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Top 2022 Challenges for Accountancy According to Experts

In today's bonus episode, Rob Brown reveals findings from searching the term "challenges accounting firms face" and reveals the key issues according to the journalists, vendors and experts in the accounting and fintech space.

Sources are below and include Wolters Kluwer, Accountex, AccountingWeb, accountingTODAY, Hinge Marketing, PracticeWeb, Oracle and others.

Key takeaways from this episode include:

✓ the recurring themes and challenges for accounting firms and practitioners over the years

✓ the challenge for accountants of meeting increasing client expectations as the bar gets higher

✓ different ways of phrasing the downward price pressure on and commoditisation of compliance fees for accountants

✓ the need for accounting professionals to upskill in soft skills and technological capability

✓ how there's no escaping the talent crisis in accounting and why it's an increasing problem

✓ why best practice last year is not always relevant or the same this year

✓ comments on the way buyers buy professional services in a virtual world

✓ the impact for accountancy firms of managing a workforce remotely and retaining talent

✓ notable mentions for key challenges include globalisation, cybersecurity, advisory work, leveraging technology, automation and mental health

Anything you would add to this list? Let us know!

SOURCES:

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/community/industry-insights/top-five-challenges-facing-the-accountancy-profession

https://www.practiceweb.co.uk/knowledge/challenges-facing-the-accounting-profession-in-2021

https://hingemarketing.com/blog/story/the-top-5-business-challenges-for-accounting-financial-services-firms

https://www.accountex.co.uk/insight/2019/02/18/accountant-challenges

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/the-accounting-professions-biggest-challenges

https://marketfit.co/top-10-predictions-and-challenges-for-the-accounting-profession/

https://www.netsuite.com/portal/resource/articles/accounting/accounting-challenges.shtml

https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en-gb/expert-insights/5-challenges-facing-accountants-in-2019-and-how-to-solve-them

https://www.acecloudhosting.com/blog/challenges-accountants-cpas-face-and-solutions/

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Accounting Voices helps people in the accounting world stay relevant visible and vocal. Host Rob Brown interprets trends reshaping the profession and gives listeners insight to build authority influence and a stronger voice in firms and markets.

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Rob Brown

Rob Brown is the founder and host of the Accounting Voices Podcast, the flagship solo show of the Accounting Voices Network. Each episode offers sharp analysis and commentary on the trends, ideas and people shaping the global accounting profession.

Through this Accounting Voices Podcast, Rob helps accounting firm leaders, decision makers and professionals stay relevant and make sense of disruption in areas like AI, automation, M&A, private equity and soft skills beyond the tech. His perspective blends clarity, insight and curiosity, making complex issues relevant and practical for professionals and decision makers across accounting and finance.

He also leads two monthly panel shows, Accounting M&A and Accounting AI, which bring together senior voices to explore consolidation, strategy and the impact of technology on firms and people.

Rob is the author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and a TEDx speaker whose talk The Personal Brand of You has more than 400,000 views. Over his career he has hosted and moderated more than 1,000 conversations with accounting and fintech leaders worldwide.

Based in Nottingham UK, Rob is a stroke survivor living with epilepsy, a black belt in kickboxing, a decent chess player and an average player of four musical instruments.