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What the rise of ‘citizen tech’ means for financial modellers

With tech-enabled analysts arriving in finance functions every day, the use of powerful citizen tech to quickly solve problems is inevitable and should be wholeheartedly embraced, argues Ian Bennett FCA.

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13 12 18

10 issues your business will grapple with in 2019

Digital transformation, cybersecurity and political paralysis are keeping business leaders awake going into 2019. But KPMG’s Keeping Us Up at Night report also reveals a greater focus on trust and putting customers first.

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13 12 18

Can you handle the truth? Trust, ethics and automation

December 2018 issue of Acuity tackles the big issues. EY Fellow for Trust and Ethics Clare Payne shoots down weasel words, and we look at how robotic process automation (RPA) could save accountants’ jobs.

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How do you build the perfect error check into a financial model?

Embedding error checks in your spreadsheet design cuts down the workload by shouting out when there’s a figure you need to look into more closely.
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Meet a CA: 2018 President’s Prize winner Meagan Hamblin CA

Wesfarmers’ Meagan Hamblin CA has been awarded the 2018 President’s Prize for her innovative ideas to help young chartered accountants, and her work with the broader community.

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11 12 18

Productivity is up, why not wages?

Labour productivity has massively outstripped real wages growth in Australia and New Zealand since 2000. Saul Eslake says fixing this broken relationship is a priority for our nations’ economic and political health.

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Could RPA be the tool you really need?

Robotic process automation (RPA) is transforming the way accountants work. This IT automation isn’t killing jobs, it’s making them better.

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