The slower pace of the summer holidays offers a chance to find time to reflect on your career. We quite often hear from accountants who’ve swapped life in practice for a role in industry, but Clive Hand FCCA has taken the reverse route. Find out how he’s using technology to remodel accounting services and create an online ‘virtual’ office which allows for more cost-effective interaction with clients and an improved work/life balance.
In contrast, Bridgette Compton FCCA has worked in some of the world’s trouble spots, including Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Iraq. She talks to AB about the challenges and rewards of her role as the international finance manager for an NGO operating in 25 countries.
Closer to home, columnist Ian Guider takes a look at what the well-publicised governance failings at RTÉ can teach the business world about the role of non-executive directors and the company board. We also have an article looking at the accounting issues raised as a result of disguised underpayments to presenters.
Elsewhere there’s an assessment of the effectiveness of the new Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process over its first year of operation, which offers one CPD unit, plus an analysis of Ireland’s enduring attraction for foreign investment.
And if you are looking to add more to your CPD portfolio, we have an article on understanding control and consolidation reporting, as well as one exploring how central banks around the world are flirting with cryptos.
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