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

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There’s another article about the accountant shortage today and this time it’s in Insider. Kachelmeier has seen accounting majors decline between 20% to 40% over the past few years at his school and like many in the profession he believes that the key to fixing the shortage lies in pitching accounting to young people.

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

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

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The biggest thing for me is I need to have controls, but I also want employees to have an enjoyable experience,” Doximity’s Senior Director of Accounting, Alexander Schlick, told Airbase’s VP of Marketing, Michael Freeman. Our auditors have said Airbase is one of the best tools that they work with,” said Alex. Benefits and results.

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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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Financial advisory company AlixPartners was chosen for the task and is led by former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief accountant Matt Jacques, according to a Dec. Accounting, tax audit, and business advisory firm BDO is investing €5m in a new office as it creates 100 new jobs. 7 report from the Wall Street Journal.

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

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TLDR summary of this article from ChatGPT: Big 4 accounting firms introduced paternity leave in 2006, but a recent study finds that many fathers, especially in high-pressure environments like audit firms, hesitate to take advantage of it. Despite generous parental leave policies in France, men are reluctant due to workplace culture.

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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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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you’re here, subscribe to our newsletter to get the week’s top stories in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. The gap widens again at the upper levels. Pajamas forever!

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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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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Happy National Leave Your Accountant the F**k Alone Day , everyone! The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

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