How we can solve the skills shortage in finance
Skills

How we can solve the skills shortage in finance

2m Sarah Beale, CEO, Association of Accounting Technicians

How we can solve the skills shortage in finance

There’s no denying that accountancy, and the wider financial services sector, is facing a skills shortage. In September 2024, Skills England identifie...

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Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the CFO
Corporate Finance

Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the CFO

2m Irena Teneva, AICPA & CIMA

Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the C...

Understanding what drives productivity is crucial to economic growth, innovation, and living standards, making all of us stakeholders in the efforts t...

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Grant Thornton invests £1M in data and digital training
Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton invests £1M in data and digital training

2m Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton invests £1M in data and digital tra...

Grant Thornton UK LLP has announced a £1 million investment in a business transformation programme designed to embed a data-driven, digital mindset ac...

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2025: Can accountants turn the tide on trust and growth?
2025 Predictions

2025: Can accountants turn the tide on trust and growth?

3m Accountancy Age

2025: Can accountants turn the tide on trust and g...

As 2025 dawns, accountants find themselves at the heart of an economy still navigating the aftershocks of a global pandemic, seismic political shifts,...

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Negative stereotypes blamed for declining interest in the profession
Skills

Negative stereotypes blamed for declining interest in the profession

5m Accountancy Age

Negative stereotypes blamed for declining interest...

Data reveals 57.1% of accountants cite negative stereotypes as a significant barrier to pursuing accountancy as a career Read More...

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Finance and accounting sector set for hiring surge despite skills shortage concerns
Skills

Finance and accounting sector set for hiring surge despite skills shortage ...

5m Accountancy Age

Finance and accounting sector set for hiring surge...

A significant expansion in finance and accounting recruitment is expected for 2025, with more than half of hiring managers planning to increase their ...

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Accounting under pressure: Balancing accuracy and stability amid talent gaps
Opinion Blog

Accounting under pressure: Balancing accuracy and stability amid talent gap...

5m Megan Weis, VP and General Manager, FAO Services, Personiv

Accounting under pressure: Balancing accuracy and ...

With an increasing number of financial inaccuracies stemming from overworked accounting teams, businesses are feeling the pressure of the ongoing tale...

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KPMG cuts 4% of US audit staff amid industry wide adjustments
Accounting Firms

KPMG cuts 4% of US audit staff amid industry wide adjustments

5m Accountancy Age

KPMG cuts 4% of US audit staff amid industry wide ...

KPMG has announced a reduction of approximately 330 positions from its US audit practice, representing nearly 4% of its 9,000-person audit workforce, ...

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Work-life balance, CPD and client relationships key to success, say retirees
Skills

Work-life balance, CPD and client relationships key to success, say retiree...

6m Jonathan Barber, Executive Director – UK of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

Work-life balance, CPD and client relationships ke...

Jonathan Barber, Executive Director – UK of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), shares insights from retired accountants from the profession...

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Westcotts achieves Gold Standard in employee development with new accreditation
Practice

Westcotts achieves Gold Standard in employee development with new accredita...

6m Accountancy Age

Westcotts achieves Gold Standard in employee devel...

Leading South West accountancy firm Westcotts has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People Gold accreditation, marking a significant milestone...

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Skills for entering the Metaverse - yes, accountants need them too
Practice strategy

Skills for entering the Metaverse - yes, accountants need them too

6m Rachael Kennedy

Skills for entering the Metaverse - yes, accountan...

As businesses begin exploring the metaverse—a new, immersive virtual reality—accountants are facing a pivotal question: how do we prepare for a future...

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Breaking the boring accountant stereotype
Skills

Breaking the boring accountant stereotype

8m Rachael Kennedy

Breaking the boring accountant stereotype

Let’s face it, accounting has an image problem. But before you roll your eyes and say, “Tell me something I don’t know,” hear ...

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Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bridge skills gap
Skills

Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bridge skills gap

8m Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bri...

Grant Thornton UK LLP  has announced the launch of new  onboarding program aimed at equipping new trainees with essential professional skills. The ini...

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Apprenticships gain ground and entry route to accounting
Skills

Apprenticships gain ground and entry route to accounting

8m Accountancy Age

Apprenticships gain ground and entry route to acco...

As England’s school leavers await their exam results this August, a new survey reveals a shifting perception towards apprenticeships as a viable...

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Internal audit teams face critical capacity crunch
Audit

Internal audit teams face critical capacity crunch

8m Accountancy Age

Internal audit teams face critical capacity crunch

There is a growing disconnect between the escalating demands placed on internal audit functions and their limited capacity to address emerging risks. ...

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What to do about the accounting mental health emergency
Skills

What to do about the accounting mental health emergency

8m Accountancy Age

What to do about the accounting mental health emer...

New stats have laid bare the mental health emergency facing global accountancy – with increased working hours and reduced salaries both impacting prof...

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Most accountants still underprepared for tech shift
Opinion Blog

Most accountants still underprepared for tech shift

9m Institute of Financial Accountants

Most accountants still underprepared for tech shif...

The latest member survey* from the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) has shown that there is still a gap in technology skills to address the di...

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Labour government full speed ahead on audit reform
Audit

Labour government full speed ahead on audit reform

9m Accountancy Age

Labour government full speed ahead on audit reform

The recent King’s Speech has unveiled a raft of legislative proposals set to significantly reshape the landscape for accountants and auditors ac...

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Pass rates announced for June 2024 ACCA exam sitting
ACCA

Pass rates announced for June 2024 ACCA exam sitting

9m Accountancy Age

Pass rates announced for June 2024 ACCA exam sitti...

Pass rates have been announced by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) for students who sat their exams in June 2024. 107,506 ent...

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The evolution of audit skills in an era of complex regulation, disclosure and increasing transparency
Opinion Blog

The evolution of audit skills in an era of complex regulation, disclosure a...

9m Dilek Cilingir, EY Partner

The evolution of audit skills in an era of complex...

Talent is the lifeblood of any organization, but attracting and retaining the right people is no mean feat. Recently I’ve had several opportunities to...

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Narrowing the workplace’s AI ‘trust gap’
Practice strategy

Narrowing the workplace’s AI ‘trust gap’

9m Trent Henry, EY Global Vice Chair - Talent

Narrowing the workplace’s AI ‘trust gap’

AI has proven its potential when it comes to efficiency, creating new and exciting career paths and enabling workers to focus on higher-value tasks. H...

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The human touch
Skills

The human touch

9m Peter Spence

The human touch

In a period of rapid technological advance, almost every organisation is going through some form digital transformation project. AICPA & CIMA’s Associ...

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Knowing when to outsource your bookkeeping services
Practice

Knowing when to outsource your bookkeeping services

10m Accountancy Age

Knowing when to outsource your bookkeeping service...

As the accounting landscape becomes increasingly complex, many firms are re-evaluating their approach to managing financial records. A significant tre...

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Forget national service, focus on financial literacy
Economy

Forget national service, focus on financial literacy

10m Accountancy Age

Forget national service, focus on financial litera...

TikTok accountant launches SME advice podcast on UN Micro and SME day, 27 June Read More...

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It's time to rethink what it means to be an accountant
People In Practice

It's time to rethink what it means to be an accountant

10m Rachael Kennedy

It's time to rethink what it means to be an accoun...

When we think of an accountant, the image that often comes to mind is one of a stuffy, dull professional, hunched over a desk crunching numbers all da...

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5 things I learnt from Xerocon 2024
Accounting Software

5 things I learnt from Xerocon 2024

10m Rachael Kennedy

5 things I learnt from Xerocon 2024

Sue Perkins knows more than XBRL than expected. Xero’s CEO likes to get at least 80g of protein a day, which is hard since she’s a vegetar...

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Navigating remote work and tax efficiency with EMI options
Skills

Navigating remote work and tax efficiency with EMI options

10m Accountancy Age

Navigating remote work and tax efficiency with EMI...

The recent shifts towards remote work have introduced significant challenges for businesses, especially regarding corporate tax and legal implications...

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