Today host Anne-Marie Henson, BDO Partner, and co-host Armand Capisciolto, BDO's National Accounting Standards Partner and leader of accounting advisory services, team up one last time to explore their changing roles as well as some trends that are impacting both of their new roles. Together they discuss the role and importance of private equity, its relevance in today's accounting environment, and a look to both the future and the past of the Accounting for the Future podcast.
What You'll Hear In This Episode:
[1:42] A look at Anne-Marie's changing role in market leadership and firm strategies in private equity.
[5:09] The impact that private equity, reporting, and standard setting will have on new business owners.
[10:10] Armand's focus as the incoming chair of BDO's Accounting Standards Board.
[14:04] Defining relevance in the current accounting environment.
[22:06] Highlights from favorite past Accounting for the Future podcast episodes.
[25:45] Armand's final goodbye as co-host of the podcast.
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Quotes:
"For anyone who may think accounting is boring or not fun, I dare you to listen to this podcast."
"We need to think about how private equity is going to be using financial statements."
"Anyone who is looking at financial statements is not looking at them in isolation."
"Talking with companies about where they want to go is what makes our job as accountants interesting and exciting."
