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Listen Up, Young Accountants: Career Advice For Sticking Out Those Early Years

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In other words, they weren’t satisfied with understanding debits, credits, and audits. They wanted to know about their international expansion strategy and technology use. From where I sit, accounting gives you a great window into the inner workings of a company. 1 podcast for accountants and bookkeepers.

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How Auditors Are Seizing the Day with Artificial Intelligence

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In a recent EY survey , only 19% of the 500 accounting and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students surveyed said they believed AI would enable professionals to focus their efforts on judgment and higher-level thinking. The auditor-driven, AI-enabled digital audit Historically, auditors sampled client data manually.

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

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Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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Managing stress for tax professionals

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Automate what you can 3. Take advantage of wellness benefits The numbers are in, and they reinforce the mental health challenges facing accountants. Long hours and heavy workloads are nothing new for many accounting professionals. Jump to: 1. Make a personal stress inventory 2. Delegate or outsource where you can 4.

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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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Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Accountingfly is connecting audit professionals at all experience levels with forward-thinking firms for strictly REMOTE audit roles. Pajamas forever! US candidates only, please.

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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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Audit Comments Raise Concerns About PCAOB’s Proposal To Expand the Scope of Audits and the Role of Auditors [ JD Supra ] In June 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping amendments to its auditing standards. Technology EY Unveils Fruits of $1.4 In addition to the $1.4

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: KPMG Gets a New Tax Leader; Bad News For MBAs; Deloitte Cheating | 10.16.23

Going Concern

Our talent challenges are real, but perspective about the opportunities and appeal of an accounting career has been lacking. The city of Stamford, CT is having a hard time getting its annual audit report done : The 2022 annual audit report the city owes the state is woefully overdue. Wall Street Journal : M.B.A.

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