Journal of Accountancy podcast

April 19, 2022

ENGAGE emcee: Why inflation could cause retirement U-turns

Hear or read this conversation with a CBS News business analyst on top questions asked of financial planners and what role inflation and tax rates may play.

April 14, 2022

The power of belief — and how it differs from arrogance

“If anybody wants to accomplish anything, at some point, they have to believe it’s possible.” Hear a deeper explanation of that topic from a mental performance coach, or read it in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 12, 2022

The value of asking the question, ‘What brings you joy?’

A speaker and author emphasizes the importance of pursuing outside passions and continuing to build on connections made over Zoom meetings in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 7, 2022

CPA Q&A: Parenthood in the pandemic and finance purpose statements

A CPA leader discusses his love of space leading to a job at Virgin Galactic, how finance purpose statements can be “a guiding light,” and advice for aspiring accountants in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 5, 2022

Co-creating the future of finance: A leadership group’s quest

A group of executives from large companies wants to work together on the quest to transform finance into more of a value partner.

March 31, 2022

FP&A: A new niche — and an expanded definition

An ENGAGE speaker shares six core principles for business and why the abbreviation FP&A means multiple things to him in this podcast episode with transcript.

March 29, 2022

Audit transformation: Automation is one small step in the journey

Learn how data-driven audits can help identify and mitigate risks and why tech tools that automate rote tasks are just one part of the evolution of auditing in this podcast episode with transcript.

March 24, 2022

New strategies to grow the profession’s pipeline

Organizations seeking to identify and hire finance talent can follow the advice in a recent article or further explore a new apprenticeship program detailed in this podcast with transcript.

March 22, 2022

Advice for building strong personal connections in a hybrid world

A CPA firm leader shares advice on collaboration and learning to be vulnerable and explains why accountants seeking board service shouldn’t focus on the role of treasurer.

March 17, 2022

Not-for-profit audits in a remote world, plus IRS news

Learn how the abrupt shift to remote work affected not-for-profit audits and how they’re coping now, plus the latest news, in this podcast episode with transcript.