Professional development

Whether there will be a next generation of accountants is, in many ways, up to all of us.

You will not be promoted unless the current partners have full confidence in your ability to maintain and grow what they are passing on to you.

Plus, TaxDome adds AI reporting feature; Protiviti uses new "ProtivitiGPT" to enhance internal ops; and other accounting tech news.

The Institute of Management Accountants held its annual conference this week in San Antonio, Texas, where it discussed ways to attract more people to join the profession.

Ernst & Young's U.S. firm intends to invest $1 billion over the next three years in talent and technology to improve the attractiveness of the accounting profession.

Jeffrey Levine and The American College of Financial Services hope to help more financial advisors branch into the related but historically separate field.

Stanley Goldstein's suggestions offer advice for building a successful career.

KPMG launched its new "AI Impact Initiative," which will focus on helping nonprofits implement AI as well as provide AI training and education for the "workforce of the future."

Stewardship and administration of the educational initiative is being transferred from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to the American Accounting Association Foundation.

It's time for finance leaders to make some tough decisions about the future of accounting and finance functions.