INTHEBLACK May 2022 - Magazine - Page 4
CONTENTS
// M AY 2022
REGULARS
08
P O L I CY U P DAT E
06
FROM THE DESK
Merran Kelsall FCPA,
CPA Australia president
and chairman.
07
INTERACT
Discussions and
online additions.
New quality management
standards effective from
December this year aim
to increase confidence in
external audits.
GET SMART
10
14
GOOD READS
What to read, watch
and listen to this month.
16
FAS T F O C U S
Recent research indicates
an interesting set of changes
in the list of skills sought
after in accounting and
finance professionals.
18
TIMES THREE
Considering a sabbatical or
career break? Here’s what
you need to know.
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PROFILES
66
30
WORK
SMART
LEADERS &
I N N O VAT O R S
62
Jenifer Austin CPA
describes her life as a
finance professional near
the frontlines at the Gaza
field office of the United
Nations Relief and Works
Agency.
42
C A R E E R PAT H
Neale Blackwood CPA
looks back on 20 years
of Excel Yourself and how
his work with Microsoft
Excel began.
TOO MUCH OF
A GOOD THING?
Is the drive to stay
connected in the hybrid
workplace causing us to
over-collaborate?
64
WHEN RIGHT
ISN’T RIGHT
Having the upper hand
in every argument or
situation is overrated
and can stifle innovation
and progress.
T E C H TA L K
Learn about the tools that
can help you protect your
devices and data regardless
of where they are located.
68
E XC E L YO U R S E L F
Neale Blackwood CPA
celebrates 20 years of
writing Excel Yourself
columns for INTHEBLACK.
70
GIVING BACK
Jennene Buckley FCPA has
had a longstanding interest
in the aged-care sector, and
looks forward to a new
chapter in the industry
in the wake of the latest
royal commission.
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