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Marketing coaching and consulting firm ConvergenceCoaching opened their third annual Anytime, Anywhere Work Survey this week, which looks to gather data on public accounting firms' adoption of "anytime, anywhere" work initiatives and their overall experiences with these practices.

In a recent op-ed published in Massachusetts-centered CommonWealth Magazine, Amy Pitter, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, urged that accounting become as considered as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) occupations for students in the state, and "as Massachusetts grows, so does its accounting sector."

Anders CPAs + Advisors, an audit, tax, accounting, and services firm serving the St. Louis area, recently supported their staff by having firm partners handle the front desk while support staff were treated to an Appreciation Lunch.

The profiles and priorities of CFOs around the world are undergoing a transformation, according to a new report from Ernst & Young.

According to a new Robert Half Management Resources survey, polled CFO's found that the most difficult part of becoming a new manager is "balancing individual responsibilities with time spent overseeing staff." Supervising friends and peers followed as the second biggest concern.

Professionals from Ill. firm Scheffel Boyle CPAs recently teamed up to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Southwestern Illinois at the annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser. Scheffel Boyle raised $5,000 in all for the agency at the event, which will be donated directly to the organization.

The Financial Accounting Foundation posted its 2015 Annual Report to its website Thursday.

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) announced this week that Hunter Martin, a master’s student from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., is the inaugural winner of a $1,000 scholarship from Internal Auditor Magazine for his winning essay, "“IPPF Update Clears the Smudges on the Window Looking into the World of Internal Auditing."

CPAs with technology: You have the power to change your customers’ lives. Now, don’t worry, I’m not about to get all preachy on you. It’s actually the title of a white paper I wrote with Fundbox. Fundbox, if you’re not familiar, is an online financial solution that helps small businesses fill in their cash flow gaps.

The leasing standard that the Financial Accounting Standards Board released in February is going to require some extra training for businesses from their accountants and could lead to some re-evaluations of clients’ leasing obligations.