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Help Employees Find Purpose Again

February 16, 2022

For a more productive and connected workforce, leaders need to build a collective sense of purpose in the remote work environment.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management

How to harness and manage sustainability data using emerging tech

February 04, 2022

Managing sustainably requires more evidence than contained in conventional accounting systems. Here are a few tips to put sustainability data to good use.

  • business and industry
  • technology and cybersecurity

Fraud's fertile breeding ground How the global supply shortage sets the stage for an uptick in financial shenanigans

February 01, 2022

Any economic disruption leaves businesses vulnerable to fraud both from within and outside an organization. Here we look at how today’s bottlenecks along global supply chains are creating the potential for financial wrongdoing in the coming months and what fraud examiners and auditors should know to prevent it.

  • business and industry
  • coronavirus
  • technology and cybersecurity

4 ways CFOs can help businesses retain employees

January 31, 2022

The pandemic begat the Great Resignation across industries, markets and companies. Finance leaders can help their organisations retain professionals and keep them inspired.

  • business and industry
  • practice management

5 steps towards the future of finance

January 28, 2022

Technology underpins finance’s role, but CFOs also need to consider data governance, managing change, and championing the move from cost to value.

  • business and industry
  • technology and cybersecurity

7 IT Strategies to Ensure Success

January 26, 2022

As technology continues to evolve, firms must reevaluate their accounting software and IT strategy. In this article, Gary Boomer of Boomer Consulting shares his top strategies for implementing technology while driving value and ensuring a return on investment.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

5 tips for becoming a more effective leader for a virtual workforce

January 07, 2022

Effectively leading through a computer screen requires an extra dose of empathy and communication.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - The FASB and the GASB: Meet the New Chairs

January 06, 2022

Meet Joel Black, Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Richard Jones, Chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

  • accounting and auditing
  • business and industry
  • not-for-profit
  • practice management
  • advocacy - federal

5 Reasons to Reevaluate Your Accounting Software

December 23, 2021

As CPAs strive to manage the shift to remote working environments and adapt to new challenges, they are increasingly adopting software solutions to help them stay ahead of the game and ensure they deliver on their core responsibility – to provide exceptional business advice to their clients.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

CFOs plan to pay a lot more for workers in 2022

December 23, 2021

CFOs at major companies are expecting to pay far more money for talent next year, according to a recent survey from Deloitte.

  • business and industry
  • career resources

Putting the Process Back in Automation

December 23, 2021

It's tempting to look for automation opportunities and jump right in. And while this strategy can deliver some quick wins, your firm will see better results if you create a process for innovation and a process around automation.

  • business and industry
  • practice management
  • technology and cybersecurity

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - Change Leadership: Acknowledge and Assuage the Fear

September 28, 2021

Change management is a buzzword we’ve heard a lot during the technological revolution. We all probably have our own idea about what it means – and the feelings it elicits.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • practice management

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - To Thrive in the Future, Finance and Accounting Must Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

September 28, 2021

America is changing. According to the 2020 Census, the proportion of the population identifying as white alone has fallen below 60%. The future of our workforce will be more racially and ethnically diverse. This demographic shift coincides with greater consciousness around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and extends to women and persons of other underrepresented demographic groups.

  • business and industry
  • career resources
  • diversity
  • practice management

Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - The FASB and the GASB: Meet the New Staff Leaders

July 12, 2021

Meet Alan Skelton, Director of Research and Technical Activities for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Hillary Salo, Director of Technical Activities and Chair of the Emerging Issues Task Force for the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

  • accounting and auditing
  • business and industry
  • practice management