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OC&C Strategy Consultants welcomes back German trio as partner

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OC&C Strategy Consultants welcomes back German trio as partner

Hot on the heels of a significant team hire from EY-Parthenon, the German arm of OC&C Strategy Consultants has welcomed another three partners back from the Big Four strategy firm.

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KPMG appoints Hossain Alshedoki as Global Lead for IoT and OT offerings

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KPMG appoints Hossain Alshedoki as Global Lead for IoT and OT offerings

Hossain Alshedoki has been with KPMG in Riyadh for close to six years, and currently leads the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy business for the Energy & Natural Resources sector, and the Emerging Technologies Trust & Operational Technologies Security offering. His remit for both roles spans Saudi Arabia and the Levant region.

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PwC US to lay off 1,800 employees

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PwC US to lay off 1,800 employees

PwC US plans to lay off 1,800 employees – or 2.5% of its 75,000-person workforce – according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

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Deloitte rolls out PairD chatbot in latest Big Four AI move

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Deloitte rolls out PairD chatbot in latest Big Four AI move

Staff can use the chatbot to help with routine tasks, but have been told to check its work for accuracy.

Deloitte is equipping 75,000 of its staff with a generative AI-powered chatbot to help them carry out basic tasks more quickly. It is the latest indication that the biggest names in accountancy – the so-called Big Four firms – are embracing automation as a way of boosting productivity.

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Which Big Four firm ranks highest for brand value at $26.7bn?

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Which Big Four firm ranks highest for brand value at $26.7bn?

Deloitte retained its position as the world’s most valuable and strongest commercial services brand for the third year running, amid a general slump in brand value as organisations grapple with COVID-19 turmoil.

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KPMG launches relaxed work policies to combat remote work fatigue

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KPMG launches relaxed work policies to combat remote work fatigue

While the stress of a year (and counting) of remote work has undoubtedly been anxiety-provoking for the accounting profession, a significant number of firm leaders have taken the unique opportunity presented to them to reassess workplace practices and introduce new policies to help staff work more efficiently.

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PwC aims to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx students by 2026

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PwC aims to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx students by 2026

Big Four firm PwC plans to hire 10,000 Black and Latinx college students over the next five years.

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PwC commits $125M to minority students

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PwC commits $125M to minority students

Big Four firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced a commitment of $125 million over five years to help 25,000 Black and Latinx college students begin their careers.

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Big Four firm promotes 53

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Big Four firm promotes 53

Big Four accountant KPMG has promoted 53 people across its offices in Scotland as it plans for post-lockdown growth.

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PwC lets staff choose start times

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PwC lets staff choose start times

PwC has become the first Big Four professional services firm to announce a post-pandemic working policy, saying it will allow staff to work remotely up to 60% of the time and take Friday afternoons off in the summer.

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Deloitte to create up to 50 jobs with creative agency in Leeds

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Deloitte to create up to 50 jobs with creative agency in Leeds

Up to 50 new jobs could be in the offing with the launch of an in-house creative agency for one of the Big Four accountants.

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Advisory firm Teneo moves in on Deloitte’s restructuring arm

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Advisory firm Teneo moves in on Deloitte’s restructuring arm

Deloitte is said to be preparing a sale of its restructuring arm to PR and advisory giant Teneo, marking a further shake-up of Britain’s Big Four audit firms.

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KPMG Continues Big Four's Expansion Into Legal Industry

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KPMG Continues Big Four's Expansion Into Legal Industry

KPMG says its new initiative to provide legal operations services — and "transform" such offerings in the process — is no shot in the dark, but a response to client demand as the accounting firm and its peers in the Big Four continue to expand into the legal industry.

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A woman now leads Deloitte's Danish SAP consulting practice

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A woman now leads Deloitte's Danish SAP consulting practice

For the first time, Deloitte’s SAP practice in Denmark has a woman at its helm: Marianne Mia Jense

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How to get a job at EY

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How to get a job at EY

In terms of sheer numbers of people recruited, it’s always hard to outflank the Big Four global accounting and professional services firms. EY is the smallest of the four, but it’s still a giant in terms of recruitment. And it’s kept on hiring irrespective of the pandemic.

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Deloitte opens legal business services practice in U.S.

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Deloitte opens legal business services practice in U.S.

Deloitte has opened a legal business services practice in the U.S., expanding a line of business it has offered abroad.

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Australia's top consulting firms for LGBTQ employees

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Australia's top consulting firms for LGBTQ employees

Every year since 2010, researchers from Pride in Diversity and the Australian Workplace Equality Index conduct research into the state of diversity and inclusion at Australian organizations, and in particular LGBTQ inclusion.

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Big Four told to outline plans for audit split by October

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Big Four told to outline plans for audit split by October

The UK’s Big Four accounting firms have until 2024 to separate their audit practices following a severe edict from the accounting regulator that marks the largest shake-up of the industry in decades. The Financial Reporting Council has issued principles for the operational separation of the audit units of PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY.

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KPMG appoints new senior partner to lead Glasgow offices

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KPMG appoints new senior partner to lead Glasgow offices

Big Four accountant KPMG has appointed James Kergon as its new senior partner to lead the firm's Glasgow offices.

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Benoit Laclau succeeds Stephen Lambert as EY's Consulting boss

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Benoit Laclau succeeds Stephen Lambert as EY's Consulting boss

Benoit Laclau, a senior partner at EY and the firm’s Global Energy leader, has been named the new UK & Ireland Managing Partner for Consulting.

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