The Big Four are choosing profit over promotion
Big Four

The Big Four are choosing profit over promotion

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The Big Four are choosing profit over promotion

As Deloitte, PwC, and EY slash partner intakes to a five-year low, we analyse the strategic pivot to protect ‘PEP’and what the rise of the "salaried p...

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Unpacking the 35 Under 35 2025 Report
35 under 35

Unpacking the 35 Under 35 2025 Report

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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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ACCA Secures FRC Director, Claire Lindridge, to Lead Policy and Insights
ACCA

ACCA Secures FRC Director, Claire Lindridge, to Lead Policy and Insights

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ACCA Secures FRC Director, Claire Lindridge, to Le...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a global professional body with over 257,900 members and 530,100 future members across 180 ...

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ACCA Elects UK CFO Melanie Proffitt as New President, Vowing to Redefine Accountancy's Future
ACCA

ACCA Elects UK CFO Melanie Proffitt as New President, Vowing to Redefine Ac...

5m Accountancy Age

ACCA Elects UK CFO Melanie Proffitt as New Preside...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global professional body serving over 257,000 members and 530,000 future members across...

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Navigating the ethics and regulation of AI in audit
AI in Accounting

Navigating the ethics and regulation of AI in audit

5m nikita alexander

Navigating the ethics and regulation of AI in audi...

As UK firms deploy AI and Machine Learning for smarter risk assessment and anomaly detection, they face a regulatory tightrope. We examine the critica...

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Xeinadin Strengthens Manchester with Senior Hires to Tackle SME Audit and Insolvency Headwinds
Audit

Xeinadin Strengthens Manchester with Senior Hires to Tackle SME Audit and I...

5m Accountancy Age

Xeinadin Strengthens Manchester with Senior Hires ...

Xeinadin, the integrated business advisory and accountancy group, has cemented its commitment to the UK’s crucial SME sector with two high-profile app...

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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

5m 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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Countdown to the Reeves budget and the hard choices ahead
Budget 2025

Countdown to the Reeves budget and the hard choices ahead

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Countdown to the Reeves budget and the hard choice...

As the £25bn fiscal 'black hole' forces Chancellor Rachel Reeves to eye major tax hikes, this analysis arms accountants with the essential strategic f...

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Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI investments next year
AI in Accounting

Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI investments next year

6m Nikita Alexander

Nearly half of UK accountancy firms plan £100K AI ...

UK accountancy firms are making a major capital commitment, with nearly half planning to invest up to £100,000 in AI over the next 12 months. New rese...

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Turning MTD compliance into proactive client strategy
Client Enagagement

Turning MTD compliance into proactive client strategy

6m Accountancy Age

Turning MTD compliance into proactive client strat...

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is not a burden; it’s an asset. Discover how the compliance mandate for digital record-keeping forces the creation of a clean...

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How Grant Thornton’s Training Move Reflects a Shift in Accounting Leadership
Big Four

How Grant Thornton’s Training Move Reflects a Shift in Accounting Leadershi...

6m Accountancy Age

How Grant Thornton’s Training Move Reflects a Shif...

The accounting profession is facing a leadership bottleneck. Grant Thornton’s partnership with Raise the Bar suggests the industry is beginning to tre...

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EY’s Pay Rise Reflects a Changing Partnership Economy
Accounting Firms

EY’s Pay Rise Reflects a Changing Partnership Economy

6m Accountancy Age

EY’s Pay Rise Reflects a Changing Partnership Econ...

EY’s latest results tell a familiar story of contrasts: modest revenue growth, a tougher market for consulting, and yet a near-double-digit rise in pa...

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Why Gen Z Is Walking Away from Accounting
Big Four

Why Gen Z Is Walking Away from Accounting

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Why Gen Z Is Walking Away from Accounting

KPMG’s latest figures show a quarter of under-30s leaving financial services in the past year. That headline matters to accountancy because the driver...

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The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now
AI in Accounting

The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now

6m Rafe Houston

The road to MTD IT readiness and why it starts now

With the next phase of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax fast approaching, Xero’s UK Managing Director Kate Hayward argues that the shift isn’t just a...

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Event recap: The future of accounting - turning innovation into competitive advantage
Management

Event recap: The future of accounting - turning innovation into competitive...

6m Rafe Houston

Event recap: The future of accounting - turning in...

As client expectations evolve and the demand for fractional CFO services grows, firms are rethinking their role from compliance to strategy. In this A...

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Building trust in sustainability data starts from within
CSR

Building trust in sustainability data starts from within

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Building trust in sustainability data starts from ...

The credibility of corporate sustainability rests on one foundation: reliable data. Without it, even the most ambitious environmental or social commit...

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The power of financial storytelling – transforming data into strategic insights
Business

The power of financial storytelling – transforming data into strategic insi...

6m Peter Spence, FCMA, CGMA, Associate Technical Director at AICPA and CIMA.

The power of financial storytelling – transforming...

As accounting and finance professionals, we’re trusted with the numbers that represent a business’s financial performance. While numbers are our comfo...

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Deliberate evolution at the ICAEW Annual Conference 2025
ICAEW Annual Conference 2025

Deliberate evolution at the ICAEW Annual Conference 2025

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Deliberate evolution at the ICAEW Annual Conferenc...

At the ICAEW Annual Conference, discipline replaced disruption as the theme of the day. Speakers urged firms to modernise with care, focusing on struc...

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Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, MTD readiness and the road to agentic firms
AI in Accounting

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, MTD readiness and the road...

6m Rafe Houston

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat on practical AI, M...

Wolters Kluwer’s Mohammed Sidat talks to Accountancy Age about where AI is already proving its value for UK firms, how accountants can get MTD ready, ...

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Joe Nellis on Why Technology Is the Tectonic Plate Beneath the Global Economy
ICAEW Annual Conference 2025

Joe Nellis on Why Technology Is the Tectonic Plate Beneath the Global Econo...

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Joe Nellis on Why Technology Is the Tectonic Plate...

Accountancy Age spoke with Professor Joe Nellis, Economic Adviser at MHA, ahead of his ICAEW Annual Conference session Navigating the World Beyond the...

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Rachel Harris on Why the “S” in ESG Drives Business Growth
ICAEW Annual Conference 2025

Rachel Harris on Why the “S” in ESG Drives Business Growth

6m Accountancy Age

Rachel Harris on Why the “S” in ESG Drives Busines...

Rachel Harris, Founder of @accountant_she and striveX, shares how measuring the “S” in ESG can drive business growth through fairer hiring, flexible r...

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IRIS’s Eva Mrazikova and Steve Cox on where accounting is really heading
Accountex

IRIS’s Eva Mrazikova and Steve Cox on where accounting is really heading

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IRIS’s Eva Mrazikova and Steve Cox on where accoun...

At Accountex North IRIS leaders set out what MTD means for firms today and how AI and changing client expectations are reshaping the work Read More...

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Tessa Clarke on turning edible surplus into measurable value
ICAEW Annual Conference 2025

Tessa Clarke on turning edible surplus into measurable value

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Tessa Clarke on turning edible surplus into measur...

Tessa Clarke, Co-founder and CEO of Olio, shares how circular economy thinking helps firms cut waste, boost savings, and build long-term advantage. Re...

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CIMA’s new cyber tool puts finance in the driving seat
Cybersecurity

CIMA’s new cyber tool puts finance in the driving seat

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CIMA’s new cyber tool puts finance in the driving ...

CIMA has refreshed its CGMA Cybersecurity Tool and the direction of travel is clear. Finance teams are expected to shape risk assessment, incident res...

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

AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the skills gap

7m 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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NetSuite reveals its 'Next' move at SuiteWorld
Accounting Software

NetSuite reveals its 'Next' move at SuiteWorld

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NetSuite reveals its 'Next' move at SuiteWorld

Oracle NetSuite used day one of its SuiteWorld conference to take the wraps off NetSuite Next, a version of the suite with conversational AI, agent-st...

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Pragmatism over panic in AI adoption with Ben Crow of iplicit
Accounting Software

Pragmatism over panic in AI adoption with Ben Crow of iplicit

7m Accountancy Age

Pragmatism over panic in AI adoption with Ben Crow...

Artificial intelligence was one of the most talked about themes at Accountex Summit North 2025, with many panels exploring its potential to reshape th...

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