Download or read book The Big Four written by Ian D. Gow and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Messrs. Gow and Kells have made an invaluable contribution, writing in an amused tone that nevertheless acknowledges the firms' immense power and the seriousness of their neglect of traditional responsibilities. 'The Big Four' will appeal to all those interested in the future of the profession--and of capitalism itself." —Jane Gleeson-White, Wall Street Journal With staffs that are collectively larger than the Russian army and combined revenues of over $130 billion a year, the Big Four accounting firms—Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG—are a keystone of global commerce. But leading scholar Ian Gow and award-winning author Stuart Kells warn that a house of cards may be about to fall. Stretching back to the Medicis in Renaissance Florence, this book is a fascinating story of wealth, power, and luck. The founders of the Big Four lived surprisingly colorful lives. Samuel Price, for example, married his own niece. Between the world wars, Nicholas Waterhouse collected postage stamps while also hosting decadent parties in his fashionable London home. All four firms have endured major calamities in recent decades. There have been hundreds of court cases and legal prosecutions for failed audits, tax scandals, and breaches of independence. The firms have come so close to “extinction level events” that regulators have required them to prepare “living wills.” And today, the Big Four face an uncertain future—thanks to their push into China, their vulnerability to digital disruption and competition, and the hazards of providing traditional services in a new era of transparency. This account of the past, present, and likely future of the Big Four is essential reading for anyone perplexed or fascinated by professional services, working or considering working in the industry, or simply curious about the fate of the global economy.

Download or read book How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life written by Heather Townsend and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a partner in a professional services firm is for many ambitious fee-earners the ultimate goal. But in this challenging industry, with long hours, high pressure and even higher expectations, how do you stand out from the crowd? How do you build the most effective relationships? And how do you find the time to do all of this and still have a fulfilling personal life? Now in its third edition, How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life equips individuals at the start of their career through to partner with the skills needed to reach and succeed at the leadership level. How to Make Partner and Still Have a Life details the expectations and realities of being a partner and outlines how you can continue to achieve once you have obtained the much-coveted role. This edition is updated with guidance on developing the right mindset for success and the importance of mentoring and sponsorship. There is a specific focus on women and BAME professionals and the challenges faced by individuals coming from non-traditional or under-represented backgrounds. Heather Townsend and Jo Larbie provide a guide to help you tackle common obstacles and work smarter - not harder - to reach the top. Start your journey to partnership and still have the time for a life outside of work.

Download or read book Disruption in the Audit Market written by Krish Bhaskar and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focussing on the dominance of the Big Four auditing firms, this concise volume provides an authoritative critical assessment of the audit market. Drawing on extensive evidence from insiders, experts, and users, it explores the key issues of audit quality, independence, choice, and the growing expectation gap.

Download or read book Big 4 Accounting Firms Interview Questions written by Christian Wolfe and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need help with Big 4 Interview Questions? The most important part of the big 4 interview process is...confidence. How can you get confidence? You can gain access to the questions that you will be asked, and you can also learn how to answer those questions. Imagine walking into a big 4 interview and knowing the type of questions that you will be asked and how to answer them? Wouldn't that feel amazing? That what the Big 4 Interview Questions book offers. Blow the big 4 recruiters and big 4 partners that you interview with away with your confidence and knowledge after you read this book. We've made the questions in our interview book so thorough so that you won't stumble on any questions on your big 4 interviews. Brought to you by the team behind the Amazon ebook -- The Big 4 Accounting Firms Recruiting Guide We are a team of Certified Public Accountants ("CPA's") who work at the Big Four (Pricewaterhousecoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young or Deloitte). We all have at least 8 years of Big 4 experience. This book offers: ✅ questions that you can ask your big 4 recruiter ✅ questions that you can ask your big 4 partner ✅ a free resume template at the end of the book. ✅ over 30 interview questions and answers to help you get ready This book will help you shed your fear of not having enough knowledge about the big 4 interview process and how the big 4 operate. You don't need to know every single thing about how the big 4 operate, but we focus you in on the key simple areas that will 10X your chances of being one of the top big 4 candidates. The format of the book is to first provide you with the question that will be asked in the interview. Then we provide the reason around why the big 4 ask that question. Then we give what a bad answer would be to the questions, and what a good answer would be.The reason we formatted the book this way is to help you understand the types of questions that you will be asked and why you are being asked those questions. There are too many times where I have interviewed candidates, and they answered with an inappropriate answer. They didn't respond inappropriately because they are stupid or bad people. They responded inappropriately because they didn't practice or no one taught them how to interview. There are several categories that the big four public accounting firms like EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG test you on when they interview you. We try to cover as many of the categories as possible in this book. The big 4 interview questions are split into these categories. The skills that the top 4 accounting firms will test you on are:1. Ability to face change2. Ability to learn on the job3. Your courage and integrity4. You client relationship skills5. Can you build and sustain relationships?6. Can you coach others?These and many other categories are covered in the big 4 interview questions books. We categorize our questions to help you think about your answers in a more thoughtful manner. Big 4 Accounting Firms Interview Questions will help you understand the: ☝ PwC interview questions and answers ☝ KPMG interview questions and answers ☝ EY interview questions and answers ☝ Deloitte interview questions and answers Don't forget to use the Look Inside feature to get a preview of what our book has to offer including a Free Big 4 Accounting Resume Template.You might also have a negative mindset that you feel like you can't shake. We have some tips on how to stay positive throughout the recruiting process. Even if you aren't a positive person, we tell you how to come off to Big 4 professionals as a positive individual.

Download or read book Blockchain written by Melanie Swan and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. This book takes you beyond the currency ("Blockchain 1.0") and smart contracts ("Blockchain 2.0") to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet, and mobile/social networking. Author Melanie Swan, Founder of the Institute for Blockchain Studies, explains that the blockchain is essentially a public ledger with potential as a worldwide, decentralized record for the registration, inventory, and transfer of all assets—not just finances, but property and intangible assets such as votes, software, health data, and ideas. Topics include: Concepts, features, and functionality of Bitcoin and the blockchain Using the blockchain for automated tracking of all digital endeavors Enabling censorship?resistant organizational models Creating a decentralized digital repository to verify identity Possibility of cheaper, more efficient services traditionally provided by nations Blockchain for science: making better use of the data-mining network Personal health record storage, including access to one’s own genomic data Open access academic publishing on the blockchain This book is part of an ongoing O’Reilly series. Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Crypto-Currencies introduces Bitcoin and describes the technology behind Bitcoin and the blockchain. Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy considers theoretical, philosophical, and societal impact of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

Download or read book Double Entry How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance written by Jane Gleeson-White and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lively history. . . . Show[s] double entry’s role in the creation of the accounting profession, and even of capitalism itself.”—The New Yorker Filled with colorful characters and history, Double Entry takes us from the ancient origins of accounting in Mesopotamia to the frontiers of modern finance. At the heart of the story is double-entry bookkeeping: the first system that allowed merchants to actually measure the worth of their businesses. Luca Pacioli—monk, mathematician, alchemist, and friend of Leonardo da Vinci—incorporated Arabic mathematics to formulate a system that could work across all trades and nations. As Jane Gleeson-White reveals, double-entry accounting was nothing short of revolutionary: it fueled the Renaissance, enabled capitalism to flourish, and created the global economy. John Maynard Keynes would use it to calculate GDP, the measure of a nation’s wealth. Yet double-entry accounting has had its failures. With the costs of sudden corporate collapses such as Enron and Lehman Brothers, and its disregard of environmental and human costs, the time may have come to re-create it for the future.

Download or read book The Big Four and the Development of the Accounting Profession in China written by Paul Gillis and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a history of the domination of the Big Four in the Chinese accounting industry, explaining why China was unable to keep the market for its own accounting firms. The book details how easy access to U.S. capital markets led to major accounting scandals, and a clash between U.S. and Chinese regulators.

Download or read book Accounting All in One For Dummies with Online Practice written by Kenneth W. Boyd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your all-in-one accounting resource If you’re a numbers person, it’s your lucky day! Accounting jobs are on the rise — in fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a faster-than-average growth rate of 11% in the industry through 2024. So, if you’re seeking long-term job security while also pursuing your passion, you’ll be stacking the odds in your favor by starting a career in accounting. Accountants don’t necessarily lead a solitary life behind a desk in a bank. The field offers opportunities in auditing, budget analysis, financial accounting, management accounting, tax accounting, and more. In Accounting All-in-One For Dummies, you’ll benefit from cream-of-the-crop content culled from several previously published books. It’ll help you to flourish in whatever niche you want to conquer in the wonderful world of accounting. You’ll also get free access to a quiz for each section of the book online. Report on financial statements Make savvy business decisions Audit and detect financial fraud Handle cash and make purchasing decisions Get free access to topic quizzes online If you’re a student studying the application of accounting theories or a professional looking for a valuable desktop reference you can trust, this book covers it all.

Download or read book Bean Counters written by Richard Brooks and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A devastating exposé.' Mail on Sunday They helped cause the 2008 financial crash. They created a global tax avoidance industry. They lurk behind the scenes at every level of government... The world's 'Big Four' accountancy firms - PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG - have become a gilded elite. Up in the high six figures, an average partner salary rivals that of a Premier League footballer. But how has the seemingly humdrum profession of accountancy got to this level? And what is the price we pay for their excesses? Leading investigative journalist Richard Brooks charts the profession's rise to global influence and offers a gripping exposé of the accountancy industry. From underpinning global tax avoidance to corrupting world football, Bean Counters reveals how the accountants have used their central role in the economy to sell management consultancy services that send billions in fees its way. A compelling history informed by numerous insider interviews, this is essential reading for anyone interested in how our economy works and the future of accountancy.

Download or read book South of the Big Four written by Don Kurtz and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South of the Big Four is a gracefully told, arresting look at an America in which the center no longer holds, where a new kind of forgiveness and understanding must be found. In the tradition of A Thousand Acres and A Map of the World, the novel's sudden truths and lasting images transcend the daily lives of its Midwestern characters to create a penetrating, resonant story, made all the more remarkable because it is the author's debut.

Download or read book The Big 4 Playbook written by Russell Benavides and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Big 4 Playbook, Russell Benavides guides the reader through 10 easy-to-follow steps on how to become an accountant at Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PwC (the Big 4). Along the way, Russell offers valuable tips he learned from his personal Big 4 experience. Future accountants will gain valuable insights on how to create a winning portfolio that helps them stand out from the pack. The book offers one-of-a-kind advice about: College accounting programs. What it's like to work in audit and tax. Big 4 social events. Interview question and answers. The Internship. And more. Also included is an actionable checklist that the reader can use to game plan his/her strategy for the upcoming interview season. The checklist breaks down the important areas the aspiring Big 4 recruit must know about themselves before they begin the recruiting process. As a bonus for readers, Russell has also included question-and-answer interviews he conducted with current Big 4 partners and senior managers. Each answers five questions that provide even more advice on what it takes to work at the Big 4.

Download or read book The Big Four written by S. Joseph Kidder and published by Review and Herald Pub Assoc. This book was released on 2011 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the early Christians leave such a profound impact on their world? And how can we, 2,000 years later, follow in their footsteps? The Big Four thoroughly explores four key secrets that not only made the early church a success but also produced thriving Seventh-day Adventist churches that are rapidly growing the kingdom of heaven. No matter who you are, The Big Four's inspiring stories and practical, proven methods will equip you to experience personal and collective revival, ultimately leading to powerful ministry and evangelism.

Download or read book Count Down written by Jim Peterson and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enron killed Arthur Andersen in 2002, leaving only Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC. Now the Big Four, with a total revenue of $127 billion, face major threats that need immediate attention. Count Down looks at today’s model and proposes a new Big Audit, fit to serve the capital markets of the 21st century.

Download or read book Accounting for Non Accountants written by Wayne Label and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Quick, Compact, and Easy-to-Understand Resource for Non-Accountants! The perfect financial accounting guide for beginners! Accounting for Non-Accountants is the must-have guide for all of us who have never taken an accounting class, are mystified by accounting jargon, and have no clue about balance sheets, income statements, payroll management, corporate taxes, or statements of cash flows. This simple to use accounting book is bookmaking made simple. Whether you own a business, plan on starting one, or just want to control your own assets, you'll find everything you need to know: How to prepare and use financial statements How to control cash flows How to manage budgets How to use accounting ratios How to deal with audits and auditors interpret financial statements Let this book help you like it helped these readers: "Dr. Labels explanations are simple and straightforward. " "This will help me a lot as I set up my own business. " "I have worked in accounting for over twenty-five years, and this is the best book I have seen to help people with the basics of accounting." For entrepreneurs or anyone who needs to brush up on accounting fast, this book will have you up and running in no time.

Download or read book The Big Four Railroad Barons written by Alton Pryor and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Four, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker, ruled California government for 30 years. The southern Pacific Railroad was the single largest corporation in California and controlled 85 percent of the state's railroad tracks. Huntington handed out bribes to legislators, local police and government officials with impunity. At political conventions, agents of the railroad freely circulated the convention floor and dominated the smoke-filled rooms, arranging the nomination of pro-railroad candidates.

Download or read book The Four written by Scott Galloway and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A fantastic, provocative book about where we are now and where we are going’ Phil Simon Huffington Post Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong. For all that’s been written about the Four over the last two decades, no one has captured their power and staggering success as insightfully as Scott Galloway. Instead of buying the myths these companies broadcast, Galloway asks fundamental questions: - How did the Four infiltrate our lives so completely that they’re almost impossible to avoid (or boycott)? - Why does the stock market forgive them for sins that would destroy other firms? - And as they race to become the world’s first trillion-dollar company, can anyone challenge them? In the same irreverent style that has made him one of the world’s most celebrated business professors, Galloway deconstructs the strategies of the Four that lurk beneath their shiny veneers. He shows how they manipulate the fundamental emotional needs that have driven us since our ancestors lived in caves, at a speed and scope others can’t match. And he reveals how you can apply the lessons of their ascent to your own business or career. Whether you want to compete with them, do business with them, or simply live in the world they dominate, you need to understand the Four.

Download or read book Introduction to Business written by Lawrence J. Gitman and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond.