If you are taking the CPA exam in the near future, you may want to listen to this interview with Mike Decker, the VP of Examinations at the AICPA. Mike leads the team of 62 people that write, administer and grade the exam. https://www.spreaker.com/user/yaegercpareview/interview-with-mike-decker-vice-presiden
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Think you need to be a data scientist?
Harvard Business Review named the data scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century. This job requires significant computing and statistical skills. With the rise of analytics and artificial intelligence, these skills are needed, but even more critical are individuals that have excellent business acumen. These individuals can fill the role of translator. Not in …
The accountant of the future
At the recent AICPA conference, much of the discussion focused on what skills the accountant of the future would possess. There are two major changes happening in public accounting — technological disruption and a move to more advisory services. These two changes require more diverse skills than ever before. Many of the skills are beyond …
Keeping Up: IMA releases new Competency Framework
The field of management accounting is constantly changing. The IMA helps provide the right tools for its professionals to keep up to date. The organization released a new Statement on Management Accounting that looks at its new Competency Framework. The updates include skills that professionals need to be up to date in the digital age. …
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New to Analytics? — Start here
Think you are new to analytics? You may have a start. Most of us in business, and especially accounting are quite adept in Excel. This makes the tool a perfect place to start. You cannot use the largest data sets, but with new Excel tools such as PowerPivot, that is constantly increasing. Analyzing data in …
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