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August 24, 2023

3 keys to building a strong team: Partnerships, people, goal alignment

A CFO with a focus on talent development shares the importance of partnerships, people, and goal alignment in this podcast episode with transcript.

August 1, 2023

Preventing fraud with internal controls: A refresher

CPAs at all levels can benefit from a review of the basic principles for stopping fraud inside an organization.

July 27, 2023

Fraud, football, and a viral video: A midsummer compilation

This episode is a midsummer look back at insights from selected 2023 podcast guests, from a Super Bowl CFO to the AICPA vice chair

July 20, 2023

Why the disconnect? Risks are everywhere; risk management is not

A risk management expert explores the reasons for what he calls a “false sense of security” in organizations in this podcast episode with transcript. The discussion focuses on a recently released survey.

July 11, 2023

4 AICPA & CIMA leaders discuss global sustainability standards

Leaders with their finger on the pulse of sustainability reporting see an opportunity for accountants to create value. They also see that challenges such as interoperability and capacity building will need to be addressed.

June 29, 2023

The key role accountants will play in the shifting definition of value

An ESG leader from AICPA & CIMA explains more about new global sustainability standards in this podcast episode with transcript. Topics include the shifts that business in general and the accounting profession in particular should make in response.

June 1, 2023

Summing up economic sentiment: Less revenue, more pessimism

Finance executives in business and industry have grown more pessimistic about their own organizations since the start of the year. This podcast episode with transcript analyzes the reasons for leaders’ concern.

June 1, 2023

Pessimism, contraction plans rise for CPA decision-makers, survey shows

Driven by ongoing concerns about inflation, finance executives in business and industry project declines in profits for the coming year, according to a new AICPA & CIMA survey.

June 1, 2023

How a CPA saved a state millions in health care costs

Marilyn Bartlett, CPA, changed the conversation about health care policy when her penchant for numbers saved Montana’s state employee health plan millions without increasing member or employer contributions.

May 25, 2023

AICPA Council supports development of national pipeline strategy

At its spring meeting, the AICPA Council voiced support for the Pipeline Acceleration Plan and decided to move forward with development of a national strategy focused on boosting the accounting profession’s talent outlook.

May 24, 2023

Public companies reining in costs, according to audit partners

A lower percentage of companies are seeking new employees and increasing the benefits for their current workers, according to a survey of audit partners.

May 17, 2023

Make performance reviews more effective

Reviews focused on career goals and needs can better enable employees to succeed.

May 17, 2023

Why private companies need a plan for ESG reporting, assurance

Even if regulations don’t legally apply to private companies, they often apply from a practical standpoint. A new resource offers guidance on the importance of assuring sustainability data for public and private companies alike.

May 1, 2023

Avoiding intercompany mistakes

James Tilk is Director of Solutions Strategy for BlackLine. He has eight-plus years of SaaS experience, helping customers across multiple industries solve their most pressing problems with cloud-based accounting and financial close solutions. Prior to that, he spent 10-plus years leading various finance and accounting functions and is an active certified public and management accountant.

April 21, 2023

Sustaining the workforce: How sustainability can help the cause

Company leaders leaning into the opportunity presented by the evolving ESG landscape share their success stories during the 2023 Future of Finance Virtual Summit.

April 13, 2023

CFO optimism is up, but cost concerns remain

Despite a potential recession on the horizon, 54% of CFOs are optimistic or very optimistic regarding the economy, according to Grant Thornton’s first-quarter CFO survey.

March 30, 2023

COSO releases internal control guidance for sustainability reporting

COSO has published supplemental guidance that can be used to apply its internal control framework to reporting on sustainability.

March 23, 2023

Managing vs. leading: Why that distinction matters in the modern workplace

A keynote speaker at the upcoming AICPA & CIMA CFO Conference recounts the reaction he first got from his boss to a TEDx talk about managing people that has since gone viral.

March 15, 2023

3 trends that will reshape accounting and finance in 2023

The chief accounting officer of Workday shares on technology and talent strategy, zero-day close, and accounting’s role in driving value creation.

March 9, 2023

Inflation, talent, labor costs: 3 challenges amid slightly rising optimism

Most respondents in a quarterly survey are worried about inflation. But there’s a bit of a thaw in pessimism since the fourth quarter of last year. Learn more in this podcast episode with transcript.

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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.