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life changes when you move up the ranks. after years of coaching partners and partners-in-waiting, sam allred of upstream academy knows a thing or two about what it takes to succeed as you climb the executive ladder at an accounting … continued
clients pay for understanding, not just reports. by jason m. blumer, cpa, cfe the tagline of our firm is “numbers tell stories…” it’s a constant reminder of the purpose behind our industry and our firm. the numbers we deal with … continued
ric payne has a lot of answers. but, importantly, he also knows the right questions.
the ceo and chairman of principa, which provides management services to accounting firms worldwide, payne is famous for launching results accountants systems, the accountants’ bootcamp and the results accountants’ network.
today, the big question accountants should be asking themselves is: what is the vision i have for our firm 10 years from now?
in framing that vision, he says you need ask: read more →
firms are facing big challenges in understanding and inspiring staffers in today’s accounting offices…
leadership and management skills are at a premium as we navigate through a recession and a period of unprecedented change. but are accounting firms and finance organizations prepared? the answer is: not all. a significant number of accountants are telling … continued
accounting firms can get left behind of they just stand still. read more →
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sam allred says accounting firms that achieve above-average results can be measured by six key performance indicators. by rick telberg after almost two decades of uninterrupted growth, the great recession has created a time of reckoning for many accounting firms. battered … continued
new approaches to old challenges. source: accounting office management & administration report via www.cpaleadership.com. to subscribe to aom&ar, go to www.ioma.com. chicago-based ceb & company llc was formed in 2008 when patrick o’malley and william m. kwit split off from … continued
can the profession seize its rightful role in risk management, governance and compliance? maybe, but it’ll take vision and guts. do you have what it takes in the post-meltdown world of the new normal?
by rick telberg
in the aftermath of the global financial meltdown and the surge of new corporate interest in enterprise-wide risk management, do internal auditors face risks of their own in getting left behind?
maybe so, according to some prominent thought leaders in the profession.
after surveying more than 2,000 executives across 50 regions of the globe, researchers at pricewaterhousecoopers report that internal auditors are being challenged “to remain relevant and meet stakeholder demands” in ways like never before.
what’s required today, according to brian brown, pwc principal and internal audit advisory services leader, is a whole new, and somewhat unnerving, concept of the internal auditor, a new vision brown and his colleagues call “internal audit 2.0.” more than simply checking accounts, internal auditors need to adopt a new way of thinking about their job that goes beyond audit as we’ve known it and embraces the fast-developing body of knowledge in governance, risk and compliance. or else, brown says, they run the risk of becoming marginalized and obsolete as new risk-management professionals take over.