People matter. Talent wins. KPMG’s 2015 Global CEO Survey was dedicated to the changing role of the CFO. Ninety-seven percent of CEO’s taking part said that attracting and retaining top finance talent was the most important contributing factor to improve their finance function. Yet, only 33 percent gave their [...]
By Kent Burns, CPA I continue to have solid dialogue with CAE’s all over the U.S. on hiring and retaining internal auditors. Last month, I focused on acquiring talent, sharing insights and best practices from eight world-class Chief Audit Executives. This month, we turn our focus to retention. Given [...]
Here’s the career (and life) perspective your Firm isn’t giving you By Kent Burns, CPA Well, you made it. Or, perhaps you’re not done, but you’re close. At some point over the next few days or weeks, you’ll ask yourself if you want to do it again next year. [...]
By Kent Burns, CPA This topic generated an over-the-top amount of buzz…I have spoken with dozens of Chief Audit Executives from all over the U.S., with more calling as I write this. This is clearly a top-of-mind issue. CAE’s responding to PwC’s 2016 State of the Internal Audit Profession [...]
My last piece was focused on the art of verbal communication – the day-to-day interactions that (like it or not) influence the level of collaboration that actually happens. Let’s look now at some critical elements necessary to create a Collaborative Audit Culture. Getting Past Ambiguity The phrase “Collaborative Audit [...]
The challenges facing Internal Audit are formidable, and we all know what they are: increasing outside regulation, higher internal expectations from Boards and Audit Committees, and demands from operational leaders to provide insight that adds value to the business. And if that isn’t enough, there’s a shortage of people [...]
By Kent Burns, CPA Communication is one of the Chief Audit Executive’s most important navigational tools, and the role of the CAE as a communicator has never been more critical. What, how and how much you communicate can mean the difference between success and failure on many levels. What’s [...]
"76% of full-time employed workers are actively looking or open to new job opportunities." - CareerBuilder Pulse of Recruitment Survey, June 2016 "The median number of years that wage and salary workers had been with their current employer was 4.2 years in January 2016, down from 4.6 years [...]
Demographic and regulatory changes impacting in the tax profession have been written about extensively over the past few years. The increasing scarcity of tax professionals has landed CPA firms, tax partners and tax professionals in sticky situations – not only to meet client service obligations – but in some [...]
Don’t Be Fooled; Be Informed I am a former Big Four CPA. In my career, I’ve interacted with public accountants from the “inside” at Coopers & Lybrand (PwC) and KPMG, from the “outside” as a corporate Controller and CFO, and now in executive search. My perspective is broad and [...]
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