AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the skills gap
Accounting Software

AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the skills gap

2w Paul Lodder, VP of Accounting & Product Strategy, Dext

AI in accounting and bookkeeping: Bridging the ski...

In 2025, artificial intelligence has shifted from hype to necessity. It is no longer something firms simply experiment with on the side and has establ...

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Is accountancy facing a skills crisis?
Recruitment

Is accountancy facing a skills crisis?

2w Jez Brooks, Senior Early Talent Manager at Moore Kingston Smith

Is accountancy facing a skills crisis?

The future workforce is making its choices and, for many, professional services isn't on the radar. Are we prepared for the talent gap that looms ahea...

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How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting
Accounting Software

How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting

3w Stephen Edginton, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Dext

How to unlock the true value of AI in accounting

The world of accounting and bookkeeping is rapidly shifting in more ways than one. Perhaps the biggest transformation is that clients now expect more ...

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PwC’s graduate glow up meets a tougher market for trainee accountants
Big Four

PwC’s graduate glow up meets a tougher market for trainee accountants

3w Accountancy Age

PwC’s graduate glow up meets a tougher market for ...

PwC remains a top graduate employer, yet the firm is tightening its intake due to automation and softer demand. Learn how automation is shifting entry...

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ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workforce skills
ACCA

ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workforce skills

3w Accountancy Age

ACCA teams up with government to enhance UK workfo...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has joined forces with Skills Minister Jacqui Smith, Skills England, and a coalition of UK C...

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Bridging the gap: how management accountants can leverage business intelligence & analytics for smarter decision-making
Business

Bridging the gap: how management accountants can leverage business intellig...

1m Jacky Pfennig, Senior Research Manager at AICPA and CIMA

Bridging the gap: how management accountants can l...

Smart decision-making is essential to thrive in today’s fast-paced business environment – but research shows that many organisations still struggle to...

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How apprenticeships are building the workforce businesses need straight from A-levels
Career

How apprenticeships are building the workforce businesses need straight fro...

2m Sarah Beale, AAT CEO

How apprenticeships are building the workforce bus...

As thousands of young people across England had just recently received their A-level results, it marks both an ending and a beginning. For some, unive...

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Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore
AI in Accounting

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ignore

2m Irena Teneva, AICPA and CIMA

Embracing AI: The overachieving intern we can’t ig...

AI is the brilliant intern of the digital age - efficient, tireless, flawed – but it’s our human insight that keeps it grounded, ethical, and actually...

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AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps
AI in Accounting

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it can fill the talent gaps

2m Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech

AI isn’t going to take accountant’s jobs, but it c...

With the accounting industry facing talent shortages, Sunil Padiyar, CTO at Trintech explores the role AI plays in the future to support finance and a...

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AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap
Career

AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle accounting skills gap

3m Accountancy Age

AAT and University of Exeter join forces to tackle...

The University of Exeter and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) have announced a new degree apprenticeship programme aimed at addressing ...

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The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world
ACCA

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

3m Accountancy Age

The rise of the thinking accountant in an AI world

AI is transforming accountancy, but not replacing it. ACCA’s new report finds automation is eliminating repetition while expanding roles that demand j...

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75% of Gen Z accountants want to run their own business
Accounting Firms

75% of Gen Z accountants want to run their own business

4m Accountancy Age

75% of Gen Z accountants want to run their own bus...

New research from Intuit reveals 75% of UK accounting students want to start their own business, signalling a major shift in how Gen Z sees the future...

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The systems thinking workforce – powering competitive, responsive, resilient businesses
ESG

The systems thinking workforce – powering competitive, responsive, resilien...

4m Peter Spence, AICPA & CIMA

The systems thinking workforce – powering competit...

While technology has streamlined processes and flattened organisational structures, business complexity is growing. Under-pressure managers are increa...

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Q&A: Inside Protiviti’s front-row view of audit’s next evolution
AI in Accounting

Q&A: Inside Protiviti’s front-row view of audit’s next evolution

5m Marina Mouka

Q&A: Inside Protiviti’s front-row view of audit’s ...

Protiviti’s Janet Barberis and Deepa Krishnamachari explain why internal auditors need a seat at the transformation table. Read More...

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How we can solve the skills shortage in finance
Skills

How we can solve the skills shortage in finance

8m Sarah Beale, CEO, Association of Accounting Technicians

How we can solve the skills shortage in finance

There’s no denying that accountancy, and the wider financial services sector, is facing a skills shortage. In September 2024, Skills England identifie...

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Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the CFO
Corporate Finance

Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the CFO

8m Irena Teneva, AICPA & CIMA

Unlocking productivity: the evolving role of the C...

Understanding what drives productivity is crucial to economic growth, innovation, and living standards, making all of us stakeholders in the efforts t...

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Grant Thornton invests £1M in data and digital training
Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton invests £1M in data and digital training

8m Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton invests £1M in data and digital tra...

Grant Thornton UK LLP has announced a £1 million investment in a business transformation programme designed to embed a data-driven, digital mindset ac...

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2025: Can accountants turn the tide on trust and growth?
2025 Predictions

2025: Can accountants turn the tide on trust and growth?

9m Accountancy Age

2025: Can accountants turn the tide on trust and g...

As 2025 dawns, accountants find themselves at the heart of an economy still navigating the aftershocks of a global pandemic, seismic political shifts,...

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Negative stereotypes blamed for declining interest in the profession
Skills

Negative stereotypes blamed for declining interest in the profession

11m Accountancy Age

Negative stereotypes blamed for declining interest...

Data reveals 57.1% of accountants cite negative stereotypes as a significant barrier to pursuing accountancy as a career Read More...

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Finance and accounting sector set for hiring surge despite skills shortage concerns
Skills

Finance and accounting sector set for hiring surge despite skills shortage ...

11m Accountancy Age

Finance and accounting sector set for hiring surge...

A significant expansion in finance and accounting recruitment is expected for 2025, with more than half of hiring managers planning to increase their ...

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Accounting under pressure: Balancing accuracy and stability amid talent gaps
Opinion Blog

Accounting under pressure: Balancing accuracy and stability amid talent gap...

11m Megan Weis, VP and General Manager, FAO Services, Personiv

Accounting under pressure: Balancing accuracy and ...

With an increasing number of financial inaccuracies stemming from overworked accounting teams, businesses are feeling the pressure of the ongoing tale...

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KPMG cuts 4% of US audit staff amid industry wide adjustments
Accounting Firms

KPMG cuts 4% of US audit staff amid industry wide adjustments

12m Accountancy Age

KPMG cuts 4% of US audit staff amid industry wide ...

KPMG has announced a reduction of approximately 330 positions from its US audit practice, representing nearly 4% of its 9,000-person audit workforce, ...

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Work-life balance, CPD and client relationships key to success, say retirees
Skills

Work-life balance, CPD and client relationships key to success, say retiree...

12m Jonathan Barber, Executive Director – UK of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)

Work-life balance, CPD and client relationships ke...

Jonathan Barber, Executive Director – UK of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), shares insights from retired accountants from the profession...

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Westcotts achieves Gold Standard in employee development with new accreditation
Practice

Westcotts achieves Gold Standard in employee development with new accredita...

12m Accountancy Age

Westcotts achieves Gold Standard in employee devel...

Leading South West accountancy firm Westcotts has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People Gold accreditation, marking a significant milestone...

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Skills for entering the Metaverse - yes, accountants need them too
Practice strategy

Skills for entering the Metaverse - yes, accountants need them too

1y Rachael Kennedy

Skills for entering the Metaverse - yes, accountan...

As businesses begin exploring the metaverse—a new, immersive virtual reality—accountants are facing a pivotal question: how do we prepare for a future...

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Breaking the boring accountant stereotype
Skills

Breaking the boring accountant stereotype

1y Rachael Kennedy

Breaking the boring accountant stereotype

Let’s face it, accounting has an image problem. But before you roll your eyes and say, “Tell me something I don’t know,” hear ...

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Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bridge skills gap
Skills

Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bridge skills gap

1y Accountancy Age

Grant Thornton launches new trainee program to bri...

Grant Thornton UK LLP  has announced the launch of new  onboarding program aimed at equipping new trainees with essential professional skills. The ini...

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