What it means to be an accountant is changing — and that may be an important part of attracting more young people too the profession, says David Bergstein.
The demographic trends are bleak: There's no reason to suspect that the war for talent will let up any soon, and that means firms need to fight it on every front, from top-notch recruiting and retention strategies, to new approaches to automation, offshoring, and more.
Most organizations that lease real estate spaces or equipment assets like IT, fleet, or medical devices keep and use those leased assets within their organizations; they are the lessees, and the lease financing company is the lessor.
Automation has been a buzzword in the accounting industry for years. And while automation can only go so far, when paired with the power of AI, automation can do more than streamline manual and repeatable tasks. AI can help automation take the next step forward and reshape a firm's digital workflows.
While you might think a job offer is imminent, you could be scuppering your chances at the final hurdle by displaying major red flag behavior during your interview.