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Friday Footnotes: Why Private Equity Loves the Profession; A Very Naughty KPMG Employee; WTF PwC Guy | 4.5.24

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At that firm, I was an external auditor for almost five years, and in the final year, I was working in our Financial Accounting Advisory Services group.” She survived her layoff by making these four money moves: Building a Financial Cushion, Reducing Spending, Creating a Job Search Strategy, Finding Additional Income Sources.

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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

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Bill would let private CPAs, not state auditor’s office, audit state agencies [ Radio Iowa ] Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, IA seems to think letting CPA firms audit government books instead of the state auditor will fix the accountant shortage somehow?

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Friday Footnotes: Firms on India Hiring Spree; PCAOB Heads Overseas; PwC Lets You See Your Family This Summer | 5.6.22

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billion claim against Big Four auditor EY for alleged negligence. The issues that we found at NMC Healthcare following our appointment were broad, complex and multi-layered,” a spokesperson for Alvarez & Marsal, the joint administrators, told Law.com International. Alvarez & Marsal Launches $2.5B

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