Professional development

Accountants are well-positioned for the future, say the AICPA’s president and CEO and its new chairman.

As the profession transforms, so do the skills and talent needed to serve tomorrow's clients — from those with a license and those without.

AFWA releases 2019 Accounting MOVE Project Report and Best Accounting Firms for Women lists; AICPA graduates 99 minority students from leadership workshop; and more CPA news.

Only 34 percent of CFOs agree there is a succession plan in place for their role, and 81 percent of CFOs report there is no internal successor for them.

Recently installed as CEO of the society, the former AICPA exec has an ambitious agenda.

Ninety-nine minority college students completed the American Institute of CPAs' 25th annual three-day workshop on building professional skills.

The professional education company is providing 80 CPA candidates with more than $270,000 in scholarships to help them prepare for the CPA Exam.

NJCPA and INCPAS members visit Washington to advocate for profession; Marks Paneth opens new Philadelphia office; and more CPA news.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs recognized Jennifer Niece, associate professor at Assumption College, for her contributions to accounting education.

The Institute of Management Accountants is adding some new capabilities to help accountants stay relevant in a rapidly changing field.

The Big Four firm announced that University of Kentucky professor Jeff Payne will be the fourth academic to oversee audit education and research.

The proposed changes include adding adaptive learning for self-study programs.

Many CPA partners and owners would like to see their firms remain independent and become a potential home for others.

The two universities join the University of Mississippi in including a tax concentration for the Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics program.

Honkamp Krueger and PICPA launch podcasts; two universities expand KPMG master of accounting with data and analytics program to include tax; and more CPA news.

Nineteen graduates representing nine North American firms participated in the leadership and development program, which began in Nov. 2017.

"Work Your Way to CPA," presented by the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs and its Pennsylvania CPA Foundation, aims to help students and recent graduates navigate their early careers as CPAs.

The Honolulu-based accounting firm has upgraded its annual scholarship to a $50K endowment at the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

A student team representing the University of South Carolina won Deloitte's fourth annual competition on audit innovation.

The Rhode Island Society of CPAs is collaborating with local firms to strengthen the state's talent pipeline.