Moving beyond the AI hype: building future-ready finance
2026 Predictions

Moving beyond the AI hype: building future-ready finance

2m By Irena Teneva, Associate Technical Director – Research and Development, at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Moving beyond the AI hype: building future-ready f...

Technology continues to change how we work, and AI is the latest disruptor. But technology alone won’t solve organisations’ productivity puzzle. Drawi...

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Unpacking the 35 Under 35 2025 Report
35 under 35

Unpacking the 35 Under 35 2025 Report

4m Accountancy Age

Unpacking the 35 Under 35 2025 Report

Welcome to the Accountancy Age 35 under 35 Report 2025 report, our annual spotlight on the young talent redefining the future of the UK profession, in...

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The end of sampling? Why UK audit can embrace full-population testing
Audit

The end of sampling? Why UK audit can embrace full-population testing

4m nikita alexander

The end of sampling? Why UK audit can embrace full...

The reliance on statistical sampling is becoming an outdated risk in a data-rich world. UK audit firms must transition to full-population testing and ...

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AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the skills gap
Accounting Software

AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the skills gap

5m Paul Lodder, VP of Accounting & Product Strategy, Dext

AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the ski...

In 2025, artificial intelligence has shifted from hype to necessity. It is no longer something firms simply experiment with on the side and has establ...

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Is accountancy facing a skills crisis?
Recruitment

Is accountancy facing a skills crisis?

5m Jez Brooks, Senior Early Talent Manager at Moore Kingston Smith

Is accountancy facing a skills crisis?

The future workforce is making its choices and, for many, professional services isn't on the radar. Are we prepared for the talent gap that looms ahea...

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How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting
Accounting Software

How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting

5m Stephen Edginton, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Dext

How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting

The world of accounting and bookkeeping is rapidly shifting in more ways than one. Perhaps the biggest transformation is that clients now expect more ...

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ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workforce skills
ACCA

ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workforce skills

5m 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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Bridging the gap: how management accountants can leverage business intelligence & analytics for smarter decision-making
Business

Bridging the gap: how management accountants can leverage business intellig...

6m Jacky Pfennig, Senior Research Manager at AICPA and CIMA

Bridging the gap: how management accountants can l...

Smart decision-making is essential to thrive in today’s fast-paced business environment – but research shows that many organisations still struggle to...

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

How apprenticeships are building the workforce businesses need straight fro...

6m 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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Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore
AI in Accounting

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore

7m Irena Teneva, AICPA and CIMA

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ig...

AI is the brilliant intern of the digital age - efficient, tireless, flawed – but it’s our human insight that keeps it grounded, ethical, and actually...

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AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps
AI in Accounting

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps

7m Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it c...

With the accounting industry facing talent shortages, Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech explores the role AI plays in the future to support finance and a...

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

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

8m 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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The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world
ACCA

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

8m Accountancy Age

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

AI is transforming accountancy, but not replacing it. ACCA’s new report finds automation is eliminating repetition while expanding roles that demand j...

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

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

9m 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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The systems thinking workforce – powering competitive, responsive, resilient businesses
ESG

The systems thinking workforce – powering competitive, responsive, resilien...

9m Peter Spence, AICPA & CIMA

The systems thinking workforce – powering competit...

While technology has streamlined processes and flattened organisational structures, business complexity is growing. Under-pressure managers are increa...

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How we can solve the skills shortage in finance
Skills

How we can solve the skills shortage in finance

1y 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

1y 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

1y 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

3y 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

3y 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’

3y 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’

3y 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

6y 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

6y 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

6y 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

6y 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 ...

7y 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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