re: The Auditors

Where The Wild Things Are… FEI’s CFRI Conference Next Week NYC

I'm off to NYC next week to cover FEI's Annual Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference. In addition to spending some time with my friend and technical guru, Edith Orenstein, I hope to see even more people at some formal and informal gatherings. It's been a while since I last visited New York. ...

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Last week was a very busy and very difficult week at re: The Auditors HQ. However, those of you who lost your jobs at PwC and other firms, or those who were left behind with survivor’s guilt, faced much tougher challenges. Yes. Look to your left, look ...

Taking Your Pulse

Taking Your Pulse Sunday morning 11/08/09 How many different ways can you search for news of the PwC Advisory layoffs and find this blog? 7 habits of strong ehical leaders big 4 coached out unemployment big 4 salary big 4 starting salary big four salaries nyc blog november, auditors, pwc advisory bonus of big 4 deloitte resignation procedure graduate enron ...

Live Our Values, Demonstrate Our Behaviors, Support Our Strategy…

The Train Paradox: Time Dilation and Length Contraction "One-firm" firms, and those that aspire to this goal, share the following characteristics: Loyalty - Great emphasis is placed on firm-wide coordination of decision making, group identity, cooperative teamwork an institutional commitment. Downplaying stardom - Leaders and members of the firm view themselves as ...

@Going_Concern “I Pity The Fool: Partners Are Being Cut, Too”

It's not often that I feel sorry for the firms, especially their partners. But go take a look at my latest @Going_Concern post. I do the best I can under the circumstances. "Firms should grow, especially if that means serving clients (in particular multinational clients) better. But I, for one, believe ...

Veteran’s Day In PwC Advisory: Say Auf Wiedersehen

I've just received word: There was a PwC Advisory partners emergency conference call tonight announcing upcoming involuntary staff reductions. (This time the source is impeccable.) New US Advisory Leader, Dana McIlwain laid out the bad news: The time has come to cut. Average utilization is hovering at 69%. Cash collections are millions ...

Zombies Among Us: The Mainstream Media and Financial Journalism

Cranberries - Zombie Whatever I do now, it's in service to my desire to write. If I work for pay, whether as a consultant or a paid speaker, the objective is to earn enough to be able to write. For now, the blog is my main content distribution vehicle. Occasionally the ...

@Going Concern “Prevent Bailout Alzheimer’s: Some GMAC Fun Facts”

My new post is up @Going_Concern On the eve of what will probably be — despite loud protestations and numerous solid reasons why not — the third round of bailout money thrown at GMAC, I thought it might be fun to give you some Fun Facts About GMAC. Sometimes the whirl and swirl of an ...

Only You Can Prevent White-Collar Crime: A Guest Post

A guest post from Troy Costlow. Troy Costlow is an MBA student studying Accounting & Finance at DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. I’m frightened in a way I haven’t felt since I was little. Dr. Kelly Pope is my professor at DePaul/Kellstadt and a regular contributor to this blog. It’s her fault. Maybe I ...

@Going Concern “KPMG: That’s Just The Way We Roll”

My latest post is up @Going Concern. Sex. Drugs. They didn’t mention rock and roll but I’m sure those stories will come out too eventually. Bernie and Elton John. Bernie and Mick Jagger. Bernie and Pink. Never mind. Scratch Elton John. If it weren’t bad enough to have so many subprime lawsuits hanging ...