ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workforce skills
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ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workforce skills

4m Accountancy Age

ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workfo...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has joined forces with Skills Minister Jacqui Smith, Skills England, and a coalition of UK C...

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Half of UK adults don’t understand accountants, ICAS finds
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Half of UK adults don’t understand accountants, ICAS finds

4m Accountancy Age

Half of UK adults don’t understand accountants, IC...

Trust in the accountancy profession remains strong, but a significant knowledge gap persists, according to research by the Institute of Chartered Acco...

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Chartered Accountants among world’s most trusted professions
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Chartered Accountants among world’s most trusted professions

5m Accountancy Age

Chartered Accountants among world’s most trusted p...

Chartered Accountants rank third globally for trust, behind doctors and engineers, as businesses increasingly rely on the profession to navigate AI ad...

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Deloitte brings nearly 1,500 new graduates and apprentices into UK workforce
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Deloitte brings nearly 1,500 new graduates and apprentices into UK workforc...

5m Accountancy Age

Deloitte brings nearly 1,500 new graduates and app...

Deloitte is set to onboard almost 1,500 graduates, apprentices and industrial placement students across 17 UK offices, with a further 98 joining in De...

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How apprenticeships are building the workforce businesses need straight from A-levels
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How apprenticeships are building the workforce businesses need straight fro...

5m Sarah Beale, AAT CEO

How apprenticeships are building the workforce bus...

As thousands of young people across England had just recently received their A-level results, it marks both an ending and a beginning. For some, unive...

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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap
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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap

6m Accountancy Age

AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle...

The University of Exeter and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) have announced a new degree apprenticeship programme aimed at addressing ...

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One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 35 under 35 winners
35 under 35

One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 35 under 35 winners

6m Accountancy Age

One year on: Reflections and advice from the 2024 ...

What impact does making the 35 under 35 list really have? We spoke to a handful of 2024 winners to hear how the recognition shaped their careers, what...

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75% of Gen Z accountants want to run their own business
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75% of Gen Z accountants want to run their own business

7m Accountancy Age

75% of Gen Z accountants want to run their own bus...

New research from Intuit reveals 75% of UK accounting students want to start their own business, signalling a major shift in how Gen Z sees the future...

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When ambition isn’t enough: The cost of care for women in accountancy
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When ambition isn’t enough: The cost of care for women in accountancy

7m Accountancy Age

When ambition isn’t enough: The cost of care for w...

In a profession built on balance sheets, it turns out balance is in short supply. A new global report from Chartered Accountants Worldwide has laid ba...

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CIMA elects first sitting NHS CFO as President
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CIMA elects first sitting NHS CFO as President

7m Accountancy Age

CIMA elects first sitting NHS CFO as President

Healthcare CFO to lead CIMA and serve as Co-Chair of global accounting alliance during pivotal year for profession Read More...

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ACCA and University of London to launch new accountancy degree
ACCA

ACCA and University of London to launch new accountancy degree

8m Marina Mouka

ACCA and University of London to launch new accoun...

Eligible ACCA students will be able to gain both a professional qualification and an undergraduate degree in a single streamlined route from 2026. Rea...

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61% of UK Gen Z accountants aim to be entrepreneurs, says ACCA
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61% of UK Gen Z accountants aim to be entrepreneurs, says ACCA

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61% of UK Gen Z accountants aim to be entrepreneur...

Mental health, AI readiness and sustainability also rank high among UK finance professionals in ACCA’s latest Global Talent Trends survey Read More...

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35 under 35 nomination tips: How to make your application stand out
35 under 35

35 under 35 nomination tips: How to make your application stand out

8m Accountancy Age

35 under 35 nomination tips: How to make your appl...

Get ready to submit your nominations for the 35 Under 35 rankings in 2025! Whether you're nominating yourself or a colleague, these tips will guide yo...

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What makes a 35 under 35 honouree? Celebrating leadership, innovation, and impact
35 under 35

What makes a 35 under 35 honouree? Celebrating leadership, innovation, and ...

9m Marina Mouka

What makes a 35 under 35 honouree? Celebrating lea...

The 35 under 35 rankings spotlight young professionals making a difference in accountancy. Leadership, innovation, and client impact are key traits of...

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UK’s young accountants lead surge in self-employed practices
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UK’s young accountants lead surge in self-employed practices

9m Accountancy Age

UK’s young accountants lead surge in self-employed...

A rising trend of young, qualified accountants establishing their own firms is reshaping the UK’s accounting landscape. According to new data from the...

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Women in UK financial services still earn a fifth less than men
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Women in UK financial services still earn a fifth less than men

10m Marina Mouka

Women in UK financial services still earn a fifth ...

The gender pay gap across the UK’s financial services industry remains persistently wide, with women earning just 78 pence for every pound earned by m...

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35 under 35: Where are they now?
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35 under 35: Where are they now?

4y Rebecca Whittaker

35 under 35: Where are they now?

Ten years ago, Accountancy Age’s first 35 under 35 awards celebrated the rising stars within the industry, so we tracked some of the inaugural winners...

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Q&A: Kreston International CEO on commerce, people, and the future of accounting
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Q&A: Kreston International CEO on commerce, people, and the future of accou...

5y Sam Alberti

Q&A: Kreston International CEO on commerce, people...

AccountancyAge spoke to Liza Robbins on career highlights, pandemic challenges, and accounting in the digital age Read More...

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Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic and the future of audit
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Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic and the future of audit

5y Jeremy Chan

Q&A: G&E's new audit head on moving in a pandemic ...

Moving from the Big Four to a regional firm, Daisy Marsden is taking her audit expertise to Garbutt & Elliott Read More...

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Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 10 – The evolving role of accountants
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Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 10 – The evolving role of accountants

6y Austin Clark , Editor

Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 10 – The evolv...

In the latest episode of the Inside Accountancy podcast, Natasha Frangos, Partner, Head of Corporate and Head of Creative, Media and Technology at hay...

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Salary Survey 2019
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Salary Survey 2019

7y Beth McLoughlin

Salary Survey 2019

Take the survey and find out how your salary compares to your peers in accounting Read More...

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Women in Business survey: SMEs call on government to help with parental leave
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Women in Business survey: SMEs call on government to help with parental lea...

7y Tom Lemmon

Women in Business survey: SMEs call on government ...

The cost and resource of maternity and paternity leave is an overwhelming concern for SMEs and the government should be stepping in to help, according...

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What do you sacrifice for your business?
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What do you sacrifice for your business?

7y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

What do you sacrifice for your business?

Yorkshire Bank’s most recent research has revealed the extent in which UK entrepreneurs risk their own wellbeing in the name of business Read More...

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Accounting in the North: An interview with EY's Bob Ward
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Accounting in the North: An interview with EY's Bob Ward

7y Accountancy Age

Accounting in the North: An interview with EY's Bo...

In our latest deep dive, we look at how accountancy is growing in the North, the regional challenges faced, and how EY is part of this Read More...

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Gender pay gap reporting: year two
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Gender pay gap reporting: year two

7y Pam Loch

Gender pay gap reporting: year two

With the deadline for gender pay gap reporting just gone, what have we discovered from the second year of this new law? Read More...

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What's it like to do an accountancy apprenticeship?
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What's it like to do an accountancy apprenticeship?

7y Accountancy Age

What's it like to do an accountancy apprenticeship...

"Not only have I been able to earn a salary whilst working towards a degree, I have also been given the chance to experience working at a Big Four fir...

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Capgemini delivers a digital “wake-up call” for financial services firms
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Capgemini delivers a digital “wake-up call” for financial services firms

7y Emanuela Hawker , Reporter

Capgemini delivers a digital “wake-up call” for fi...

New research conducted by global company, Capgemini, has revealed that financial services are falling behind in the race to become digital experts Rea...

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