Did you know that the week of October 8 – 12 of 2018 is Accounts Payable Appreciation Week?  What are you doing for your AP team to show your gratitude? Back when I was managing a team of AP professionals, I would bring in muffins as a special treat for my team.  It may not […]

We get this question a lot, “Does Illumeo provide free CPE?” The short answer is “yes”. The question I get asked by many folks in corporate L&D and by non-CPAs who manage CPAs is, “Why do CPAs need any CPE, much less ‘free CPE’?” Great questions. Turns out there’s more here than meets the eye! […]

It has been 16 years since the SOX legislation was passed by Congress.  The legislation itself has not changed, however, the evolving changes in business, culture and technology have impacted the way organizations and auditors approach their compliance work. The original auditing standard (AS2) released after the legislation was passed provided guidance to companies on […]

It has been 16 years since the SOX legislation was passed by Congress.  The legislation itself has not changed, however, the evolving changes in business, culture and technology have impacted the way organizations and auditors approach their compliance work. The original auditing standard (AS2) released after the legislation was passed provided guidance to companies on […]

How does everyone feel about CPE?Nobody I’ve met (and I know a lot of CPAs) likes their Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirement. Nobody! Don’t get me wrong, they all like to learn, but CPE is different. A very good friend recently told me that for her, CPE is about compliance, not learning! That’s a wonderful […]

Training for corporate finance has been the same for decades. Either employees are sent to training at live expensive conferences, a consultant is brought in to teach on site, or managers are tasked with training them on the job. Neither are ideal options, especially in today’s technologically advanced workplace.  Why Live Training Isn’t Ideal  Live […]

Filling CPE Hours Can Be A Chore Most people need to get 40 hours of continuing professional education every year, with some variance based on their designation and rules. That’s a lot of time. In fact, it’s the equivalent of an entire full-time work week! We hear from our users that it can be a […]

As 2018 starts to draw to a close, you may have realized that you’re coming up a bit short on CPE hours for the year. While on-demand courses are an excellent way to beef up those hours, another option (especially if you’re only short an hour or two) is to sign up for a few […]

For decades, corporate leaders have been “talking the talk” of optimized sustainable value creation.  That’s necessary but not sufficient for actually creating that value.  As a result, less than half of all publicly-traded companies create shareholder value, and far fewer do so at superior levels through sustainable means.  This little-known yet chronic and widespread problem […]

Excel 2019 is here, and we’ve compiled 5 tips that will help you master the latest version of Microsoft’s essential program. With more than 63% of companies in the United States relying on Excel, it’s important that we all understand as much of it as we can.  Microsoft likes to change things up (often for […]