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Although accountants have seen some wage growth this year, salaries have not moved much for the last three or four years.

With wage growth slow, will you get a pay rise this year?

12 Jul 2019

Employers are struggling to fill some accounting roles, but wage growth will be limited this year.

Management accountants should be thinking strategically about how they communicate information and their ability to assert themselves to get results.

Top influencing skills accountants need

11 Jul 2019

Accountants are continually being told they need influencing skills, but how do they attain them? Read on for some useful influencing techniques.

Without the systems and processes to cope with the rush, many practices struggle with the EOFY workload.

Not waving but drowning: How to cope with the EOFY tsunami

03 Jul 2019

Tax time can be a trying time for many practitioners, but there are ways to ease the burden. Here three leading practitioners share their views on how to manage the surge in financial year-end client demands.

Google Hangouts Meet and Microsoft’s Skype for Business include video conferencing as part of their productivity suites and are effective for internal communications, especially managing remote teams.

Productivity tools to help you get tech smart with your accounting clients

03 Jul 2019

From faster file notes to smart notebooks and video calls, accountants can benefit from these latest productivity tips for their accounting firms.

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Forensic accountants assist in investigations across numerous cases, including money laundering, proceeds of crime, fraud and embezzlement. Illustration: Michael Killalea.

True detective: your career in forensic accounting

01 Jul 2019

Forensic accountants outline why they love their work and describe the financial detective skills they need.

For NFP entities with June year-ends, the new requirements and temporary exemption for peppercorn leases will first apply for the year to 30 June 2020.

Peppercorn leases: the lowdown on AASB 16 and AASB 1058

01 Jul 2019

Having considered stakeholder feedback, the AASB decided to grant a temporary exemption for peppercorn lease accounting while it considers its next steps. A temporary exemption provides timely relief to the not-for-profit (NFP) sector when dealing with peppercorn leases.

Single Touch Payroll is a great opportunity for streamlining payroll and reporting processes.

STP: pay day's digital revolution

01 Jul 2019

All Australian businesses, no matter how small, will soon be lodging their pay and super details online via Single Touch Payroll.

The compensation scheme, intended to assist consumers who suffer loss from financial services entities, is yet to be established – is it a good idea?

Does the finance industry need a compensation scheme of last resort?

01 Jul 2019

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry called for a compensation scheme of last resort.


Work Smart

Most people struggle when talking about their achievements and successes, but a job interview is not the place to be modest.

How to nail the accounting job interview

01 Jul 2019

Landing an accounting job interview is hard. However, it's even harder to ace the interview and get a job offer. Three experts give their tips on how to win over decision-makers in an interview.

Gen X in business - known for their ability to problem solve, innovate and inspire the generations that follow them.

Generation X steps up to the C-Suite

01 Jul 2019

Here's what to expect from the "forgotten generation" - Gen X - as they quietly transform the workplace from the inside out.

"We think of skills as past tense," says Sean Leong CPA, the CFO of WYWM. "It is behaviours that we focus on."

WithYouWithMe: helping veterans find meaningful employment

01 Jul 2019

Ex-military jobs can be hard to find. Sean Leong CPA is using software and training to connect former soldiers with employers seeking to fill skills gaps in their workforce.

Michael Tenace FCPA, City of Melbourne CFO, is passionate about building and leading high-performance teams. Photo: Damien Pleming.

As CFO of the City of Melbourne, Michael Tenace FCPA is in charge of the purse strings

01 Jul 2019

Formerly with Australia Post, Michael Tenace FCPA joined City of Melbourne as CFO in October 2018.


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