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Massachusetts High School Students Explore Accounting Careers at MassCPAs Summer Program

CPA Practice

The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MassCPAs) recently partnered with Suffolk University to host two cohorts of the Accounting Careers Exploratory (ACE) Leadership Program for 26 high school students across the state. MassCPAs has an established legacy of championing aspiring accounting students.

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What to look for in a career change from accounting

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If you are an accounting professional who has been contemplating a change in career path, you’re not alone. Accountants have the knowledge and experience necessary to work as trusted advisors to the public or within a company, so your certification qualifies you for a variety of career paths. But where do you start?

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Where Have All The Accountants Gone?

CPA Practice

Picture this: You’re at the end of another year, mulling over an all-too-familiar quandary that’s been haunting the accounting industry for two decades. Why is there a chronic shortage of accountants? Many accounting firm owners, in an attempt to maximize profits, have historically kept staff wages relatively low.

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The Dancing Accountant on Canopy’s “Practice Success Podcast”

Nancy McClelland, LLC

Three Main Themes , as outlined by the producers: Integrating passions and work: The importance of integrating passion and personal interests into professional work, as seen through Nancy McClelland’s incorporation of dancing into her accounting career.

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

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. UK accounting sector needs to put more emphasis on its people [ AccountancyAge ] Across the UK, increasing turnover rates have been observed across barrios sectors.

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In 2019, Academic Researchers Tried to Answer the Question ‘Is Accounting a Miserable Job?’

Going Concern

Misery in accounting is timeless after all. Plus it’s relevant given the ongoing accounting pipeline problem and concerns about accountant shortages as the paper talks about how the stereotype of “the miserable accountant” actually draws people to the profession for whom misery is a good fit.

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Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, CGMA – 2023 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

CPA Practice

Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, CGMA 2023 Most Powerful Women in Accounting Chief Transformation Officer BPM How do you envision the accounting profession evolving in the foreseeable future for women? What advice would you give to women college students about preparing for a career in the accounting profession?

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