by Controllers Council | May 5, 2022 | Career Development, HR/Talent, Meet The Controller/CFO
As part of the Meet the Controller/CFO series, the Controllers Council recently interviewed Glenn Hopper, CFO of Sandline Global, a legal tech company. Glenn is a former Navy journalist, a filmmaker, and a business founder, and Glenn spent the last two decades helping...
by Controllers Council | Apr 14, 2022 | Accounting, Accounting Education, Career Development, CPA/CPE, HR/Talent
CPA firms are facing an upcoming severe staffing challenge. Almost 75% of the CPA workforce met the retirement age in 2020, as estimated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). What’s more, the number of CPA exam candidates has drifted...
by Controllers Council | Mar 11, 2022 | Career Development, HR/Talent, Meet The Controller/CFO
As part of the Meet the Controller series, the Controllers Council recently interviewed Brandt Kucharski, Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) of Ethos Life. Brandt Kucharski is Chief Accounting Officer at Ethos, a technology company focusing on life insurance, on the path...
by Controllers Council | Jan 14, 2022 | Career Development, Professional Growth
The traditional role of the financial controllers is evolving with socio-political changes and technological advancements that are shaping the finance industry. In today’s data-driven economy, financial controllers are expected to do more than crunch numbers....
by Controllers Council | Jan 13, 2022 | Career Development, Controller Insights, Professional Growth
It might be a bold prediction, but we’ll put it out there. The Controller is going to be the hottest job in the coming decade. Every single skill developed in the past two years in response to the pandemic, financial and labor crises have honed existing and new skills...
by Controllers Council | Jan 6, 2022 | Career Development, Professional Growth, Training
Accountants and finance professionals have a reputation for being introverts who are more focused on numbers and reporting than being masters of public speaking. However, as technology evolves and accountants are expected to provide companies with more value-added...
