It seems that with COVID, everything has changed. Whether it’s our new hybrid work lifestyles, or how we communicate, or how we address new regulations and legislation like PPP, our way of working had to evolve. 

But this evolution started well before the pandemic; it began with the digital transformation initiative that we know as the cloud, SaaS, analytics, AI, and digital technologies. With all of this tech, open banking, regulations, increased demand for analysis and advisory services; it can feel like near-overwhelming changes in the world of accounting and finance.

But where there’s change, there’s opportunity. And being able to adapt by gaining the finance-related skills you’ll need to succeed is critical to not only success, but ultimately in survival. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or AICPA, recently published a blog listing a number of must-have skills for the post-COVID/digital transformation era. Read the full article in the comments below.

A few of these new skills mentioned in the article include:

• Understand and use financial technology (Fintech) and leading-edge tools such as NetSuite, Expensify, bill.com, Carta, and others
• Learn how to analyze data and present your findings; analytics are a key player in the digital age
• Be flexible, agile, and possibly even unlearn how you’ve always done things

Note that I’ll be publishing a more detailed article that provides more detail into the aforementioned leading-edge tools. Stay-tuned!