…for charity. It was an honor to volunteer for a great cause at the Pie […]
Layoff Watch ’23: EY Joins the Aussie Layoff Party, Now All Four Big 4 Firms Made Cuts This Year
A day after PwC Australia cut four percent of its workforce, EY Oceania made some cuts of its own. 232 people to be exact. That works out to more than…
Former Deloitte Lawyer Learns You Can’t Just Go Around Kissing People at Work Events (Allegedly)
Jassen Venkatasamy is in trouble before the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the regulatory body for registered solicitors (lawyers) in England and Wales, over an event that occurred last year at a…
Layoff Watch ’23: PwC Australia Is Cutting 4 Percent of the Workforce
We received a tip this morning: Australia getting cucked https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/pwc-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-as-scandal-slowdown-hits-20231107-p5eibh The link leads us to Financial Review where we find: The nation’s once dominant consulting firm, PwC Australia, will cut 344…
Academics Let AI Ruthlessly Slander Big 4 Firms, They’re Very Sorry They Didn’t Think to Fact Check
Generative AI is a powerful tool, most of all in the hands of people who know how to use it. Like all new technologies, things can also go awry when…
Accountants on Why They’re Leaving: ‘The Hours Are Long and Unreasonable, Compensation Is Low’
“The number-one trend is that the candidate is in complete control…because the unemployment rate is lower in accounting and finance than it’s ever been.” That's a quote from a Robert…
Deloitte Exec With a Stupid Title Has a Tip to Make Your Resume Stand Out
Deloitte chief innovation officer Deborah Golden has been getting some press this past week, like this CNBC Make It piece on how she solves problems at work when she's stuck.…
Obvious Figure of the Day: 95% of Hiring Managers Are Having Trouble Finding Finance and Accounting Talent
Fun number of the day: 95%. That's the percentage of hiring managers in finance and accounting having trouble finding skilled talent according to recent Robert Half research. The figures come…
Listen Up, Young Accountants: Career Advice For Sticking Out Those Early Years
Ed. note: enjoy some wisdom from a profession OG in this guest post from Blake Oliver. TLDR: Patience, intellectual curiosity, soft skills, and time management will take you far. Most…
If You’re Looking For Career Options, Give Government Auditing a Look
Ed. note: This post brought to you by the Big Government Auditing™ lobby. Just kidding, it's a guest post from Parker Skaats, CPA, an experienced government worker who's here to…
10 Essential Project Management Principles for Accounting Firms
Every accounting firm struggles with project management, with smaller practices that are rapidly expanding taking the brunt of the damage. As your firm adds new clients, takes on more work,…
Deloitte Survey Finds Zoomers Are 3x More Likely to Fall For Scams Than Boomers So Why Don’t More of Them Work at Deloitte
Buried in the fourth annual Connected Consumer survey announced Wednesday by Deloitte is a concerning figure: Gen Zs were more than twice as likely as boomers to have their social…
6 Ways Email is Secretly Destroying Your Accounting Firm
Email: The word itself sounds innocent, doesn't it? Kind of like "snail mail," but faster, sleeker, and without the slimy trail. But don't be fooled—email is secretly a sinister beast,…
Research: The Talent Shortage is Starting to Take Its Pound of Flesh From Corporate Tax Departments
This morning, Thomson Reuters released new research that reveals both corporate tax and global trade departments state they are under-resourced for technology and talent. This, naturally, is increasing risk in…
Don’t Grow Your Accounting Firm Out of Business! Break Up With These Unscalable Practices Now
Business growth is always a high priority for accounting firms, especially small-to-midsize practices. Take care, though, because growth can be a double-edged sword. If your firm expands too quickly or…
Friday Footnotes: KPMG Pays High Schoolers 20 Bucks an Hour; Deloitte Cyberattacked Too; IRS on ERC | 7.28.23
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you're here, subscribe to our newsletter to…
Friday Footnotes: Ex-Deloitte Partner Stole Military Documents on His Way Out; KPMG Reveals Its Partnership Deed | 7.21.23
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you're here, subscribe to our newsletter to…
Friday Footnotes: EY Pulls Out of Winston-Salem; Clients Exposed in Data Breach; Deloitte Olympians | 7.14.23
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you're here, subscribe to our newsletter to…
Friday Footnotes: A Plea for More Accountants; Ex-Client Settles With Deloitte; BDO and Mazars Bomb Audits | 7.7.23
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you're here, subscribe to our newsletter to…
If We Believe This Report, Talent Is No Longer Firms’ Number One Priority
According to the recently released Thomson Reuters 2023 State of the Tax Professionals Report [PDF], talent is no longer firms' most important priority. This is a significant shift from last…
Tim Ryan Got Hit With a Pie
...for charity. It was an honor to volunteer for a great cause at the Pie A Partner event in Washington, D.C. earlier this month!Whether we volunteer or donate, I encourage…
Friday Footnotes: Burner Phones For Big 4 Firms; Mandatory Unpaid Leave Rumors; CISOs Hate on CPAs | 12.1.23
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you're here, subscribe to our newsletter to…
Top Remote Accounting Freelancers of the Week: November 30, 2023
Looking to staff up for a season or hire a freelancer for a project? Accountingfly is ready to partner with you! Gain full access to a pool of highly skilled…
Top Remote Accounting Candidates of the Week: November 30, 2023
Are you struggling to hire remote accountants, CAS, auditors, or tax professionals right for your firm or internal team? Accountingfly is ready to partner with you! Gain full access to…
Tim Ryan Got Hit With a Pie
...for charity. It was an honor to volunteer for a great cause at the Pie A Partner event in Washington, D.C. earlier this month!Whether we volunteer or donate, I encourage…
Why Is Everyone Chattering About KPMG Acquiring Rothstein Kass?
Over the weekend, we began hearing rumors of a KPMG/Rothstein Kass merger. Rather, a somewhat upset individual sent us this:As discussed and expected in the 2013 layoffs thread here about…
Here’s Your Open Thread for EY Compensation Discussions (2015)
There's been a steady stream of tips coming in for the last week about EY comp discussions starting today and we understand that people are anxious.Here's how one tipster put…
Here’s Your Open Thread for EY Compensation Discussions (2014)
Yes, we know this is early but the natives are getting restless, as evidenced by our inboxes:EY compensation and promotion talks have began in the NY areaWe reached out to…
Here’s Your Open Thread for EY Compensation Discussions (2013)
The time has finally come for employees of all Black and Yellow stripes to discuss their financial satisfaction (or lack thereof) for this year. There's seems to have been quite a…
KPMGers Across the Pond Will Not Be Having a Happy Christmas
Let's all take a moment to be thankful that things aren't as dire here at home as they are across the pond. For the moment. Financial Times reported on the…
It’s Official, All the Complaining Is Directly Contributing to the Pipeline Problem
AICPA CEO of Public Accounting and Going Concern favorite Sue Coffey swung by the Accounting Today podcast recently to talk about what else, the pipeline problem. The interesting bit pops…
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Canada Admits to Layoffs; Why Audit? | 11.27.23
Hey. Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Get yourself something nice if you're doing a little Cyber Monday shopping on the clock today. Also can we rename Cyber Monday? "Cyber"…
Top Remote Accounting Freelancers of the Week: November 30, 2023
Looking to staff up for a season or hire a freelancer for a project? Accountingfly is ready to partner with you! Gain full access to a pool of highly skilled…
Top Remote Accounting Candidates of the Week: November 30, 2023
Are you struggling to hire remote accountants, CAS, auditors, or tax professionals right for your firm or internal team? Accountingfly is ready to partner with you! Gain full access to…
10 Essential Project Management Principles for Accounting Firms
Every accounting firm struggles with project management, with smaller practices that are rapidly expanding taking the brunt of the damage. As your firm adds new clients, takes on more work,…
6 Ways Email is Secretly Destroying Your Accounting Firm
Email: The word itself sounds innocent, doesn't it? Kind of like "snail mail," but faster, sleeker, and without the slimy trail. But don't be fooled—email is secretly a sinister beast,…
Friday Footnotes: Burner Phones For Big 4 Firms; Mandatory Unpaid Leave Rumors; CISOs Hate on CPAs | 12.1.23
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans […]
Top Remote Accounting Freelancers of the Week: November 30, 2023
Looking to staff up for a season or hire a freelancer for a project? Accountingfly […]
Top Remote Accounting Candidates of the Week: November 30, 2023
Are you struggling to hire remote accountants, CAS, auditors, or tax professionals right for your […]
EY’s Pushing Start Dates Back…Again
As reported by Financial Times and amplified by people with offers freaking out on Reddit, […]
The PCAOB Is Stoked Congress Gave Them Permission to Pick On China Now
Oh look, the PCAOB snagged more big fish: $7.9 million in total fines against three […]
PwC Canada’s Sneaky Layoffs: ‘Leadership Lacks Empathy and Transparency’
Earlier this month a tipster pointed us to this November 8 article by Samfiru Tumarkin […]
Government Shutdown Would Mean ‘Dire Consequences’ to Taxpayers and Practitioners, Says AICPA to Treasury Threateningly
While some may think the AICPA’s only purpose is blocking attempts to change CPA licensure […]
KPMGers Across the Pond Will Not Be Having a Happy Christmas
Let’s all take a moment to be thankful that things aren’t as dire here at […]
It’s Official, All the Complaining Is Directly Contributing to the Pipeline Problem
AICPA CEO of Public Accounting and Going Concern favorite Sue Coffey swung by the Accounting […]
The 150-Hour Rule: A Case of Quantity Over Quality
Ed. note: the following was submitted as a letter to the editor by William Hahn, […]
Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Canada Admits to Layoffs; Why Audit? | 11.27.23
Hey. Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Get yourself something nice if you’re doing a […]