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November 28, 2010 |
Accountants Essential to the Bottom Line Every business depends on accountants to keep their numbers crunched.   |
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February 11, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Bookkeeper The sheer size of this profession ensures plentiful job openings, including many opportunities for temporary and part-time work. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
CPA Ascendant With accounting savvy more important than ever, is the CPA (rather than the MBA) the new must-have credential for finance execs? |
Job Journal
August 22, 2004
Julia Hollister |
Job Numbers Favorable for Financial Careers There are numerous job options for people with a flair for figures -- in accounting, banking, tax preparation, financial planning, and many other areas. |
Job Journal
August 24, 2003
Julia Hollister |
Careers in Finance Explore the world of finance, and you may find an offer you can't refuse |
AskMen.com
September 15, 2002
Donald Morrison |
Finding An Accoutant If you're a small business owner or just a guy who gets confused come tax time, you'll want the help of a professional accountant. This article will help you find one. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Do Accountants Who Act as Consultants Take Greater Care or Cut Corners? New Wharton research challenges the idea that lucrative consulting contracts routinely lead auditors to look the other way when preparing financial audits, a key allegation in the scandals at WorldCom, Tyco and Enron. |
Reason
January 2006
Brian Doherty |
You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation. |
Inc.
August 2005
Amy Gunderson |
Can't Find an Accountant? Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
You Say IASB, I Say FASB, You Say... A description of efforts to harmonize U.S. and international accounting standards, and shifts in the accounting profession caused by recent scandals. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 3, 2003
Jim Heskett |
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency? The collapse of companies like Enron and WorldCom cost investors tens of billions of dollars. But that amount may be dwarfed by the cost of conforming to new laws driven by those corporate scandals -- laws that are intended to protect investors. |
IDB America
June 2001
Daniel Drosdoff |
What do you mean by "profitable"? Why Latin American companies and societies have much to gain from adopting a new set of international accounting standards |
BusinessWeek
January 10, 2005
Nanette Byrnes |
Green Eyeshades Never Looked So Sexy Raises, perks, long sabbaticals -- auditors can write their own ticket these days. |
Financial Advisor
July 2006
Grove & Prince |
Accountants As Wealth Managers Accountants offering wealth management can be double-edged swords -- simultaneously delivering tremendous opportunities and thorny challenges to the firms and professionals they work with each and every day. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005 |
Report From A General In The SEC's War On Fraud The Securities & Exchange Commission chief accountant Donald T. Nicolaisen talks about the reliability of financial reports, scandals and accounting standards. |
Job Journal
January 18, 2009
Julia Hollister |
Math Skills Multiply Career Choices The ability to work with numbers adds job options and strength to your candidacy. |
Financial Advisor
April 2008
David Drucker |
Why Aren't We There Yet? When asked about financial planning as a profession, most advisors get introspective with observations like, "I don't know if our industry is a profession yet, but I know I'm a professional." When will financial become a true profession? |
Job Journal
October 22, 2006 |
Math Skills: Multiply Career Choices Solid math skills are a sure formula for success in many fields. |
CFO
February 1, 2012
David McCann |
The New Talent Mix Finance chiefs are bolstering their strategic roles by hiring more FP&A help. |
PC World
Richard Morochove |
Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008 Better integration with the Web and easier setup add to value of this accounting program, despite price hike from last year's version. |
CFO
April 1, 2006
Julia Homer |
This Time It's War With financial expertise in very short supply, public accounting firms are trotting out the sorts of perks once enjoyed by Silicon Valley software wizards -- and, of course, boosting salaries as well. In short, the war for talent is on. |
CFO
July 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick |
How Audits Must Change Auditors face more pressure to find fraud. |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
No More Mr. Nice Guy A new CFO survey suggests why new rules for auditors may be a wise idea. |
FDIC FYI
July 24, 2002 |
Enhancing Financial Transparency Participants in the conference discussed the strengths and flaws inherent in the U.S. financial reporting process and suggested ways of modifying not only the reporting mechanism, but also the accounting standards that underlie financial statements, audit opinions, credit ratings and analyst reports. |
Trusts & Estates
March 21, 2002 |
AICPA Campaigns To Repair Damage To Reputation Caused By Enron Scandal The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is trying to ensure that its reputation is not sullied by the recent scandal involving Enron and the role that improper financial reporting played in it. |
CFO
October 1, 2003 |
Letters to the Editor CFOs should quit whining... can nontraditional CFOs succeed?... disagreement over the options debate. |
Registered Rep.
June 16, 2014
Mindy Diamond |
When CPAs and Wealth Managers Come Together While the financial advisor and accountant might seem like a bit of an "Odd Couple" at the outset, there are significant synergies to be had. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Buy the Numbers A small group of financial planners is buying up accounting firms. Here's how-and why-they do it. |
CFO
October 1, 2004 |
Strong Words for the PCAOB Readers' opinions: A simple collusion between clerks "can circumvent some of the most sophisticated systems"... Further steps on risk management... Watch out for stereotyping... In praise of CMAs... etc. |
CFO
October 1, 2011
Sarah Johnson |
Making Audits More Audible New rules would require auditors to speak up about possible problems, and describe in more detail what they do and don't look at. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Geoffrey James |
The Auditors Are Coming, the Auditors Are Coming... and That Could Be Good News for You Corporate accountability has Washington's attention, and now the auditors have their pencils sharpened for IT processes and projects. Here are nine strategies for working with auditors before, during and after an accounting exam. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
A Brave New World for Bean Counters? Accounting firms advocate a radical overhaul of the financial reporting system. Will it be an investor's utopian dream or are they seeking to insulate themselves from the fury of shareholders burned by fraud? |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
Mary Rowland |
A Bigger Net If mistakes are made with a trust, a beneficiary may soon be able to sue more than the trustee. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Goodbye To GAAP? Probably not. But Enron's collapse makes changes in financial regulation likely... |
Job Journal
June 19, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Hot Jobs Update Career fields that are expected to see a substantial amount of hiring activity. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Answer to Japan's Enron The scandals that shook investors' trust in Japan's executives have led to a new law. Investors everywhere ought to benefit from the greater transparency that will result. |
CFO
February 1, 2008 |
Hot Jobs in '08 Mid-level accounting and auditing jobs will abound this year. |
OCC Bulletin
September 3, 2003 |
Removal, Suspension, and Debarment of Accountants from Performing Annual Audit Services The attached final rule, published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2003, concerns the removal, suspension, and debarment of accountants from performing annual audit and attestation services. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 23, 2006
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Financial Reporting Goes Global As business goes global, pressure is increasing for adoption of a single set of accounting standards worldwide. Harvard professor Gregory Miller discusses this trend and India's unique position to be a leader in the international accounting environment. |
IDB America
June 2001
Daniel Drosdoff |
International accounting standards: A good investment A corporate finance expert explains why better accounting standards boost confidence and attract investors... |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Do High Consulting Fees Compromise the Independence of CPA Firms? Key components of the audit process---the independence and objectivity of auditors---may be eroding, according to some industry observers. |
PC Magazine
August 30, 2006
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Fine-Tune Your Finances It's time to get your company's financial house in order. Here are the basics you need to know when buying accounting software. |
Inc.
September 2005
Amy Feldman |
Surviving Sarbanes-Oxley A law intended to clean up big public companies has taken its toll on small private ones -- both financially and emotionally. But there may finally be relief in sight. |
HRO Today
Heller & Della Torre |
Audits of Outsourced Retirement Plans Relying on CPAs to turn up potential issues now is a better alternative than for plan participants or the IRS to discover shortcomings. |
Registered Rep.
October 17, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
The Odd Couple: Advisors and Accountants Mergers between advisors and accountants are often seen as marriages of mutual interest, but don't kid yourself. Industry experts say there's a Mars-and-Venus quality to the partnerships that makes success difficult. |
CFO
July 1, 2003
Julia Homer |
Lifting the Fog How audits must change. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Standing on Principles In a world with more regulation than ever, can the accounting rulebook be thrown away? |
Job Journal
May 9, 2004
Rich Heintz |
Banking Careers: Deposit a Resume at Your Local Branch As many banking concerns (both large and small) continue to expand, the the job opportunities increase as well. There are numerous job openings statewide on the Bankers Association website, as well as countless other regional help-wanted resources. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Can We Talk? Ironically, as the amount of communication between auditors and top executives has increased, the content of these conversations has become much more restricted. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is partly the reason. |
