With Interest presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK Out Loud podcast.
While learning a programming language was once the domain of IT specialists, today it starts in primary school. This is because programming unlocks the full power of computers to perform difficult tasks and answer complex queries.
While accountants already take advantage of tools like Microsoft Excel, a simple programming language like Python helps to streamline workflows and improve data manipulation when deeper insight is needed.
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INTHEBLACK Out Loud is presented by CPA Australia.
CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
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With Interest presents an episode from CPA Australia's INTHEBLACK podcast.
Unlock long-term career success by honing your communications skills.
In this episode you’ll discover why these abilities are crucial and how you can elevate your soft skills to give your accounting and finance career a lift. Tune in now.
Host: Jacqueline Blondell, Content Editor, CPA Australia
Guest: Professor Nick McGuigan FCPA teaches at Monash Business School. He teaches finance and accounting leaders about the value of communication and its growing role for the profession.
INTHEBLACK has insights on today’s topic, including how to communicate complex financial information.
For more thought leadership, Nick McGuigan co-wrote a paper on the subject of art, technology and accounting.
McGuigan has also written a paper on the development of integrative thinking and has been part of a mycelium and accounting project, which was subsequently reported on.
Additionally, there are examples of the way accounting is communicated at organisations such as TJ Accounting Consultants and Fox and Hare Financial Advice.
For added background, head to the creative accounting research project at Coventry University and the Accountability Institute.
You can also watch the Dating an Accountant project and read about how you measure love.
CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:
Search for them in your podcast platform.
You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au