PAIB Advisory Group Explores Accountancy as a Passport to Meaningful Careers
The numerous opportunities available to accountants across all positions, locales, and sectors was the theme of the most recent gathering of IFAC’s Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group in New York City. Composed of professional accountants with extensive and diverse experiences, the PAIB Advisory Group considers key global trends in the context of the issues facing chief financial officers and finance functions, as well as boards and their audit committees.
IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) now has two representatives on the PAIB Advisory Group: longtime member Esteban Quiros, from Costa Rica, and Maria del Dado Alonso Sanchez, from Spain, who was appointed in January 2023. Both Esteban and Dado have served terms on the IMA Global Board of Directors; Dado has also been a member of the ICMA Board of Regents.
The meeting in March focused on accountancy as a “passport to meaningful and rewarding careers in both the private and public sectors.” Over the course of its two-day meeting, the PAIB Advisory Group focused on the long-term value accountants create and the positive impact they have. A summary of the meeting can be found on this webpage: The Five Opportunities That Make Accountancy a Passport to Meaningful Careers in the Private and Public Sectors.
Key areas covered included:
- The transition from the role of Chief Financial Officer to Chief Value Officer: The Transition to a Chief Value Officer – An Opportunity for Finance and Accounting Professionals.
- Evaluating finance talent models and career pathways in global business services and finance shared services: Global Business and Finance Shared Services Offer Rewarding Career Opportunities to Accountants
- Global talent trends: Global talent trends 2023 | ACCA Global
- Apprenticeship pathways for accountants, featuring a case study from the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants: Apprenticeship Pathways: An Opportunity to Widen Access into the Accountancy Profession
Also featured was a special presentation on the role of finance in championing organizational sustainability agendas. On that topic, Lynda Heywood, Group Treasurer, Tesco, discussed her role and that of the finance and treasury function in Tesco’s sustainability and net zero journey: See more on her presentation at Tesco PLC — Finance Teams Partnering to Enable Net Zero Commitments.
For more information, please visit IFAC’s PAIB Advisory Group webpage.
