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Understanding Employees’ Preferences: The Key to CPA Firms Attracting Top Talent in 2025

CPA Practice

Research for the 2025 Salary Guide From Robert Half found that 85% of finance and accounting managers in the U.S. Meanwhile, the talent shortage in public accounting is worsening as more baby boomers retire, and fewer young professionals enter the field and pursue the CPA designation.

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Audits Are a Joke and Here’s Why According to a Salty Old Industry Veteran

Going Concern

Those of us who’ve worked or even simply seen behind the curtain of audit know the things he points out to be true — assurance is reasonable not absolute , financial statements are the responsibility of management not auditors, “finding fraud” is not the ultimate goal of audits — but do investors?

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Here Are Even More 2024 Accounting Salary Projections

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | October 10, 2024

Going Concern

Are you having trouble finding remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? With our Always-On Recruiting service, you can access a pool of top remote accounting candidates without any upfront costs. Accountingfly can assist you!

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #4 Documentation to Prove It!

SMBAccountant

If you have paper timecards and an auditor walked in today to check them, would they see yesterday’s completed as required? Approved purchase orders provide great supporting documentation for approval of purchases, as well as help accounting manage cash flow and billing. Does your documentation prove that?

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #4 Documentation to Prove It!

SMBAccountant

If you have paper timecards and an auditor walked in today to check them, would they see yesterday’s completed as required? Approved purchase orders provide great supporting documentation for approval of purchases, as well as help accounting manage cash flow and billing. Does your documentation prove that?

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The Accountant Shortage is a Material Weakness Now

Going Concern

US-based Advance Auto Parts accounting jobs: Senior Internal Auditor, Vendor Incentives Accounting Manager, Lease Compliance Specialist, Tax Manager. About half of these are based in Hyderabad, India, the others are in the company’s hometown of Raleigh, NC and one in Roanoke, VA.