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The world of work is no longer what it used to be; gone are the days of having the security of a single job for life.
In a more uncertain world, with ever-evolving job markets and the need for new skills, it’s now even more important to approach your career in a strategic and sustainable manner.
That starts with effective career planning. In this episode, you’ll meet a top career coach who shares valuable insights that will help you plan, manage and refocus your career to help build your future success.
Tune in now for expert insights. And don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss more episodes in the Career Hacks series.
You can also listen to this series on CPA Australia’s YouTube channel.
Host: Jackie Blondell, Editor, CPA Australia
Guest: Zoe Badalassi, a respected career coach and consultant who empowers individuals and organisations to build sustainable careers
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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Meet the accountant-turned-comedian who’s using humour to improve workplace communication for business and finance professionals.
With his unique blend of experience as a stand-up and keynote speaker, Alan Cameron-Sweeney is the go-to guy for accountants looking to enhance their soft skills and gain an edge in business.
His unique skills can empower fellow accountants with the necessary tools to help drive their careers forward.
No joke: this is an episode worth tuning in to!
Host: Garreth Hanley, podcast producer, CPA Australia
Guest: Alan Cameron-Sweeney, an accountant who helps finance professionals develop their communication skills so they can have greater influence in their organisations. He's also a stand-up comedian and a keynote speaker.
For more information mentioned in this episode, head online to toastmasters, and for the book Finding your comic genius: an in-depth guide to the art of stand-up comedy.
You can also find great content on INTHEBLACK related to mastering public speaking and humour in the workplace.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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There are many advantages to having a neurodivergent workplace.
This Neurodiversity Celebration Week special episode focusses on Andrew Eddy FCPA, who is making a real impact by connecting neurodiverse workforce talent with workplaces.
Tune in now for insights on how this untapped talent base could boost your company’s approach to hiring.
Host: Jen Ng, Digital Content Specialist, CPA Australia
Guest: Andrew Eddy FCPA, co-founder of Untapped Talent, a social enterprise that helps businesses welcome more autistic staff and create environments where they can thrive
For more information, head online to Untapped Talent and the Neurodiversity Hub.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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Do you want to land that dream job in business, accounting and finance?
Learn how to master the secrets of networking and unlock how to land your dream job with insights from career experts.
Tune in to this Career Hacks episode to learn more. Subscribe so you don’t miss any subsequent episodes in this series.
Host: Jackie Blondell, Editor, CPA Australia
Guest: Aditya Goel CPA, a business service accountant with Bluebird Accounting in Melbourne
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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What does workplace trust mean to you? Thought leader, renowned author and TED talk presenter Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, and she draws on her extensive expertise to explain the significance of trust in business.
She unpacks what trust in the digital era means, how it relates to ethical leadership and what trust looks like in an organisational culture.
Tune in now.
Host: Jackie Blondell, Editor, CPA Australia.
Guest: Rachel Botsman teaches people and organisations how to rethink their relationship with trust. She is a thought leader on the topic and has given three celebrated TED talks, written two critically acclaimed books and created Oxford University’s first course on trust in the digital world at the Saïd Business School.You can learn more from Rachel Botsman at CPA Congress, where she is one of a number of highly anticipated speakers.
CPA Congress is an annual event that brings the business community together to accelerate progress. This year’s “Flex Forward” theme focuses on three key concepts – simplicity, versatility and trust – that will help you adapt your mindset to navigate complexity and create opportunity.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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INTHEBLACK presents an episode from CPA Australia's With Interest podcast.
Financial performance isn’t the only corporate benchmark these days. Investor and public information needs are evolving towards a broader set of performance measures, such as climate change, modern slavery and human rights.Tune in now to learn more.
Host: Ram Subramanian, Senior Manager Reporting and Audit Policy, CPA Australia
Guest: Dr Andreas Barckow, Chair of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).For more information, the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFSB) website has an article that explains the benefits of connectivity in reports.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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INTHEBLACK presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK Out Loud podcast.
A vision-impaired person stands on the kerb with their guide dog, waiting to safely cross the road. They give the dog a command to cross, unaware that a near-silent electric car is quickly approaching the crossing.
In this instance, a dog that obeys every command exposes itself and its human companion to the risk of injury or death.
However, a dog that ignores its master in favour of a different course of action delivers a safer outcome.
Listen to the full episode.
Click to read the article.
INTHEBLACK Out Loud is presented by CPA Australia.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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INTHEBLACK presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK Out Loud podcast.
While the wholesale shift to hybrid work has had many benefits, it has also reduced everyday social interactions between colleagues.
There are fewer opportunities for casual corridor chats, grabbing a coffee or a bite to eat, or attending after-work events.
However, it is these small social acts, on top of career performance, that can be essential to career progress, says workplace psychologist Dr Amanda Gordon.
Listen to the full episode.
Click to read the article.
INTHEBLACK Out Loud is presented by CPA Australia.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
With Interest INTHEBLACK Excel Tips INTHEBLACK Out LoudSearch for them in your podcast platform.
You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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INTHEBLACK presents an episode from CPA Australia's With Interest podcast.
Do businesses using AI outperform those that don’t? What AI tools are accountants using?
Our subject matter experts answer these questions and more as they break down CPA Australia’s third annual Business Technology Report, a survey of technology used by businesses in the Asia-Pacific.
Host: Simon Downes, External Affairs Lead, CPA Australia
Guest: Gavan Ord, Business Investment Policy Manager, CPA Australia
Read CPA Australia Business Technology Report 2023 for the full findings of our survey.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has detailed information about the Essential Eight cybersecurity risk mitigation strategies.
CPA Australia member benefits, tools, guides and links for technology and cybersecurity are available on our website.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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Are you stressed at work? If so, you’re not alone.
Gallup Australia recently delivered its 2023 State of the Australian and New Zealand Workplace report. The findings in this report identified some worrying stats.
These include five out of 10 Australians are experiencing “a lot of stress” at work, while 67 per cent are “quiet quitting” and only 20 per cent are thriving.
This podcast takes a deep dive into the report’s discoveries to help you understand what managers and businesses can do to reduce workplace stress levels and improve employee engagement.
Tune in now.
Host: Garreth Hanley, CPA Australia
Guest: Allan Watkinson, a principal at Gallup Australia and an expert in organisational development, talent management and leadership
For more on today’s topic, you can download the Gallup Australia 2023 State of the Australian and New Zealand Workplace report.
Additionally, Gallup has produced a State of the Global Workplace Report.
You may also like to read:
The INTHEBLACK article on seeking honest feedback from your employees. The article on The Conversation about workplace stress levels.CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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Did you know that in Australia alone 312kg of food per person, per year is thrown away? In fact, food waste costs the Australian economy around $36.6 billion each year.
Australian households spend around $2500 every year on food that’s wasted. And most of that ends up in landfills.
This episode explores the underlying causes that contribute to such shocking food waste and looks at some effective solutions that can be implemented to address the problem.
Tune in now.
Host: Garreth Hanley, CPA Australia
Guest: Terence Jeyaretnam, an environmental engineer and Partner at EY in the Climate Change and Sustainability practice, based in Melbourne
For more on today’s topic, head to the National Food Waste Strategy, which aims to halve Australia’s food waste by 2030.
Further guidance is available on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water site.
Additional information:
Reducing Australia's Food Waste by half by 2030 Food waste costs Australian households up to $3,000 a year Coles promised to feed Australian families for $10 in 2017. Can it still be done in 2023?CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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It's been six years since the #MeToo movement rattled the world and brought gender equity to the forefront of workplace discussions.
In this INTHEBLACK episode we discuss the progress made and the changes we still need to make. Join us as we delve into the topic of workplace gender equity in Australia and explore how we can continue to make strides towards a more inclusive and equitable future.
Tune in now.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, CPA Australia
Guest: Genevieve Collins is a Chief Executive Partner at Australian law firm Lander & Rogers and a member of Chief Executive Women
Guidance on preventing workplace sexual harassment is available at respectatwork.gov.au and for pay gap reporting in Australia, the pay analytics site has further information.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
With Interest INTHEBLACK INTHEBLACK Out Loud Excel TipsSearch for them in your podcast app.
You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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Carbon accounting is an exciting new accountancy area in which accountants can play a vital role.
Why? Because, as businesses become more conscious of their carbon footprint, they are turning to experts with skills and knowledge to help them navigate their way through.
This episode will help you stay ahead of the carbon accounting curve as we explore what businesses, accountants, and finance professionals need to know.
Tune in now for expert insights.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, CPA Australia
Guest: Ashley Bleeker, Director at Element Advisory and Environmental Lead at Australian Unity.
More information on today’s topic is available online at CPA Australia’s ESG resources, tools and training page.
Further insights can be found on INTHEBLACK which has articles on net zero, including managing the net zero transition and Australia’s drastic challenge to reach net zero by 2050.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
With Interest INTHEBLACK INTHEBLACK Out Loud Excel TipsSearch for them in your podcast app.
You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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What does workplace trust mean to you? Thought leader, renowned author and TED talk presenter Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, and she draws on her extensive expertise to explain the significance of trust in business.
Rachel unpacks what trust in the digital era means, how it relates to ethical leadership and what trust looks like in an organisational culture.
Tune in now.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, CPA Australia
Guest: Rachel Botsman teaches people and organisations how to rethink their relationship with trust. She is a thought leader on the topic and has given three celebrated TED talks, written two critically acclaimed books and created Oxford University’s first course on trust in the digital world at the Saïd Business School.
You can learn more from Rachel Botsman at CPA Congress, where she is one of a number of highly anticipated speakers.
CPA Congress is an annual event that brings the business community together to accelerate progress. This year’s “Flex Forward” theme focuses on three key concepts – simplicity, versatility and trust – that will help you adapt your mindset to navigate complexity and create opportunity.
CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
With Interest INTHEBLACK Excel TipsSearch for them in your podcast provider.
You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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True crime fans: no agony aunt can help with romance scams, but accountants can.
Romance scams are frauds that not only break hearts, they destroy bank accounts. In this podcast, our experts use real-life case studies to reveal the heartless tactics deployed and show you how to unveil a fake relationship.
Tune in now.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, Editor, CPA Australia
Guests: Former deputy chair at the ACCC, Delia Rickard spent a decade fighting scammers. She currently sits on the board of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.
Dr Cassandra Cross is an associate professor in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology. She has been researching fraud victimisation for more than a decade.
Alastair MacGibbon is chief strategy officer at CyberCX. He’s has spent 20 years in the cyber security space, including as a former special advisor to the Australian Prime Minister on cyber security.
Research, scripting and editing: Susan Muldowney
Studio production and sound editing: Garreth Hanley
Additional research and scripting: Jacqueline Blondell
If you want to know more about romance frauds, including those discussed in this episode, check out these news articles:
Romance fraud losses Scams robbed Australians of more than $2 billion last year | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (accc.gov.au) Dating app responses Tinder, Match Group rolls out campaign to stop romance scams | Mashable Simon Leviev 'The Tinder Swindler' True Story: Where Is Simon Leviev Now? (esquire.com) Thai case Thailand's biggest romance scam snagged a chief financial officer and convinced her to steal millions - ABC News
Florida case Florida woman accused of scamming Holocaust survivor out of $2.8m in dating site fraud | The Independent Reverse image https://www.labnol.org/reverse/ The West Australian https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/wa-farmer-loses-life-savings-to-catfish-scam-ng-b881800123z The Tinder Swindler https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/who-is-tinder-swindler-real-shimon-hayutCPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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Governments, businesses large and small, and individuals – no one is safe from man in the middle attacks. Just ask Google, Facebook or Puerto Rico.
Also known as payment redirection or invoice fraud, these schemes are devasting, highly profitable, growing and evolving.
Join our cyber and consumer experts to find out what it takes to defeat these money mules.
Tune in now.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, Editor, CPA Australia
Guests: Alastair MacGibbon is Chief Strategy Officer at CyberCX. He’s has spent 20 years in the cyber security space, including as a former special advisor to the Australian Prime Minister on cyber security.
Former Deputy Chair at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Delia Rickard spent a decade fighting scammers.
Research, scripting and editing: Susan Muldowney
Studio production and sound editing: Garreth Hanley
Additional research and scripting: Jacqueline Blondell
The ACCC’s Scamwatch website includes fraud prevention advice, case studies and up-to-date data on what different types of frauds are costing the Australian people.
If you’d like to read more about invoice fraud, including the schemes discussed in this episode, these links have information through press releases, documents and news articles.
Puerto Rican fraud https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/us/puerto-rico-phishing.html https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hk-en/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/puerto-rico-loses-millions-in-email-scam https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-says-it-was-scammed-out-2-6-million-n1136191 Toyota fraud Toyota Parts Supplier Hit By $37 Million Email Scam (forbes.com) https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/toyota-subsidiary-loses-37-million-due-to-bec-scam/ Facebook, Google fraud Lithuanian pleads guilty in U.S. to massive fraud against Google, Facebook | Reuters Barbara Corcoran fraud How Barbara Corcoran almost lost $400,000 to an email scam (cnbc.com) Phishing in Australia Phishing - scam emails | Cyber.gov.auCPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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True crime fans,
Here is a fun fact for your next trivia night: Ponzi schemes date back to 1879, when the eponymous Charles Ponzi was still a toddler.
In this episode, top accounting experts take us behind the scenes of some of the most notorious Ponzi schemes, from Bernie Madoff to Melissa Caddick.
Do you know how to spot a Ponzi scheme and protect yourself and your clients?
Tune in now to find out.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, CPA Australia
Guests:
Bruce Gleeson FCPA is a registered liquidator and bankruptcy trustee. He has more than 20 years of corporate insolvency, re-organisation and bankruptcy experience. He has also worked for several ASX 100 companies.
Alex Bell is a partner and national head of forensic accounting at Grant Thornton. He has gained extensive experience across many high profile and complex litigations and investigations. He has also given expert evidence in the Federal Court of Australia, Supreme Court of New South Wales and District Court of New South Wales, and prepared an expert report for the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Kathy Bazoian Phelps is a lawyer at Raines Feldman LLP. She frequently represents operating and liquidating trustees in cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court as well as receivers in the United States District Court and the Superior Court of the State of California. She has also served as lead counsel in large-scale litigation involving recovery of assets in Ponzi scheme cases.
Research, scripting and editing: Susan Muldowney
Studio production and sound editing: Garreth Hanley
Additional research and scripting: Jacqueline Blondell
The Australian Government’s Money Smart website has useful information for those seeking advice on how to protect themselves from fraud.
If you’d like to read more about the Ponzi schemes, including those discussed in this episode, these links have information to press releases, documents and news articles.
SEC Enforcement Actions Against Ponzi Schemes SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze in Diamond-Themed Ponzi Scheme (Press Release No. 2010-231; November 23, 2010 Manager of Bogus Foreign Currency Exchange Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice | OPA | Department of Justice USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - District of Minnesota (justice.gov) Sebi clamps down goat-rearing ponzi scheme (business-standard.com) The No. 1 Ladies' Defrauding Agency - Longreads ASIC lead investigator tells Melissa Caddick inquest she was not responsible for alleged fraudster's death - ABC News 21-312MR Melissa Caddick and Maliver found to have engaged in unlicensed conduct | ASIC ASIC v Caddick - Online file (fedcourt.gov.au)CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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True crime fans, this episode is for you.
Go behind the scenes of Germany’s Wirecard scandal and hear from the Financial Times investigative reporter at the heart of the story. We also speak to forensic accountants who investigated cases of financial statement fraud, including HIH and Big Un.
Do you know the three elements of the fraud triangle? Tune in now and find out.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, CPA Australia
Guests:
Dan McCrum is an investigative reporter for The Financial Times. His acclaimed book ‘Money Men: a hot startup, a billion-dollar fraud, a fight for the truth’ was made into the Netflix feature documentary ‘Skandal! Bringing down Wirecard’. McCrum has won more than a dozen prizes for his reporting, including Journalist of the Year at the 2020 British Journalism Awards.
Glen Unicomb CPA is a Managing Director in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment of FTI Consulting. He is a forensic accountant with more than 35 years of regulatory experience in senior executive roles at Australia’s corporate regulator ASIC and specialist forensic advisory firms.
Jeffrey Luckins FCPA is Director Audit and Assurance at William Buck. He is experienced in the preparation of external financial reports and auditing of listed Australian and multinational public companies, large private corporations and groups, NFPs, professional trust accounts, incorporated associations and the preparation of Investigating Accountant’s Reports for the issue of prospectus and ASX listings.
Research, scripting and editing: Susan Muldowney
Studio production and sound editing: Garreth Hanley
Additional research and scripting: Jacqueline Blondell
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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If you’re an accountant wanting to understand the risks and benefits of AI tools, this episode will help you.
AI tools can improve processes and increase efficiency. But what are the risks? Can these AI tools be trusted with sensitive business and client data?
Tune in now for expert insights.
Host: Garreth Hanley, Podcast Producer, CPA Australia
Guest: Matt Dunn, Head of Automation, The Missing Link
For more insights on today’s topic, INTHEBLACK has several useful articles.
These include a review of six generative AI content tools as well as expert tips for using ChatGPT in Microsoft Excel.
Additionally, there is a look at AI-generated video-making tools for business. And for public practitioners, CPA Australia’s public practice resource has an article on the use of ChatGPT in an accounting practice.
For more information, you can read the report mentioned in this episode on Generative AI contributing $5 billion to Australia’s manufacturing sector by 2030.
CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
With Interest INTHEBLACK Excel TipsSearch for them in your podcast platform.
You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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Unlock long-term career success by honing your communications skills.
In this episode you’ll discover why these abilities are crucial and how you can elevate your soft skills to give your accounting and finance career a lift.
Tune in now.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, Content Editor, CPA Australia
Guest: Professor Nick McGuigan FCPA and academic at Monash Business School. He also teaches finance and accounting leaders about the value of communication and its growing role for the profession.
INTHEBLACK has insights on today’s topic, including how to communicate complex financial information.
For more thought leadership, Nick McGuigan co-wrote a paper on the subject of art, technology and accounting.
He has also written a paper on the development of integrative thinking and has been part of a mycelium and accounting project, which was subsequently reported on.
Additionally, there are examples of the way accounting is communicated at organisations such as TJ Accounting Consultants and Fox and Hare Financial Advice.
For added background, head to the creative accounting research project at Coventry University and the Accountability Institute.
You can also watch the Dating an Accountant project and read about how you measure love.
CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
With Interest INTHEBLACK Excel TipsSearch for them in your podcast platform.
You can email the podcast team at [email protected]
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