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

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Let’s say they’re in public accounting, and they get assigned to an engagement with a manager or client they don’t particularly like,” asked Maginnis. “Or But too often, young CPAs flee public accounting for what they believe are the greener pastures of industry and miss out on that learning and development.

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There Are 340,000 Fewer Accountants—and Companies Are Paying the Price

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While it’s unclear what exactly led to the mistakes in each of these cases, one major risk factor has reached crisis levels: a shortage of certified public accountants. The lack of help means current accountants’ hours and workloads can be grueling, upping the odds of mistakes and burnout. “If

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Deloitte Goes Big in Boston; Advisory Readies For Pain | 7.10.23

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The firm’s junior auditors have been told that the pay band for one cohort would be frozen while others would increase by just 3pc or 6pc. In lighter news, Withum has added 19 new partners , 11 of whom are based in New Jersey, bringing the firm’s partner total to 225.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Gen Z Ruins Accounting; EY Hammers Out Some Deets; Internal Control Controversy | 12.05.22

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They assume since management is doing the internal control evaluation themselves, the auditor opinion does not matter. with a heavy presence in New Jersey, announced it acquired Boston-based accounting firm Samet & Co. Gen Z is ruining the public accounting meat grinder. That’s why it’s controversial.”.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Partner Banned; Salary Predictions; Public Accountants Have Had It | 1.23.23

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Brazilian retailer and PwC client Americanas filed for bankruptcy, its three largest shareholders said over the weekend they had not known of $4 billion in accounting inconsistencies. “We didn’t know of and would never allow any accounting manipulation in the company”, they said in a statement.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Can’t Hire Tech; John Doe Sues the PCAOB; Auditors Can’t Find Torpedoes and Missiles | 1.20.03

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Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves. In 2001, the Pentagon said it would address the issue by 2005.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Is Tops in M&A Advisory; What You Can Do With a MAcc; EY Consolidates in LatAm | 4.28.23

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New Jersey Society of CPAs Awards $221,500 in Accounting Scholarships [ NJCPA ] The New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) awarded $221,500 in scholarships to 53 New Jersey-based high school and college students on April 27 at the Pines Manor in Edison.

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