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Staying focused at the top

Olivia Kirtley, CPA, CGMA, an accomplished corporate director with almost 20 years of experience serving on boards, talks about strategic, risk, and compliance issues that keep board members up at night.

Monitoring fraud risks in the supply chain

Mark Pearson, who works in supply chain forensics for Deloitte, explains how companies can probe one of the top risks—third-party expense categories—and avoid overpaying.

Working to close the skills gap

Many organizations are having difficulty finding skilled talent. This infographic explores the methods employers are using to attract top candidates and innovate their talent searches.

How to make flexible working work

As work/life balance becomes a higher priority for professionals worldwide, more companies are offering staff the opportunity to work remotely.

Researchers recognized for work in management accounting

Scott B. Jackson, professor at the University of South Carolina; Timothy M. Keune, assistant professor at the University of Dayton, Ohio; and Leigh Salzsieder, assistant professor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, received the Greatest Potential Impact on Management Accounting Practice Award for their research into bias that affects investment decisions, and its implications for global business.

Internal audit may need a makeover

As businesses transform in response to market shifts, internal audit functions may need to provide more value-added services and proactive advice to management in the coming years.

Revenue recognition implementation concerns finance executives

A recent KPMG survey shows that 64% of U.S. companies are uncertain about the path they’ll take to adopt the new, converged revenue recognition standard. Also, regulation is cited as the top compliance concern for 51% of corporate finance executives.

New conflict minerals guidance developed

New questions and answers developed by the AICPA Conflict Minerals Task Force provide nonauthoritative guidance to practitioners performing independent private-sector audit engagements of conflict minerals reports.

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