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What Auditors Do

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However, my role is not just to teach the material but to excite them about accounting as a profession and auditing in particular and share my pride in the vital role auditors play in our ecosystem. In its simplest form, auditors provide an opinion on an organization’s financial statements. Ethics is not a buzzword.

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Meeting the Staffing Demands: How Automation is Transforming Accounting Firms

CPA Practice

Over the past two years, more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left their positions, marking a 17% decline from the peak of the profession a few years ago. The Talent Pipeline Shortage In the past, public accounting experienced a natural cycle of employees moving up the ranks as older, established CPAs met retirement age.

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The CPA Shortage Compels Accounting Firms to Embrace Digital Transformation

CPA Practice

Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. By Cameron White, SVP of Finance, AvidXchange.

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The CPA Shortage Compels Accounting Firms to Embrace Digital Transformation

CPA Practice

Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. By Cameron White, SVP of Finance, AvidXchange.

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Friday Footnotes: Burner Phones For Big 4 Firms; Mandatory Unpaid Leave Rumors; CISOs Hate on CPAs | 12.1.23

Going Concern

Mergers and Acquisitions VonLehman CPA & Advisory Firm merges with top 100 company Dean Dorton [ Cincinnati Business Courier ] One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest accounting firms has paired up with another regional firm that’s even bigger. The combined firm will operate under the Dean Dorton name.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Partners Are Split on the Split; PCAOB Further Annoys Auditors; Recruiting Events Are Back! | 3.31.23

Going Concern

Big 4 EY Fails to Reach Deal on Split [ Wall Street Journal ] The unexpected revolt that has upended the planned breakup of accounting firm Ernst & Young is being driven by two longtime U.S. auditors who believe their part of the firm could end up weakened by a deal. People did not enjoy that.

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Accounting Firms Have Begun to See Mexico As a Goldmine for Accounting and Finance Talent, Says Guy

Going Concern

As CEO of a staffing firm that connects companies with professionals in Mexico, every day I speak with accounting firms, CFOs and other executives looking to hire accountants and other financial professionals in the U.S. despite having more than double the population, has just over 665,000 actively licensed CPAs.