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May 31, 2022

An interest in flight, a path to CFO: ‘All about determination’

A CFO shares career advice, looks back on challenges related to standards implementation and forecasting, and explains why he didn’t follow in his famous uncles’ footsteps in this podcast episode with transcript.

May 26, 2022

How the path to partner has widened for women, minorities

Diversity and inclusion is rising in CPA firm partner ranks and new accounting graduate hires, according to AICPA research.

May 26, 2022

‘You can’t transform without missteps’: A CPA leader’s career advice

A CPA leader discusses fear, CPAs’ comfort zones, and the “some kind of awesome” she experienced when giving public speaking a try in this podcast episode with transcript.

May 19, 2022

Burnout’s telltale signs and how leaders can better understand them

Burnout can feel like stepping on the accelerator but going nowhere. Hear more about how properly recognizing burnout can improve mental health in this podcast episode with transcript.

May 19, 2022

Resources to get you ready for your next conference

Simple tasks like downloading the conference app, choosing the sessions you want to attend, reviewing the attendee list to locate colleagues, and becoming familiar with vendors in the expo hall will help you get the most out of the event.

May 17, 2022

Boldly stepping into the future

AICPA Chair Anoop Natwar Mehta will focus on diversity, trust, and growing the pipeline.

May 12, 2022

A finance transformation case study, plus a news roundup

Two consulting company leaders explain the ins and outs of finance transformation and what they learned from a recent client example. Also, get caught up on news related to several CPA-centric topics.

May 10, 2022

How to be a trailblazer for women in the profession

Anna Mok, CPA, shares advice for women in accounting, in preparation for the panel session “AmplifiHER: Inspirational Women Breaking Ceilings and Stereotypes in the Profession” at the upcoming AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE conference.

May 5, 2022

NABA, CAQ announce partnership to grow accounting talent pipeline

The National Association of Black Accountants and the Center for Audit Quality are aiming to increase the diversity of talent coming into the accounting profession by working together to match community college students with mentors and tutors to help them progress to four-year accounting programs.

May 3, 2022

Mental health matters: How asking the right questions can help

A CPA explains how a tough time in her life helped make her more aware of the importance of mental health.

May 1, 2022

J’Maine Chubb, CPA, CGMA

J’Maine Chubb, CPA, CGMA, CFO of the Houston
Airport System, discusses achieving goals, knowing when to say no, weathering the pandemic, and more.

April 26, 2022

Hard at times but also rewarding: A CPA’s career leap to India

A CPA from North Carolina shares the story of her move to India — the advance planning, the learning curve, and why she gave herself permission to fail.

April 21, 2022

The invaluable sounding board: Learning from other CFOs

A CFO shares insights on the value of idea sharing and why such sharing can be comforting and discomforting at the same time.

April 21, 2022

Avoid these 7 delegation mistakes

A career coach and speaker at AICPA & CIMA ENGAGE 22 offers advice to leaders on handing off tasks.

April 20, 2022

As finance’s role grows, communication skills are more vital

A new survey found the finance function’s importance has grown in the past two years.

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.

April 1, 2022

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA

Elisabeth Sandersfeld, CPA, CGMA, the CFO at Continental Western Group, Berkley Agribusiness, and Berkley North Pacific, talks about risk and planning for the unexpected.

FROM THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

4 ways solo practitioners can stand out

Five years ago, a grieving Angel Zhen started his own CPA firm with no clients and no revenue. Today, he has 300 clients, $600,000 in revenue and 12 weeks of annual vacation. In this JofA article, he shares how he set up his firm and how you could do the same.