Accounting professionals in the United States have recognized for some time the value of offering what many refer to as “high level” services to their clients. For the accounting professional and the client business, consulting regarding strategy and growth represented value for both parties – guidance for the business client and profitable service for the accountant. However, as the economy began to decline and businesses tightened their belts, accounting professionals around the world recognized the opportunity and the need to return to focusing more on client operations and not simply on strategy and growth.
A recent article on CFO.com discusses the results of a survey performed by the ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), discussing how accounting professionals around the world are adjusting their approaches to accounting – adjustments at least partially fueled by global economic difficulties.
via Global CFOs returning to fundamentals | Cooper Mann Consulting Group.
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