"It’s a five-year degree for accounting versus four years for finance, and finance graduates often earn more." Accounting Influencerswith Rob Brown As technology reshapes the accounting landscape, professional qualifications must evolve to keep pace. In a compelling episode of the Accounting Influencers Podcast, Brian Hock, founder of HOCK International, argues that accounting certifications and qualifications are more important than ever in an era of automation and artificial intelligence. <ul>
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Complete episode notes <a href="https://cpatrendlines.com/2025/03/15/why-accounting-qualifications-matter-more-than-ever-accounting-influencers/?preview_id=140021&preview_nonce=0d30f6fb13&_thumbnail_id=140027&preview=true">here</a>
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More <a href="https://cpatrendlines.com/author/rob-browncpatrendlines-com/">Accounting Influencers with Rob Brown here</a>
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</ul> Hock says the rapid shift in accounting standards is spawning a host of new specialty skills, including data analytics, cybersecurity, and automation.  "When I took the CPA exam almost 30 years ago, it was paper-and-pencil," Hock recalls. "Now, technology is embedded in every aspect of accounting."

"It’s a five-year degree for accounting versus four years for finance, and finance graduates often earn more." Accounting Influencers with Rob Brown As technology reshapes the accounting landscape, professional qualifications must evolve to keep pace. In a compelling episode of the Accounting Influencers Podcast, Brian Hock, founder of HOCK International, argues that accounting certifications and qualifications are more important than ever in an era of automation and artificial intelligence. Complete episode notes here More Accounting Influencers with Rob Brown here Hock says the rapid shift in accounting standards is spawning a host of new specialty skills, including data analytics, cybersecurity, and automation. "When I took the CPA exam almost 30 years ago, it was paper-and-pencil," Hock recalls. "Now, technology is embedded in every aspect of accounting."

"It’s a five-year degree for accounting versus four years for finance, and finance graduates often earn more." Accounting Influencerswith Rob Brown As technology reshapes the accounting landscape, professional qualifications must evolve to keep pace. In a compelling episode of the Accounting Influencers Podcast, Brian Hock, founder of HOCK International, argues that accounting certifications and qualifications are more important than ever in an era of automation and artificial intelligence. <ul>
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Complete episode notes <a href="https://cpatrendlines.com/2025/03/15/why-accounting-qualifications-matter-more-than-ever-accounting-influencers/?preview_id=140021&amp;preview_nonce=0d30f6fb13&amp;_thumbnail_id=140027&amp;preview=true" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>
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More <a href="https://cpatrendlines.com/author/rob-browncpatrendlines-com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Accounting Influencers with Rob Brown here</a>
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</ul> Hock says the rapid shift in accounting standards is spawning a host of new specialty skills, including data analytics, cybersecurity, and automation.&nbsp; "When I took the CPA exam almost 30 years ago, it was paper-and-pencil," Hock recalls. "Now, technology is embedded in every aspect of accounting."

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Exclusive information. Extraordinary insight. See all podcast episodes here: https://cpatrendlines.com/category/podcast/ CPA Trendlines is the world’s only research and advisory service focused solely on the tax, accounting, and finance professions. We use a time-tested, quality-proven, proprietary blend of data, analysis, community, experience, and imagination to produce extraordinary value for our clients. Elite decision-makers from all over the world look to CPA Trendlines for trusted advice, bold insights, and confidential access to exclusive intelligence and decision support. You’ll stay more focused, save time, grow revenue in a fast-changing global digital environment, and sleep better at night. Guaranteed. Facts. Figures. Insights. Implications. Here you'll find the data and analysis you can use for your practice and your career, plus exclusive research, insights, and commentary on the most pressing issues and fastest-changing trends. We are dedicated to delivering the actionable intelligence that tax, accounting, and finance professionals need in order to identify and act on emerging issues and opportunities. We specialize in high-quality, concise executive briefings designed to help busy professionals improve their organizations, advance their careers, and enhance their lives. Our reports are relevant, timely, and to-the-point, providing the most essential information, and are digestible often in under an hour.

Exclusive information. Extraordinary insight. See all podcast episodes here: <a href="https://cpatrendlines.com/category/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://cpatrendlines.com/category/podcast/</a> CPA Trendlines is the world’s only research and advisory service focused solely on the tax, accounting, and finance professions. We use a time-tested, quality-proven, proprietary blend of data, analysis, community, experience, and imagination to produce extraordinary value for our clients. Elite decision-makers from all over the world look to CPA Trendlines for trusted advice, bold insights, and confidential access to exclusive intelligence and decision support. You’ll stay more focused, save time, grow revenue in a fast-changing global digital environment, and sleep better at night. Guaranteed. Facts. Figures. Insights. Implications. Here you'll find the data and analysis you can use for your practice and your career, plus exclusive research, insights, and commentary on the most pressing issues and fastest-changing trends.&nbsp; We are dedicated to delivering the actionable intelligence that tax, accounting, and finance professionals need in order to identify and act on emerging issues and opportunities.&nbsp; We specialize in high-quality, concise executive briefings designed to help busy professionals improve their organizations, advance their careers, and enhance their lives.&nbsp; Our reports are relevant, timely, and to-the-point, providing the most essential information, and are digestible often in under an hour.&nbsp;

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