Management

Career

How motivation can drive your success as a CPA

Motivation is one of the three principal factors in achieving success, says Robert Gagnon, CPA, CA
Practice

MNP scores again on Canada’s Best Employers List

Why don’t more accounting firms make the best employer list?
Profession

The multi-generational accounting firm, part one

Part one of our series on age diversity in public practice accounting firms
Management

The importance of being human in a career dominated by numbers

Maximize your potential and your value, says Gavin Rouble of The 2% Factor
Global

Special Report: Manafort trial a cautionary tale in accounting ethics

The testimony of Paul Manafort's tax accountant shows the ethical risks of working with some high net worth clients
Profession

How Canadian accounting firms are maximizing profitability

Referrals are still key revenue drivers; fixing inefficiencies is key to cutting costs
Management

Fraud Blotter: Former Manitoba CPA sentenced to six years in prison

Our roundup of recent accounting fraud allegations and sentencing
Business

Deloitte millennial survey a wake-up call to business leaders

Young business professionals distrustful of business motives, anxious about Industry 4.0
Management

Tenets of Good Corporate Governance examined in new ACCA report

New report in tenets series helps businesses consider corporate governance in relation to long-term future
Partner Posts

How to go paperless in finance and save your company money

The numbers alone are a compelling reason to make changes — especially to the sharp-pencilled crew who crunch them for a living.
Career

New UTM Master of Forensic Accounting Program stands out globally

University of Toronto Mississauga MFAcc degree gives forensic accountants the tools to catch modern-age white-collar crime, says Len Brooks, FCPA, FCA
Management

3 ways to build engagement during the annual budget process

Corporate CPAs must change the perceptions of non-financial departments about the budget and forecasting process, says Gavin Rouble of The 2% Factor
Career

Why ambitious corporate accountants should extend their role beyond finance

The role of the CFO is changing. Now is the time to forge your externally facing role
Management

When employees disengage from annual budget and forecasting

The first step to full engagement is recognize the problem, says author Gavin Rouble
Profession

7 ways to protect yourself legally when preparing engagement letters

Limit your legal liability through your engagement letter, says professional liability lawyer James Lane
Business

The Final Chapter of Sears Canada: Financials, Bankruptcy

Jeff Buckstein takes a last look at the reasons behind the retailer's demise
Business

How the digital age drove Sears Canada into bankruptcy

Sears Canada paid a hefty price by being late to the online retail game
Business

Why did Sears Canada go bankrupt?

A retailer stuck in the past. A strategy that did not work. A liquidation that never had to happen?
Management

Business Analytics for Chartered Professional Accountants

Guest blogger David Elsner on the growing role of data analytics in business
Technology

How CPAs can fight phishing fraud

What can practice and management CPAs learn from the MacEwan University cybercrime?
Technology

Five internal controls to prevent a MacEwan phishing fraud

These basic internal accounting controls could have easily stopped a $12m fraud says CPA professor
Management

Forecasting: Why accountants should get it approximately right

The King of KPIs, David Parmenter, on fast, not perfect, forecasting
Management

The five mistakes accounting leaders make in setting KPIs

The King of KPIs, David Parmenter, says KPIs often fail to deliver on their potential
Strategy

Taking the Lead in Enterprise Risk Management

Bill Wesioly on five steps to convincing key decision-makers to invest in ERM
Profession

Meltdown Under: How a governance controversy turned CPA Australia into a national scandal

Does it hold any lessons for Canadian accountants?