FEI Weekly Podcast

Leveraging automation in the close and taking the mystery out of tech in accounting with FinOptimal’s Jesse Rubenfeld and Tom Zehentner

November 8th, 2023  |  32 mins 31 secs

accounting, finance, technology

How tech automation is remaking accounting with FinOptimal's Jesse Rubenfeld and Tom Zehentner

Will hot strike summer heat up the human capital debate? with Harvard’s Ethan Rouen

September 20th, 2023  |  28 mins 24 secs

accounting, cfo, finance, labor, strikes, sustainability

In this episode of the podcast we speak with Ethan Rouen, an researcher on the intersection of financial reporting, accounting and income equality.

Tractor Supply’s Kris Bybee on middle-American finance, the explosion in rural lifestyle brands and the happiness of “Chick Days”

September 6th, 2023  |  40 mins 10 secs

accounting, cfo, finance

We kick off our series on how rural and middle-American financial executives are thriving in the new economy with a discussion with Tractor Supply's Kris Bybee.

Governments vs. The League Of Extraordinary Accounting Measures

May 10th, 2023  |  39 mins 31 secs

accounting, debt default, finance, governments

As the US slips closer – again – to the threat of default, one of the ways policymakers talk about delaying the crisis is the use of “extraordinary accounting measures.”
We quickly jump into why extraordinary accounting measures is not really "a thing", how the federal and looming economic crisis will affect state and local government and we also get into the weeds of how governments on adopting XBRL for financial reporting.

Revisiting The Fair Value Debate

March 29th, 2023  |  30 mins 53 secs

accounting, banks, finance

MIT's Robert Pozen discusses how the debate around fair value in banking should be focused on disclosure.

Stopping Finance and Accounting Exodus

March 8th, 2023  |  59 mins 46 secs

accounting, career, cpa, education, finance

Recorded from the most recent Financial Executives International Forward Thinking series, listen to leaders from academia, recruiting and a state accounting board discuss what can be done to fix the system.

Why Are Students Leaving Accounting?

February 24th, 2023  |  13 mins 30 secs

accounting, college, finance, student

Beyoncé Has an Accountant

February 14th, 2023  |  31 mins 25 secs

accounting, career, finance

How does an accounting career fit into today's job market and what role does a mentor play?

Mental Health In Finance and Accounting

September 27th, 2022  |  25 mins 33 secs

accounting, depression, finance, mental health

An important discussion about the role of mental health in accounting with Prof. Mark Cowan.

Episode 83: Financial Services Facing the Unknown

September 15th, 2022  |  35 mins 27 secs

accounting, consumer credit, payment services, technology