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Deloitte Partners Tragically Hit With “Improvement Required” Performance Ratings For Backdating Workpapers

Do you guys remember the Deloitte auditors in Canada who were busted changing the clocks on their computers to backdate workpapers? The reason they took the extraordinary step of changing…

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EY Taps a Loyal Soldier For the Next FSO Leader

With Janet Truncale heading out of EY's Financial Services Organization (FSO) and into the big seat as EY Global Chair and CEO when Carmine Di Sibio steps down on July…

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Guess the AI Told Deloitte to Restructure Its Entire Business

As reported first by Financial Times earlier this week, Deloitte is undertaking an ambitious change-up in its global operations that's expected to take a year. The restructuring will see Deloitte…

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The PCAOB Racks Up Its Fourth Enforcement Against a Chinese Affiliate With This KPMG China Order

Announced today, the PCAOB has sanctioned three partners of KPMG China for various violations of PCAOB standards, none of which are uniquely egregious but newsworthy regardless. The settlement announced today…

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How to Get Laid Off?

While thousands of Big 4 grunts wake up every day filled with anxiety at the possibility of an unexpected manager meeting showing up on their calendar, you have people like…

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Low Salaries Are Wreaking Havoc on Capital Markets

The Bloomberg headline is "There are 340,000 Fewer Accountants, and Companies Are Paying the Price" but the real headline here is "There are 340,000 Fewer Accountants Because Firms Wouldn't Pay…

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Remember When Firms Would Get Only Dudes to Talk About International Women’s Day?

March 8, 2024 (that's today) is International Women's Day and as such, I felt an urge to comb through the archive to see what compelling content we've written about it…

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Deloitte’s Hiring Darkweb Enthusiasts For a New Batch of Crypto Jobs

Last year around this time, one of the big crypto blogs noticed Deloitte had suddenly placed more than 300 job openings for positions such as Blockchain & Digital Assets Manager,Blockchain…

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Let’s See What You Got For Employee Appreciation Day

As it's the first Friday of March, today is Employee Appreciation Day. I never would have known had I not seen this tweet from Marcum because the company I work…

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Oxford Study Finds Workplace Wellness Programs Do Diddly Squat For Mental Health

In "Employee well-being outcomes from individual-level mental health interventions: Cross-sectional evidence from the United Kingdom" published in Industrial Relations Journal, wellbeing enthusiast and researcher Dr. William Fleming has found that…

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Weekend Discussion: Does Leadership Even Know What Gen AI Is?

KPMG put out results from a GenAI survey recently and it made this thought I've had bubbling in my mind for a while boil over: Does leadership even know what…

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Big 4 Firms Regularly Caught Cheating Worried ChatGPT Will Help Applicants Cheat

Per The Telegraph, Big 4 firms across the pond are now "banning" applicants from using ChatGPT and its equivalents to help with applications because they're afraid AI tools "will help…

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Deloitte’s Hiring Darkweb Enthusiasts For a New Batch of Crypto Jobs

Last year around this time, one of the big crypto blogs noticed Deloitte had suddenly placed more than 300 job openings for positions such as Blockchain & Digital Assets Manager,Blockchain…

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Friendly Reminder to Double-Check Your ChatGPT Output Today

So apparently ChatGPT went psychotic some time yesterday with multiple users on r/chatgpt reporting issues ranging from entertaining to terrifying. The incident is a reminder to not blindly rely on…

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QOTD: “The Robots Are Not Coming For Your Jobs, They’re Coming For Your Tasks”

That's Dan Black, Global Talent Acquisition Leader at EY, in an interview with HR Grapevine. Q. We’ve seen high-profile cases of AI-related layoffs. How do you protect employees as you…

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | March 21, 2024

Are you struggling to hire remote accountants, CAS, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? Accountingfly is ready to partner with you! With Always-On Recruiting, you can…

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Only the Dumb Firms Monitor Badge Swipes

Monitoring badge swipes fosters a culture of distrust and only discourages people from coming to the office says Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab in this Accountancy Today article. Khaddage Bou-Diab is credited…

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The Job Ghosting Is Getting Out of Hand

Remember when millennials were entering the workforce 15-20 years ago and the business rags were gassing up HR talking about how not loyal they all are? Millennials can breathe a…

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Top Remote Accounting Freelancers: February 3, 2024

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…

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From Felon to Firm Owner: A Redemption Story

Scott Scarano is not your typical accounting firm owner. With his hip-hop hats, silver chains, and rapper persona, he looks more like a SoundCloud artist than a buttoned-up businessman. Yet…

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Cheap-Ass Firms Are Loving This Outsourcing Thing

Is no one concerned about the brain drain happening at the lowest levels as all the grunt work that used to train newbies gets sent overseas? Are we quickly headed…

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Withum Turns 50

The New Jersey accounting firm formerly known as WithumSmith+Brown got a nice little write-up in ROI-NJ for turning 50 on March 21, go read it if you want to find…

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Mayo-on-Fries Mazars Might Join KPMG and Deloitte in the Exam Cheating Hall of Shame

Last July, Dutch news revealed that least 500 staff at KPMG Netherlands were cheating of the same kind that earned our KPMG a $50 million fine from the SEC in…

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Deloitte Partners Tragically Hit With “Improvement Required” Performance Ratings For Backdating Workpapers

Do you guys remember the Deloitte auditors in Canada who were busted changing the clocks on their computers to backdate workpapers? The reason they took the extraordinary step of changing…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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EY Taps a Loyal Soldier For the Next FSO Leader

With Janet Truncale heading out of EY's Financial Services Organization (FSO) and into the big seat as EY Global Chair and CEO when Carmine Di Sibio steps down on July…

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The 244th Largest Accounting Firm in the US Is Getting a Big New Office

An accounting firm you've never heard of made the local news in a Tennessee town you've also never heard of for the firm moving into 55,000 square feet in a…

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Guess the AI Told Deloitte to Restructure Its Entire Business

As reported first by Financial Times earlier this week, Deloitte is undertaking an ambitious change-up in its global operations that's expected to take a year. The restructuring will see Deloitte…

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | March 21, 2024

Are you struggling to hire remote accountants, CAS, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? Accountingfly is ready to partner with you! With Always-On Recruiting, you can…

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Top Remote Accounting Freelancers: February 3, 2024

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…

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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,…

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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,…

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