PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
This shift has been so acute that small business cloud accounting firm Xero is even petitioning the Oxford English Dictionary to change the definition of “accountant” to one that includes the word “advise.” Changing Demand. That demand for human talent, by the way, hasn’t decreased.
Barry Ritholtz
APRIL 8, 2023
This week, we speak with Aswath Damodaran, who holds the Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education at New York University’s Stern School of Business. A nine-time “Professor of the Year” winner at NYU, Damodaran teaches classes in corporate finance and valuation to MBA students. He received his MBA and Ph.D.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. listed companies since 2005, finding firms that had to reissue their financials due to errors. For many, the mistakes were discovered when corporate finance teams were changing accounting paperwork to comply with the new U.S.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 9, 2019
In a 2017 report from job hunting site Indeed , researchers found that “small business accountant” was nowhere to be found in the top-10 job positions sought after by most small business employers. “Bookkeeping is the low-value work performed by accounting firms,” he said.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
It’s common sense that a corporation would want its C-Suite to have some knowledge of accounting practices, and one could assume that a lack of understanding of corporate accounting may heighten the risk for misstatements on financial reports.
Future CFO
JULY 10, 2023
The need of talent cultivation has driven the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants to launch the ISCA Global Talent Programme, the first of its kind for the island state’s professional services sector. ISCA said it will support the students’ expenses on this week-long programme with a $1 million allocated fund.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 16, 2022
They may work in various industries, such as investment firms, accounting firms, banks, or the government. Chief compliance officers often have a degree in finance, law, accounting, or business administration. They must also help customers understand their coverage, file claims, and manage their accounts.
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