by Controllers Council | Nov 30, 2020 | Trends
No question, 2020 has been the most chaotic business environments in recent history and roles and responsibilities have changed dramatically for C-Suite executives. With changes flying at you from left and right, all this pivoting might have left you dizzy. In...
by Controllers Council | Nov 25, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Technology, Trends
Controllers are hot on forecasting. With both the controller and the CFO looking to increase their hold on financial planning and analysis in 2021, according to our first annual Contemporary Controller study (free for Controllers Council Members), many see 2021 as a...
by Controllers Council | Nov 23, 2020 | Accounting, Trends
Do you remember the “I’m a Mac” commercials of the late eighties? Released in the golden age of Apple advertising, the goal was simple: associate PC users with the “unpopular nerd” cliché, while representing Apple Mac users as young, creative, attractive,...
by Controllers Council | Nov 10, 2020 | Trends
2020 has presented everyone in the field with challenges. Keeping staff in a recession, setting up teams for remote work, and trying to preemptively navigate the impact of the election all have left controllers across the United States looking for answers. A Wave in a...
by Controllers Council | Nov 5, 2020 | Accounting, Professional Growth, Trends
Despite the pandemic, lockdowns, and recession environment, accountants have kept on with their livelihoods. Known as a career path with a weak talent pipeline and a skills gap, Accounting Today reports that the unemployment rate for accounting and finance positions...
by Controllers Council | Oct 24, 2020 | Trends
Over the past few months, we’ve looked at the coming changes to the accounting profession. We’ve also looked at the changes to sustainability reporting. But for accounting professionals need to be ready for the new landscape, education needs to focus on the...