Auditor''s Talk - An Oral History of the Profession From the 1920s to the Present Day

This book is an oral history of the auditing profession in Britain from 1920s to the present day based on extended extracts from interviews with 77 past and present practitioners. Those interviewed ranged from a nonagenarian who qualified in the 1920s, to active contemporaries, from sole practitioners to the present day heads of the Big Five accounting firms. The often candid interviews uncover a surprising variety of experience and opinions and allow a group of often fascinating individuals to tell their own stories.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Small Firm Practitioners, Chapter 3: Pioneer Women Accountants, Chapter 4: Accountants Who ‘Left the Profession’, Chapter 5: Practitioners in Medium-sized Firms, Chapter 6: Provincial Partners in the Major Firms, Chapter 7 : Leading National Partners, Chapter 8: The Great and the Good, Chapter 9: Contemporary Leaders. Chapter 10: Conclusions.

About the author

Jim Pierie, DerekMatthews

Summary

This book is an oral history of the auditing profession in Britain from 1920s to the present day based on extended extracts from interviews with 77 past and present practitioners.  First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product details

• Authors: Derek Matthews, Derek Pirie Matthews, Jim Pirie, Jim Matthews Pirie, Pirie Jim
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2019
• EAN: 9781138863897
• ISBN: 978-1-138-86389-7
• No. of pages: 504
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Oral History, Business & Economics / General, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Financial, Management accounting & bookkeeping, Management accounting, bookkeeping and auditing