AICPA recently polled accounting firms on how CPA candidates could increase their readiness for entering the marketplace by focusing on additional areas of education beyond the core competencies in courses such as intermediate accounting, managerial accounting, accounting information systems, audit, and taxation.
According to the poll, 99% of accounting firms cited data analysis, tools and techniques (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Power BI) as a valuable (either very valuable or somewhat valuable) skill/competency for new hires as they work to complete their