By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: August 4, 2026 | 43-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer The staff leverage ratio for an accounting firm measures how many billable professionals support each equity partner. The ratio can indicate delegation and scalability, but it
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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: August 4, 2026 | 42-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A CPA firm utilization rate measures the percentage of an employee’s defined available working capacity spent on billable client work. It shows how paid capacity is
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 31, 2026 | 41-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Client profitability analysis for accounting firms should measure the client’s true economic contribution after delivery cost, review and manager burden, rework, client-caused friction, technology and outsourced
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 30, 2026 | 44-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Fractional CFO training for accountants should build the capabilities between reliable CAS delivery and strategic financial leadership: controllership, management reporting, forecasting, liquidity, working capital, KPIs, decision
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Financial Statement Analysis Training for Accountants: Move From Accurate Reports to Useful Insight
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 30, 2026 | 43-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Financial statement analysis training for accountants should teach staff to move from accurate reports to supported insight: confirm the reporting foundation, normalize unusual items, analyze trends
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 30, 2026 | 42-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Business acumen training for accountants should teach staff to explain how a client creates demand, prices its offer, delivers the work, earns margin, converts profit into
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting FirmsLast updated: July 29, 2026 | 40-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Payroll training for accounting firm staff should build a complete, controlled process from employee setup through review, tax funding, filing, reconciliation, and client communication—not merely teach someone
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 29, 2026 | 38-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Accounting CS training for new bookkeepers should build complete monthly accounting workflow competence—not merely teach transaction-entry screens, bank-reconciliation clicks, report printing, or where to find a
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 29, 2026 | 39-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Xero certification is useful evidence of product knowledge. It is not proof that an accounting firm employee can produce accurate, supported, review-ready, client-ready work. A client-ready
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting FirmsLast updated: July 28, 2026 | 36-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer ProConnect Tax training for new preparers should build complete cloud tax workflow fluency—not merely teach where to enter W-2s, import documents, view forms, clear diagnostics, and click
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