How we can solve the skills shortage in finance
Skills

How we can solve the skills shortage in finance

1w 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

2w 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

2w 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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Changing ‘perception’ of accountancy profession key to attracting Gen Z
Skills

Changing ‘perception’ of accountancy profession key to attracting Gen Z

2y Greg Noble

Changing ‘perception’ of accountancy profession ke...

66% of 16-25-year-olds believe there is a shortage of accountancy careers advice available Read More...

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Data management in the evolving tax function
Skills

Data management in the evolving tax function

2y Greg Noble

Data management in the evolving tax function

The composition of tax teams of the future could potentially be evolving away from its traditional look  Read More...

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R&D exodus for UK STEM amid ‘complexity and uncertainty’
HMRC

R&D exodus for UK STEM amid ‘complexity and uncertainty’

2y Sam Alberti

R&D exodus for UK STEM amid ‘complexity and uncert...

Half of all STEM businesses plan to move R&D activity overseas due to forthcoming changes Read More...

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UK accountancy firms double down on school recruits amid ‘talent war’
Practice

UK accountancy firms double down on school recruits amid ‘talent war’

2y Sam Alberti

UK accountancy firms double down on school recruit...

The UK accountancy market is increasingly turning to school leavers without university education in an effort to offset the sector’s widening skills g...

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Tech changes accountants' skillset
Accounting Software

Tech changes accountants' skillset

5y Chris Jewers

Tech changes accountants' skillset

Technology is revolutionising the role of the modern accountant. Richard Anning, head of Tech Faculty at the ICAEW and Andrew Hilliard, Director of AJ...

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The widening skill gap in accountancy
People Business

The widening skill gap in accountancy

5y Jeremy Chan

The widening skill gap in accountancy

There is a growing skill gap in accountancy, partly due to changing priorities and new technologies, new report finds. Read More...

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Technology, skills and personal brand: Accountancy professionals in 2020
Career

Technology, skills and personal brand: Accountancy professionals in 2020

5y Austin Clark , Editor

Technology, skills and personal brand: Accountancy...

The accountancy profession continues to evolve – driven largely by technology developments. To discuss what this means for those in the sector as we s...

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2020 Predictions: New skills needed for industry survival
Business

2020 Predictions: New skills needed for industry survival

5y Shannon Moyer

2020 Predictions: New skills needed for industry s...

In 2020, several skills will become critically important for accountants looking to move up in their careers, ranging from soft skills to professional...

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Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 1 - What skills does the accountant of the future need?
Practice

Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 1 - What skills does the accountant of ...

5y Accountancy Age

Podcast: Inside Accountancy Episode 1 - What skill...

Inside Accountancy Episode 1 - In our first ever episode, our reporter Tom Lemmon speaks to Rowena Hawkes about the skills needed by the accountant of...

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Why being an outstanding number-cruncher is no longer enough
Practice

Why being an outstanding number-cruncher is no longer enough

6y Sponsored | Roy Sheppard

Why being an outstanding number-cruncher is no lon...

Roy Sheppard explains why it is no longer enough for accountants to leave networking skills to sales and business development teams Read More...

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Volunteers’ Week 2019: How volunteering helped me upskill on my journey to President
Career

Volunteers’ Week 2019: How volunteering helped me upskill on my journey to ...

6y Tom Lemmon

Volunteers’ Week 2019: How volunteering helped me ...

Saturday 1 – Friday 7 June is Volunteers’ Week in the UK – a chance to celebrate the contributions that millions of people make across the land on a d...

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Businesses are not equipping their workforce for the future
Career

Businesses are not equipping their workforce for the future

6y Accountancy Age

Businesses are not equipping their workforce for t...

Only 41 percent of UK employees feel their organisations are equipping them with the right skills for the future of working Read More...

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Six skills accountants need to succeed in the future
Career

Six skills accountants need to succeed in the future

6y Ross Chapman

Six skills accountants need to succeed in the futu...

Accountants might traditionally be viewed as number-crunchers but there are other skills that are possibly far more important to today's accounting pr...

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What accountancy roles are high in demand right now?
Career

What accountancy roles are high in demand right now?

7y Marcus Williams

What accountancy roles are high in demand right no...

As the role of the accountant evolves, what roles are on offer and what skills do you need to excel in them? Read More...

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