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Accountants in the Spotlight

Accountants in the Spotlight

Discover how accountants are portrayed in TV and film, from cult heroes to comedy icons, and why the profession deserves more credit than it gets.

The History of Accounting

The History of Accounting

From Mesopotamian clay tablets to modern ledgers, the history of accounting spans continents and civilisations.

Category: "innovation"

  • Open Banking: Keeping Up With the Digital Era
    Posted on: 20th Dec 2017

    Open Banking: Keeping Up With the Digital Era

    By: accountingcpd | 5 min read | 0

    As consumers our digital experience is becoming increasingly integrated. So, what is the banking sector doing to keep up with the digital era?

  • we.trade: New technology Applied to International Trade
    Posted on: 15th Nov 2017

    we.trade: New technology Applied to International Trade

    By: Bob Lyddon | 5 min read | 0

    It is the conference season in international banking and so there are many announcements of new initiatives, and in the area of international trade the emphasis is on initiatives to speed up the trade process and eliminate time and information gaps.

  • Becoming a Finance Business Partner
    Posted on: 13th Jan 2017

    Becoming a Finance Business Partner

    By: accountingcpd | 4 min read | 0

    Finance business partnering has emerged from changes in the business environment where organisations are thinking about their transactional finance activities and considering outsourcing them. The finance function has therefore...

  • How Social Media is Changing
    Posted on: 15th Mar 2016

    How Social Media is Changing

    By: Anna Faherty | 5 min read | 0

    It's five years since I first wrote the accountingcpd.net course Social Media for Accountants and, despite the fact that I have used social media more and more during that time, I was surprised by how much had changed in half a decade.