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CFO Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The narrative has changed this year, with the drive for efficiency replacing talent as the top priority for accounting firms.
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CFO Dive
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The narrative has changed this year, with the drive for efficiency replacing talent as the top priority for accounting firms.
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PYMNTS
JUNE 26, 2020
Ernst & Young ( EY ), the global accounting firm hired to verify Wirecard’s financials, failed to request crucial information from a Singapore bank where the German payment processor claimed it had up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 The big question for me is what on earth did EY do when they signed off the accounts?”
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