Accounting Today Podcast

Laura Sprouse, the new CEO of a top 100 accounting firm, discusses her career trajectory and future plans. Topics include leadership, succession planning, firm growth through acquisitions, navigating industry challenges, technology in accounting, and advice for young accountants.

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.

Joe Woodard, an expert in accounting, discusses the disconnect between what clients value and what accountants think they value. He emphasizes the importance of providing value beyond basic deliverables, educating clients on the accountant's role, offering controller services, and adapting to the changing landscape of accounting services in a world of artificial intelligence.

Why work 80 hours a week when you can work 40? Why work 40 when you can work 25? Consultant Geraldine Carter explains why it's not the hours you work that matter, but what you and your clients get out of them, and shares strategies from her new book to help build accounting practices that take less of your time but deliver just as much value -- if not more.

The co-leaders of the Rosenberg Group, Marc Rosenberg and Kristen Rampe look back at three decades of change in the accounting profession — and what lies ahead.

Kelly Fisher, chief practice officer at Top 100 Firm Wipfli, offers a practical look at artificial intelligence, current use cases, and how accounting firms should be thinking about it.

The profession is seeing wholesale shifts in generational approaches across a range of areas, say Bob Lewis and Doug Lewis of the Visionary Group, as they dive into how best to navigate all those changes.

Accounting hought leader Seth Fineberg shares the three areas that public accounting needs to address: life-work balance, DEI and salaries.

The AICPA's Crystal Cooke talks about why the perception that companies are scaling back their diversity efforts is wrong, and how accounting can move forward in its pursuit of diversity, equity and inclusion.

What goes into the recipe for accounting firm success? Randy Crabtree of TriMerit Specialty Taxes goes over the ingredients, and how best to combine them.