Professional development

The accounting profession's labor shortage means relationships between firms and colleges have never been more crucial in recruiting new talent.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs teamed up with the Indiana Society of CPAs, the Tennessee Society of CPAs and CPA Crossings to highlight the competencies deemed essential for aspiring CFOs.

This year's selection of outstanding firm leaders fill multiple roles with aplomb

Intuit and nonprofit Education at Work announced a pilot program to employ college students at TurboTax, helping them gain experience while earning tuition money.

Schellman forms new advisory board; New partnership lets Xero users send data to Caseware; Fortanix announces full disc encryption; and other accounting technology stories.

Wipfli releases 2024 Outsourcing Report; Herbein adds senior HR consultant; and more news from across the profession.

NASBA's Accounting Education Research Grants aim to advance academic research on the educational issues impacting CPAs and the accounting profession.

All too often, clients literally don't know what their accountants are talking about.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced its largest-ever cohort of students will receive $15,000 each, up from $10,000 in previous years.

I volunteered as a conference host to meet the people in the field doing the hard work of government financial management every day.

The landscape of talent acquisition is rapidly shifting due to intense competition for top talent and the rise of the gig economy.

Social engineering raises some serious questions about data protection and compliance of accounting firms.

CliftonLarsonAllen CEO Jen Leary has been focusing on expanding the firm's appeal, especially to young accountants, as CLA grows its international network.

Plus, Biller Genie launches QuickBooks Desktop integration, PayPal integration; and other accounting technology news.

When it comes to practice management, try to learn as much as you can from whatever source is available.

Whether there will be a next generation of accountants is, in many ways, up to all of us.

You will not be promoted unless the current partners have full confidence in your ability to maintain and grow what they are passing on to you.

Plus, TaxDome adds AI reporting feature; Protiviti uses new "ProtivitiGPT" to enhance internal ops; and other accounting tech news.

The Institute of Management Accountants held its annual conference this week in San Antonio, Texas, where it discussed ways to attract more people to join the profession.

Ernst & Young's U.S. firm intends to invest $1 billion over the next three years in talent and technology to improve the attractiveness of the accounting profession.