CPAs explain the tactics they use to nudge procrastinating clients to meet deadlines. By Sarah Ovaska-Few Ask any public accountant which of their regular clients will be pushing up against an impending busy season deadline, and chances are he or she can name them ahead of time. That’s because people tend to be creatures of habit,… Read More How to deal with last-minute clients

Public-sector organisations are embracing a new role and discovering efficiencies through outsourcing. By Rebecca McCaffry, FCMA, CGMA, and Samantha White Customer insight often refers to product or service providers gaining intelligence on their customers’ needs, wants, and purchasing patterns for sales and marketing purposes. This commercially focused definition has traditionally been less relevant in the… Read More When government becomes the customer

Agile business practices have moved beyond IT to create high-performing teams in other areas. By Oliver Rowe Like many internal functions and most business areas, Nationwide Building Society’s 80-strong internal audit team is always under pressure to do more with less or the same amount of resources, according to Eleanor Taylor. Taylor, a senior manager… Read More Introducing agile into internal audit

Regional public-sector finance networks are developing across the UK. Their aim: to share knowledge, best practice, and personnel. By Oliver Rowe An initiative within the UK’s public sector to establish regional finance communities that can share best practice and personnel is gaining ground. Its path could provide guidance to others looking to start similar networks,… Read More Sharing finance knowledge locally

By J. Carlton Collins, CPA In a recent Technology Q&A item “Syncing Settings and Data on Multiple Windows 10 PCs,” we discussed the process of syncing your Windows 10 computers using OneDrive so that all your computers automatically share the same settings and data files. This month we dive a bit deeper by exploring eight facets… Read More 8 key features of Microsoft OneDrive