Skills, experience and the desire for a new challenge: what you’ll need to take your business analyst career path in a different direction. Consider exploring one of these three options when you’re ready to make a fresh start — and build on your current strengths and abilities. By Robert Half Management Resources on Monday, April 13, 2015 1. Business analyst
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April 20, 2016 – This summary of Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) decisions has been prepared for information purposes only. Decisions reported are tentative and reflect only the current status of discussion on projects, which may change after further deliberations by the AcSB. Decisions to publish Handbook material are final only after a formal ballot process. International Financial Reporting Standards Accounting
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The AASB has issued a Re-exposure Draft of a proposed new standard that would replace existing Section 5020, Association. Stakeholders are encouraged to submit their comments by May 13, 2016. As reported by The Standard. This Re-exposure Draft reflects proposals made by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB). Individuals and organizations are invited to send written comments on the
Read moreAs reported by Robert Half Management Resources With technology increasingly integral to the operation of the finance function — and the business, in general — chief financial officers and chief information officers find they’re seeing a lot more of each other lately. A survey by Robert Half Management Resources and Robert Half Technology found that more than half (51 percent) of
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CPA Canada is seeking an individual to join the public sector accounting team to develop accounting and financial reporting standards for the public sector in Canada. The Opportunity The Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) was created to serve the public interest by establishing accounting standards and providing guidance and other performance information reported by entities in the public sector. Reporting
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Business Law and Legal Issues Facing Finance Professionals – Workshop CONFERENCE DETAILS Business Law and Legal Issues Facing Finance Professionals is a conference series created to provide CFOs and Finance executives a primer on some of the more common legal issues they will deal with so as to help them process and understand legal agreements dealing with these issues in an efficient manner, freeing
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Posted by Tim Hird and John Reed. Similar to the desktop computing revolution of the 1980s and 1990s, cloud computing is transforming how business today gets done — and at organizations of all sizes. In the latest Benchmarking the Accounting & Finance Function report from Robert Half and Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), more than half of U.S. financial leaders said their
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The Annual Plan sets out the AcSB’s objectives and planned activities for publicly accountable enterprises, private enterprises and not-for-profit organizations, along with other initiatives to be undertaken in 2016-2017. As reported by The Standard. Overview In the AcSB 2016-2021 Strategic Plan, we concluded, and Canadians strongly agree, that the overall strategies adopted for the various categories of reporting entity are meeting
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Workshop – Time Management Solutions for Increased Productivity Law Society of Upper Canada CPD Credit: 3 hours Canadian CPA Credit: 4 hours Complimentary: “19 TIPS TO MORE PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS” with registration REGISTER Time Management Solutions for Increased Productivity Workshop This program provides strategies and tools to help you become more focused, organized and productive. Research shows individuals waste anywhere from 20
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As posted by Robert Half Management Resources Constructive criticism is much more than a routine staff management responsibility. Consistent, concise and honest feedback should also be a recurring feature of any long-term professional development plan. If you’re hoping to train your employees to take on more advanced roles in the organization and meet your succession planning objectives, constructive criticism is
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