By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 14, 2026 | 25-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer An accounting competency matrix defines what people must be able to do at each level of a CPA firm—from new hire to partner—and the evidence that
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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 10, 2026 | 17-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A workpaper review checklist should help staff catch incomplete, unsupported, unclear, and unresolved work before the file reaches the reviewer. Review-ready work clearly shows the purpose
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 10, 2026 | 16-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer An accounting employee development plan should show how one person will become more capable in the role they have now and more prepared for the role
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A staff accountant onboarding checklist should not just help a CPA firm welcome a new hire. It should move that person toward useful, review-ready work in the
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer CPA firm onboarding software should do more than welcome new hires, assign courses, and track checklists. It should help new staff become productive without constant manager rescue.
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Accounting firm training software should do more than track course completion. It should help CPA firms build measurable staff capability. Course tracking tells a firm whether someone
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Most LMS platforms organize content. CPA firms need a system that builds accounting capability. A generic LMS can assign courses, track completion, host videos, deliver quizzes, and
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 15-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Accounting workforce development is the system CPA firms need to build capacity from within instead of relying only on hiring, shadowing, and manager rescue. Most CPA firms
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Accountants are shifting from preparers to reviewers earlier in their careers. CPA firm training has to shift from task completion to judgment, skepticism, and review readiness. The
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Professional skepticism training for junior accountants teaches staff to question the work, not just complete the task. Junior accountants do not magically develop judgment after enough busy
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