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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

Going Concern

In it the author covers their introduction to accounting, the impact the pandemic had on their goals, and the all too familiar feeling of watching your peers make buckets of money in other careers while you grind away in public. ” When I was a junior in high school, I took my first accounting class. I loved the class.

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Business Execs Say They Are Adopting Generative AI, Despite Risks

CPA Practice

Views on Generative AI were solicited as part of the first-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Survey , which polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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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. Working in the Big Four seems to be more limited to just like, CFO or chief finance type roles.” The accountancy sector is no exception. Investment banking was more versatile, he said.

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Tommye Barie, CPA – 2023 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

CPA Practice

Tommye Barie, CPA 2023 Most Powerful Women in Accounting EVP – Leaders Development Success Institute, LLC How do you envision the accounting profession evolving in the foreseeable future for women? The accounting profession will continue evolving to provide more desirability and opportunities for women.

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A Non-Exhaustive List of Reasons Why You Won’t Cut It as a CFO

Going Concern

If your social calendar consists of Netflix marathons and the occasional happy hour with your coworkers, it’s time to step up your game. You’re Not Smart Enough Sure, you might be a whiz when it comes to crunching numbers, but being a CFO requires more than just a knack for accounting.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: Getting Roofied at KPMG?; PwC: ‘Burnout Should Be a Concern’ | 9.5.23

Going Concern

Stout served as the exclusive financial advisor to BDO and led the ESOP structuring, financing process, and execution on behalf of the company. Stout also served as the sole debt placement agent on a term loan financing led by Apollo-managed funds to facilitate the ESOP. The transaction closed on August 31.

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