AAFCPAs to Present FEI-Boston’s 2022 Ethics Symposium

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4 Ethics CPE Credits: Building Ethical Management and Culture in Challenging Times

May 20, 2022 | 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time | Bentley University, Waltham, MA
Last Day to Register: Wednesday, May 18th

AAFCPAs’ Jeffrey Mead, CPA, CGMA and Olga Yasinnik, MBA, CPA will again lead FEI-Boston’s annual 4-hour Ethics Symposium, May 20th, with a focus this year on Building Ethical Management and Culture in Challenging Times. Jeff and Olga will be joined again this year by guest speaker Jennifer Elder, entrepreneur, AICPA instructor, and author of Faster Disaster Recovery.

In this session, Jeff, Olga, and Jennifer will lead attendees in exploring the effects of both crisis and burnout on ethical decision-making. Under normal circumstances, doing what you know is right is relatively easy. But we haven’t been in a normal business environment for over two years. Changes in business models, supply chain issues, inflation, vaccine mandate or no, recruiting, and staffing – and the list seems to get longer every day. At what point do “desperate times call for desperate measures”?

How do we decide between fair and equitable? If we offer bonuses to recruit new staff, should we give bonuses to those we hired last year who didn’t receive a bonus? How do we ensure that we don’t ignore remote workers in favor of in-office workers?

Most CPAs are ethical most of the time but staying ethical is hard.  It gets even harder when we are under stress and unusual circumstances. Stress saps our strength and our will, leaving us exhausted. In addition, the unusual circumstances of COVID have upended our normal systems and internal controls.

In this session, we will explore the effects of the current economic realities on our organizations. We will discuss ways to deal with the issues of employee recruitment, engagement, and retention that are both ethical end effective.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify current ethical stressors on organizations
  • Select ethical approaches to recruit, engage, and retain employees
  • Determine methods to maintain an ethical culture in a hybrid work environment

WHEN:

Thursday, May 20th, 2022
7:30 am – 12 pm

This training qualifies for 4 ethics CPE credits for CPAs and is complimentary to FEI-Boston members. The fee is $75 for non-members. Please feel free to spread the word to anyone who may benefit from the sharing of this insight. Click here to reserve your “seat.” >>


About the Authors

Jeffrey Mead

Jeffrey Mead, CPA, CGMA

Jeffrey is a Partner in the Commercial Assurance Division at AAFCPAs, where he provides technical accounting advisory solutions and concurring partner reviews. This includes guidance on standards implementation and interpretation. He is a leader of the firm’s Accounting and Assurance (A&A) Committee, Revenue Recognition and Lease Accounting Task Forces, as well as AAFCPAs’ Risk Committee. Jeffrey brings empathy, patience, respect, and the will to inspire into his work as coach and mentor for the company’s pioneering …
Olga Yasinnik

Olga Yasinnik, CPA, MBA

Olga is a distinguished leader within AAFCPAs’ Community Impact Human Services and Community Development practices, renowned for her deep expertise in Uniform Guidance and state-specific compliance and filing requirements. Olga contributes significantly to the firm’s Nonprofit Accounting & Auditing Committee, she helps ensure AAFCPAs' practices comply with the latest accounting regulations, advising clients on the impactful changes to their financial reporting and operations. Olga helps develop specialized consulting services that empower nonprofit organizations to thrive, most …