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How to Prepare for a Financial Audit

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Embarking on your first financial audit can be nerve-wracking. This article includes small business accounting tips to prepare for an audit while minimizing its expenses and findings. An audit evaluates: Compliance with accounting standards (GAAP or IFRS.) Do not expect to walk away from an audit with zero findings.

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The future of sustainability reporting in the finance function

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"It is absolutely critical businesses implement an accounting and reporting system for their ESG data that is as auditable, transparent, and reliable as their financial data accounting," Hasenoehrl says, "2024 is the year we have to start treating enterprise carbon data the same way we treat financial data."

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A Fresh Look at Ongoing ESG and Carbon Accounting Developments

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From a global perspective, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), which was established by the IFRS in November 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow, has issued its first two standards. IFRS S1 requires companies to communicate the sustainability risks and opportunities they face over the short, medium, and long term.

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Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation

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AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals. As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise.

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Turning challenges into opportunities: being a financial controller in 2024

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As they assist in compliance audits and the monitoring of internal controls to ensure that everyone within the company does their job correctly, they are also expected to thrive and flourish amid the challenges along the way for the benefit of the organisation.

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TEST Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation

CFO Leadership

AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals. As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise.

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Are You Ready for "Carbon Accounting"  Compliance?

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However, for the past couple of decades, ESG has typically consisted of producing an annual glossy Corporate Responsibility Report that discussed various initiatives in descriptive terms across areas such as energy usage, waste stream mitigation, labor practices, community programs, charitable giving, etc.