This Q&A will explore how curriculums have adapted to COVID-19 and what students are looking from their future employers.
FEI's "ForwardThinking" series features conversations with senior-level financial executives at the center of challenging times, requiring them to reflect on the fundamentals of their profession, their role as leaders, and accepting responsibility for greater societal change.
The world, and work, of financial executives has changed forever and many will spend 2021 trying to recalibrate. There is no rule book for what lies ahead; the way to manage people and organizations needs to be completely rebuilt. This session will explore how curriculums have adapted to COVID-19 and what students are looking from their future employers. We’ll also get an update from a recruitment expert on the job market, hiring and learn how to build a resilient team. 1 CPE credit session.
Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources, Non-technical
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Executive Director - Robert Half Management Resources
Jason Flanders is the executive director of Robert Half Management Resources. A division of Robert Half, Robert Half Management Resources is the world’s premier provider of senior-level accounting, finance and business systems professionals on a project and interim basis. Flanders joined Robert Half in 2005 as a branch manager in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has since taken on roles with increased responsibilities. He assumed the executive director position in 2019 and oversees strategy, operations and business development for more than 140 offices worldwide. An alumnus of Clemson University, Flanders has worked with leading professional associations, including Chapters of Financial Executives International and Institute of Management Accountants.
Director, Acc and MAcc | BYU Marriot School of Business
Career advisor to both undergraduate and graduate Accounting students; facilitating career direction, career option and career development discussions with students. Assist students in exploring a broad array of post-graduation options, including: career opportunities, continuing education, entrepreneurship, family, military service, volunteer service etc. Assist students in identifying and securing an array of experiential opportunities though networking trips (NetTreks), company sponsored case studies/competitions, internships, relevant study abroad opportunities, relevant part-time work, etc. Mentor and develop students’ professional competencies to ensure success in the workplace post-graduation.
EY Professor | BYU Marriot School of Business
Jeff is the EY Professor and former director of BYU’s School of Accountancy. He served as an academic fellow at the FASB and a technical consultant to the IASB, where he managed the revenue recognition project, co-authored over 50 research memos, and led board deliberations on these memos. He also co-authored the 2008 FASB/IASB Discussion Paper on Revenue Recognition, which formed the foundation of ASC Topic 606. Jeff served as a technical advisor to Connor Group, providing GAAP review and SEC reporting guidance to firms preparing for IPO. He has served as a consulting expert for the Securities and Exchange Commission and an expert witness in various high-profile cases. Jeff served as a member of the FASB’s Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council from 2014-2017 and the AICPA’s Revenue Recognition Task Force from 2016-2017. He is a member of Deloitte’s Center for Controllership and currently serves on the audit committees of Beneficial Life Insurance Company and Deseret Management Corporation. Jeff has published in The Accounting Review; Review of Accounting Studies; Contemporary Accounting Research; Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory; Accounting Horizons, and Management Science. He is the incoming Co-Senior Editor of Accounting Horizons, a journal focused on solving real-world practice problems. Jeff is also the founder of RevenueHub®, which has published over 90 articles on ASC Topic 606, Revenue Recognition, and has over 20,000 monthly readers.
