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

2m 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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How to build rapport with clients
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How to build rapport with clients

2m James Woodfall & Cliff Lansley

How to build rapport with clients

This week is Talk Money Week (4th-8th November), a week that encourages open conversations about personal finance, money management, and financial wel...

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Is R&D tax relief entering a new era?
R&D

Is R&D tax relief entering a new era?

6m Rory Fothergill

Is R&D tax relief entering a new era?

The last couple of years has seen monumental changes within the R&D tax relief world.  We are currently in an era where depending on when a compan...

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How the accounting role changes with AI development
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How the accounting role changes with AI development

6m Maria Sigacheva, Indirect Tax Manager, Glencore

How the accounting role changes with AI developmen...

Accounting technology is continuously adapting and evolving to comply with changes in tax legal regulations and reporting obligations to stakeholders....

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Looking for diversity in finance
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Looking for diversity in finance

7m Metok Lee, Vanguard

Looking for diversity in finance

The most trending TikTok song of the summer by Megan Boni which innocuously has a single line, ‘Looking for a man in finance, 6’5, trust fund, blue ey...

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How to create an AI policy for your accounting firm
AI in Accounting

How to create an AI policy for your accounting firm

7m Lisa Miles-Heal, CEO, Silverfin

How to create an AI policy for your accounting fir...

Lisa Miles-Heal, CEO of Silverfin explains why AI need guardrails if accountancies are to enjoy the significant benefits AI brings Read More...

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Can staff really ask for expenses to travel to the office?
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Can staff really ask for expenses to travel to the office?

7m Emma Clewes, head of tax advisory at Prime Accountants Group

Can staff really ask for expenses to travel to the...

Emma Clewes, head of tax advisory at Prime Accountants Group, discusses the tax implications of employees asking to have their travel and commuting co...

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First-timer insights: What I've learnt from over 30 Transactions
Mergers And Acquisitions

First-timer insights: What I've learnt from over 30 Transactions

7m Mark Allen, CFO, EverythingTech Group

First-timer insights: What I've learnt from over 3...

As a tech founder and CFO, I’ve led over 30 M&A transactions totalling over £100 million, as well as being the CFO in one of the tech sector’s lar...

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Unlock the power of multi-DCA strategy in receivables management
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Unlock the power of multi-DCA strategy in receivables management

8m Robert Doherty, Global Head of Legal & Insolvency, Aryza

Unlock the power of multi-DCA strategy in receivab...

The piece discusses the benefits of engaging multiple collection partners, including increased repayment rates, cost reduction, and improved customer ...

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