was when Airbase reached out and said Guided Procurement was going live.” A cleaner audit trail: Airbase’s ability to automatically create an audit trail for every transaction is essential for Doximity — and their auditors appreciate it. “Our Benefits and results.

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Accountants Are the Referees of Business, Says Guy Who Would Know

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.” To put things into perspective for the normies who may not understand that accountants’ work is critical to the entire foundation of our financial system, he likens accountants to referees, the order-keepers of sports: “We may not always like the referees, but sports is a free-for-all without them,” he said.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

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Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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Research: Big 4 Dads Still Aren’t Embracing Paternity Leave

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This is especially pronounced among men (duh) and a recent study published in Accounting Horizons dove into why. Gender inequalities remain problematic for PSFs: they contribute to employee turnover and discourage younger generations from seeking accounting careers, given their interest in work-life balance.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

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The models can read documents and pull-out information that auditors are looking for. “It It makes doing audits much faster, eliminating some of the human error, providing move value to some of the accounting audit work that we do for our clients,” he said. . On day one. I was 21 at that point.”

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

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Audit Comments Raise Concerns About PCAOB’s Proposal To Expand the Scope of Audits and the Role of Auditors [ JD Supra ] In June 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping amendments to its auditing standards. And part of the plan includes tailgating at football games.

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

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Britain’s biggest companies and their auditors are playing a £10bn game of musical chairs. When the music stops we will have learnt something about how seriously we should take the Big Four accountants’ opposition to audit market reforms. Early evidence suggests the accountants’ objections were wide of the mark.

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