Auditing

October 19, 2021 

Grant Thornton created this system to significantly enhance general ledger analysis by assessing risks related to each financial reporting transaction. The firm began developing Whole Ledger Analytics over four years ago and has incorporated it into ...

October 19, 2021 

The awards recognize 40 professionals who are under 40, and have emerged as future leaders in the profession, and 20 who are under 40 and leading the development of technology that serves the profession.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

October 19, 2021 

Dr. Holly Rhiannon Hawk, Ph.D, CPA, CGMA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree LecturerUniversity of Georgiahttps://www.terry.uga.edu/directory/accounting/holly-r-hawk.html Career highlights: CPA Evolution Information Systems and Controls Task Force member, focusing on the development of a high-level model curriculum with topics and learning objectives for the Information and Systems Controls discipline of the 2024 CPA exam Inducted into...…

October 15, 2021 

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements in the profession.

October 13, 2021 

K2 Enterprises has announced the results of its K2 Quality Awards. Now in their twentieth year, the awards are among the most well respected and longest-standing awards in the Accounting industry. In announcing this year’s award winners, ...

October 11, 2021 

The survey uncovered five key trends respondents believe will have long-term impacts on internal audit teams, including: the continued increased use of technology to conduct audits, employing innovative means of gathering and analyzing evidence ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

October 10, 2021 

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements in the profession.

Mary Girsch-Bock

October 5, 2021 

Whether you’re a newly minted accounting grad or the leader of a Top 100 firm, nobody is immune to the daunting process of being graded and tracking progress against competitor offerings and client needs. The past two years have already put every ...

Jeannie Ruesch

October 4, 2021 

No one can argue that the pandemic changed how most every business operates, impacting multiple core business processes. Businesses had to shift to a work-from-home scenario resulting in all financial processes being operated in a “decentralized” manner.

September 29, 2021 

Accounting firms established by pioneering Black CPAs decades ago created an indelible legacy within the accounting profession. Built by Black CPAs who succeeded despite adversity, the firms continue to play an important role in the profession’s ...

September 29, 2021 

Many businesses are preparing for working conditions to return to normal sometime soon—but the definition of “normal” continues to change dramatically. The realities of the business world in light of the pandemic make previously predictable ...

September 28, 2021 

Risk is involved any time money changes hands. Accounts payable departments are constantly under attack from bad actors trying to trick them into sending money to fraudulent bank accounts. However, tight internal controls, ongoing training, and ...