The Briefcase #47: 5 Excel Shortcuts That Save Accountants Hours
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 19th Jun 2026
Accountants spend countless hours with Excel. Many of us spend more time with the software than we do with our own loved ones. But loads…
The Briefcase #46: Football’s Greatest Accounting Own Goals
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 12th Jun 2026
Football is full of mistakes. Some people’s fondest memories are when things go wrong – a misplaced tackle or an own goal are part of…
The Briefcase #45: Accountants Negotiate More Than They Think
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 5th Jun 2026
You might not think of yourself as a negotiator, but you are. It’s easy to imagine negotiations as something besuited young men with flash haircuts…
The Briefcase #44: Suspicious Stuff – Some Scandalous Stories of Serious Scams
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 28th May 2026
The recent collapse of Mars FX, a hedge fund where roughly $600 million has vanished off the face of the earth, inspired us to revisit…
The Briefcase #43: How To Do a Presentation Without Crying
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 21st May 2026
Unfortunately, accountants can struggle under the limelight. It’s a stereotype, but it didn’t spring out of nowhere. It might seem that the numbers speak for…
The Briefcase #42: The Script For The Accountant 3
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 14th May 2026
Ben Affleck’s The Accountant films are about accounting. They might not exactly mirror your day-to-day – for instance, the accountant in The Accountant might shoot…
The Briefcase #41: Surviving Accountex London
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 7th May 2026
Accountex is a bit like Disneyland for finance professionals. For one, it’s insanely overstimulating, and it sounds pathetic when you tell your pals that you’re absolutely wrecked after the big accountant meet-up. Like Disneyland, it’s also full of people…
From CPD to the Grand Prix: When Learning Comes With Prizes
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 30th Apr 2026
Here at AccountingCPD, we believe that good CPD leads to great things. The right course can educate and inspire, pushing you to the next big…
The Briefcase #40: Blockchain and Accounting
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 24th Apr 2026
This week, we’re looking at blockchain. But, before we talk about it, we need to deal with the elephant in the room – cryptocurrency. Depending…