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Number Of Corporate Accounting Errors Unexpectedly Climbs

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A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. listed companies since 2005, finding firms that had to reissue their financials due to errors. For many, the mistakes were discovered when corporate finance teams were changing accounting paperwork to comply with the new U.S.

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How Finance Departments Can Mold Risk Mitigation Into Opportunity

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Now, analysts at the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) are urging ERM to move beyond the c-suite. Professional accountants are well-positioned to better serve the organizations they work for by enabling effective enterprise risk management that identifies both risks and opportunities for the business,” the CEO noted.

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Friday Footnotes: Big 4 Culture Gets Slammed Again; Audit Leads the Way in AI; Small Firm Gripes | 11.10.23

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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. Now’s the time so check out Accountingfly’s top remote accounting candidates of the week. Note: We’re skipping Footnotes next Friday to unveil a surprise.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Partners Banging the Client Again; Turnstile Data Shows Staff DGAF About RTO | 1.29.24

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Accounting Ranks First In Something Good For Once More 2. Grant Thornton Gets Downgraded to a Tier 2 Firm, That’s Probably a Good Thing 1. We are in the midst of a transformation, if not a revolution, whereby the role of an “accountant” is no longer confined to ledgers and balance sheets, but extends to realms previously unimagined.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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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. And take our 2024 Predictions for the Accounting Profession survey ! Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default.

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Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards

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In today’s top news, Germany’s deputy finance minister wants to restructure accounting firm regulations, and consumers are turning away from travel rewards cards. Wirecard Forces ‘Radical’ Reboot Of German Accounting Regs. Plus, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. FDIC) is looking to modernize bank reporting.

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The Role Of An Accountant: A Guide To Today’s Accountant’s Roles, Duties, And Responsibilities

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Our fast-paced world has transformed many jobs, but few seem to have changed as much as what accountants typically did even 20 years ago compared to today, next year, or the next decade. So, let’s look at the accountant roles of today and the current trends that influence what the roles of an accountant of tomorrow will entail.