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The Tech Faculty is changing. 2021 was the last year that we we collected subs and provided an additional, paid-for service for members. From 2022, all tech content will become available to all ICAEW members.
Keep up-to-date with tech issues and developments, including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, big data, and cyber security.
With hybrid working now a reality for millions of UK employees, how can you be sure that even if you’re far from sight, you’re not far from mind when it comes to career opportunities?
Kirstin Gillon explores how to balance productivity and privacy with employee monitoring in the new hybrid workplace.
The pandemic has ushered in a new model of working, with many businesses considering adopting more flexibility in the longer term. That’s certainly the case for the Oil and Gas Authority, which is set to adopt a hybrid working method for its post-pandemic way of working.
ICAEW Insights explores where the chartered accountant of the future might work, with recent trends including local co-working spaces and building communal office space into new housing developments.
COVID-19 has accelerated digital adoption across all business sectors. The finance function needs to embrace tech and develop new skills to keep up.
Audit and management accountancy in the finance function require a constantly evolving set of skills to add value to their clients and to their employers.
Machine learning is gaining traction for routine tasks in finance, but requires oversight for more nuanced work.
A partnership with software company Blue J will give KPMG a competitive edge by using artificial intelligence to free up more employee time to dedicate to complicated tax issues.
Technological innovations are driving the most profound change in finance functions in modern history, revolutionising every aspect of the traditional finance division.
This guide from the ICAEW sets out the key features of blockchain, and the challenges it must face to reach widespread adoption. It includes case studies of real-life applications, as well as examining its impact on accountancy.
Blockchain technologies have the potential to disrupt the work of finance teams – particularly those focused on transactional tasks – by offering a system of universal entry bookkeeping, removing the need for independent verification. Here ICAEW’s Tech Faculty and Deloitte outline the basics of this complex and developing technology.
In this ICAEW Insights podcast we’re joined by the Small Business Minister to discuss recovery, productivity and sustainability, examine the newly formed ISSB, and assess HMRC’s CGT nudge for cryptoasset owners.
HMRC has sent letters encouraging holders of cryptoassets, such as Bitcoin, to consider their capital gains tax position, but stops short of sending them to non-UK domiciled individuals.
As politicians and businesses take a public stance against Russia, members should be prepared for some kind of retribution from its cyber agents.
Sir David Green CB QC, the new chair of the Fraud Advisory Panel, on why weaknesses in counter-fraud systems and enforcement are making London an attractive place for fraudsters
Examining the key issues for IFRS reporters in the 2021/22 reporting season.
In this introductory post as the ICAEW’s new Head of Data Analytics and Tech, Ian Pay shares his thoughts on the Data Analytics Community, some key areas of focus, and what’s to come.
In this article we talk about Excel file types and explore the inner workings of an XLSX file.
For this final blog in the series, we sweep up a few of the more unknown charting features that can add significant value to the display of data.
Hello all and welcome back to the Excel Tip of the Week! This week we have a Developer level post in which we’re going to look at how to make some more unusual types of measures in Power Pivot. If you want a refresher on how Power Pivot measures work, check out TOTW #369 for the lowdown.
It’s a hot topic in finance right now. Rob Binns, CFO at Access Group, discusses why accountants should embrace, not fear, the acceleration of digital transformation.
Finance transformation will be one of the most in-demand skills over the next 10 years, says career coach for financial professionals, Oliver Deacon.
The pandemic has ushered in a new model of working, with many businesses considering adopting more flexibility in the longer term. That’s certainly the case for the Oil and Gas Authority, which is set to adopt a hybrid working method for its post-pandemic way of working.
Power Query offers an alternative way to address a significant range of Excel issues. However, knowing which problems could benefit from the use of Power Query, and understanding how best to work with Power Query, depend on expanding the way in which we think about spreadsheet solutions.
Having previously looked at how to enter cell references in formulae using dollar signs to fix all or part of a reference, and the use of Range Names to make formulae easier to enter and understand, this time we will start looking at how the use of Excel Tables can make it quicker to enter Excel formulae.
In this article we talk about Excel file types and explore the inner workings of an XLSX file.
For this final blog in the series, we sweep up a few of the more unknown charting features that can add significant value to the display of data.
ICAEW has brought together these resources to help you understand how digital technologies are transforming economies and workplaces. Learn what it means for businesses and accountancy practices.
ICAEW has brought together these resources to help you understand artificial intelligence and what it means for finance functions. Here you'll find support on identifying how AI can benefit your organisation and how it to start implementing the technology.
ICAEW has brought together these resources to help you understand Robotic Process Automation (RPA), what it means for your organisation and how it to start implementing the technology.
Digital technologies are set to have a revolutionary impact on the work of accountants, both in business and in practice. ICAEW has gathered together these resources to ensure its members understand how finance functions will change, the skills that will be needed and the role you will play.
The adoption of the cloud by banks is hard to regulate given the rapidly growing supply of services by third parties. But financial regulators are increasingly turning their sights on the megatrend.
Increased use of cloud-based digital solutions is proving hugely beneficial to firms in running their own businesses as well as their client’s.
Kirstin Gillon summarises the key points from the Tech Faculty’s recent webinar on creating a data solution that works for your business.
Lesley Meall examines the questions that remain about the technology required to support post-pandemic hybrid working – and whether accountants can adapt to the changes.
Digitalisation is transforming how tax is reported and paid, with significant innovation and investment occurring in countries of all kinds. There is no single pathway to digitalisation, as our case studies show, but there is something to be learned from all of them.
Drawing on real-life experiences, this collaborative thought leadership report by ICAEW and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) considers how finance functions can harness automation to deliver greater value to business and the skills needed by accountants in the future.
As accountants increasingly innovate with data, AI and other technologies, is the profession’s ethics code fit for purpose in this new world?
Many businesses have had to adapt quickly in the last three months to deal with the impact of Covid-19 and lockdown, by making sure they are able to run their businesses remotely and mainly digitally by using and implementing the right kind of software.
Based on the materials created by ICAEW’s Tech Faculty, these resources became available to the wider ICAEW membership in January 2022.
Keeping you up-to-date with changes in technology, containing useful tips and advice.
View the latest community announcements and articles from Tech News and the Excel Community.
The latest news on technology and data as published in ICAEW's Insights section.
An archive of recordings of Tech Faculty webinars.
Practical advice, guidance and case studies written for faculty members working in practice. Aimed at helping you benefit from the capabilities and navigate the risks arising from new technology
Providing updates on the latest technology issues affecting the accountancy profession. They aim to bring practical tips and expert insights on a range of topics, setting you up for any action you'll need to take.
Technology is at the heart of all organisations today. The pace of change is growing ever faster. In the coming years, the finance profession will be profoundly altered by new and evolving technologies.
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