Career planning

As part of this year’s Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, “Have you had a pivotal moment in your career? What made it pivotal, and did you know its significance at the time?”

Readers are divided over whether making it easier to attain the license is advisable — or even possible.

Tifphani White-King has charted an unusual career path, starting with aspirations of dancing and then becoming one of the first Black female tax partners at a major firm.

Readers are divided over whether making it easier to attain the license is advisable — or even possible.

Firm ownership has many rewards, but it requires some serious number-crunching.

When it comes to building their careers, young accountants face the paradox of choice.

With college so expensive and the exam turning off prospective candidates, should the profession rethink the barriers of entry to its premiere credential?

Author and CPA CeCe Leung shares what she learned from telling the stories of pioneering accountants in her book, "Dear Accountant."

The accounting profession is much more than auditors and tax preparers (compliance workers).

Staff should have well-rounded experience for their first three or four years and then should look for an area to specialize in.

Technical skills alone are no longer enough for accounting and finance professionals.

Now that we can all work from anywhere, this may be some most attractive places to build a career in accounting.

The pandemic has actually highlighted -- and in some cases improved -- the accounting profession's attractiveness, according to Jennifer Wilson and Tamera Loerzel of ConvergenceCoaching.

Accounting and financial controllers are some of the hardest-working executives in an organization, but unfortunately they are often overlooked.

The co-founder of Goldstein Golub Kessler discusses the highlights of his career and life.

One of the top CPA firm consultants shares some of his “secrets” behind his success.

While the temptation may be great to take your foot off the gas pedal and coast into commencement, accounting students should take an alternate approach.

The clients and markets of the future will require firms and accountants to think more clearly about the investments and effort they want to put into developing new capabilities, according to consultant Gale Crosley.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs' “Is Accounting for Me?” conferences presented more than 150 local students with interactive workshops and discussions on accounting career paths.