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50 years in accounting

Accounting Today

After a half-century at his firm, David Politziner says accounting is still all about relationships.

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Why accounting firms are bleeding talent

Accounting Today

Stagnating wages and gaps in career path awareness have pushed young professionals away from accounting, leading to a dearth of candidates and leaving firms scrambling to find a solution.

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Top Apps for Accountants 2024

Accounting Today

We asked a panel of accounting technology thought leaders about their favorite applications, and here is what they said.

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A glimpse into the future of accounting

Accounting Today

Five major trends and key takeaways from Bill's Accountant Partner Council.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets.

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The 2024 Accounting Today Salary Survey

Accounting Today

What accountants are making in salary and bonuses, and other results of our inaugural compensation survey.

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Young accountants: Choose your own adventure

Accounting Today

New entrants to the profession face more decisions more often than ever in building their accounting careers. Expert weigh in with their best career advice.

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Navigating Corporate Travel Changes Post-Pandemic

Learn how savvy companies are partnering with trusted technical solutions that can adapt to their specific needs, with new policies and flexible accounting. There are solutions available that take everything into consideration.

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The Ultimate Finance Toolkit: Proven Strategies For Impact And Efficiency

Speaker: Duke Heninger

With the rise of fractional finance roles, many CFOs, FP&A professionals, controllers, and accountants are stepping into independent consulting. The expansion of fractional services presents new opportunities for finance professionals, but many face challenges in navigating this transition, finding it daunting.

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The Financial Leaders Playbook: How To Deliver Insight, Oversight, And Foresight

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

You’ll leave with practical strategies to transform your department into the driving force behind business success.

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How Finance and Accounting Operations Fail to Scale Efficiently

Every company, no matter its size, must address its finance and accounting requirements. This guide looks at the finance function for companies at different stages, and the types of issues and challenges that they face when they fail to build agile, scalable accounting and finance operations from the start.

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Telling a Great Story with Data

Speaker: Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, & Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO at Airbase

They will share details on how small accounting and finance teams can support the data requirements of teams across an organization and provide actionable examples of how to tell a story with the numbers. With this, decision-makers can be better informed with data that provides perspective and insights.

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Making A Bigger Impact with Automation

Speaker: Nadia Asoyan, VP of Finance at Trusted Health, and Amer Ali, VP of Finance at Netlify

We’ll also explore how to evaluate accounting software to ensure that your tech stack works for your company’s needs today, and that it will scale into the future. Learn about the automation mindset behind some of the most efficient companies.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Field of Study: Accounting. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Due to this program being offered free of charge, there will be no refunds issued. Prerequisite: None.

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Perfecting the Close Checklist

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Field of Study: Accounting. Let’s rediscover the power of reconciling the balance sheet, the best way to approach the work, and the pitfalls to avoid when preparing or examining reconciliations. 1 CPE credit will be provided for qualifying participants. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Program Knowledge Level: Overview.