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Are accounting firms keeping remote work positions?

ThomsonReuters

Many of today’s accounting professionals have a new perspective on when and how they want to work. Are firms heeding the call? The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced countless businesses, including accounting firms, to go remote essentially overnight due to mandated shutdowns and stay-at-home orders.

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Here’s How Mid-Tier Accounting Firms Are Feeling About the Talent Crisis and Remote Work

Going Concern

Last week, I wrote a way too long piece on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)’s recent report “ Evolution of mid-tier accountancy firms.” And that’s not necessarily a bad thing, the accounting profession is reactive and scared of taking big risks for a reason.

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ChatGPT Talks About AI Taking Accountants’ Jobs From the Perspective of an Accountant Losing Their Job to AI

Going Concern

note: I asked ChatGPT to write about automation in accounting from the perspective of an accountant losing his or her job to AI. As an accountant, I have always known that my job was at risk of being automated. Of course, accounting firms will spin this as a positive development. The choice is ours.

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The Best Staff Accountant Job Description Template

Ryan Lazanis

Do you want to attract top-tier talent for your staff accountant position? One of the things you must have is a compelling and comprehensive staff accountant job description that showcases what you can offer. Table of Contents The Strategy for a Good Staff Accountant Job Description What Does a Staff Accountant Do?

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Accounting Ranks First In Something Good For Once

Going Concern

It’s possible this is just clickbait and thinly veiled advertising for remote recruiters (*sweats nervously*) but according to CNBC Make It , “accountant” is “the number one in-demand remote job companies are hiring for.” Accountant is the hottest work-from-home job on the market right now.

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The Accountant Shortage is a Material Weakness Now

Going Concern

The Wall Street Journal wrote today about recent disclosures made by Advance Auto Parts, Joby Aviation, and Germany’s Evotec that specifically point to a lack of accounting staff as a contributor to or sole factor causing certain material weaknesses. We have engaged a leading public accounting firm to support this work.

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Why Fraud—Yes, Fraud—Could Boost the Accounting Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

A new study from the University of Florida revealed how financial fraud can play a surprising role in the struggling accounting labor force. Insights from these studies imply that fraud would create a negative stigma around the labor market for all business fields, and accounting in particular, but we find the opposite.

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