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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. The hallmark of a great auditor is not just understanding debits and credits, but understanding how the client makes money and the economics and the cash flows,” added Maginnis. “The

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Friday Footnotes: Consulting Gets Bumpy for New Hires; Cities Sans Accountants; PCAOB Priorities | 4.21.23

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Professor Laura Empson of Bayes Business School retells how these audit firms were beguiled by the glamour and big fees of corporate advisory work. The withdrawal is “catastrophic,” said Miranda Meginness, Marion’s auditor. EY was paid £1.4mn for its work for Made.com in 2021, according to the company’s accounts. KPMG faces $1.4-billion

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The Least Amount You’ll Make at Big 4; Carmine Gets a Sword Show | 4.22.24

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A retirement celebration that I’ll carry with me forever,” the sports fanatic told his 300,000 followers on LinkedIn. Then, its top brass were tearing themselves apart over the demise of Project Everest, the code name given to the firm’s ambitious plan to split its vast consulting and auditing practices.

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