The skills accountants need, but don’t have today (& why that’s a leadership issue)

With so much evolving in the accounting space, can firms afford to continue with business as usual? Technology is changing the game and redefining operating models in modern practices. But, more importantly, new customer profiles are emerging - and clients have raised their expectations of accounting firms today.

This was a big topic of conversation at this year’s Finance Takes The Piste (FTTP), a gathering of accounting leaders, with many people asking if firms have what it takes to meet clients’ needs.

Do firms already have the skills required to step up - or is there work to be done? That’s what we set out to debate for the Finance Takes the Piste whitepaper, summarised here.