This is new Accounting AI Podcast. We're building up the show from a relaunched old podcast and today features a show recently released on our sister Accounting Voices Podcast.

This was the kick off show in a series of 6 about the move from compliance to advisory work, largely driven by AI. You can tune into the full series on our Accounting Voices YouTube channel and wherever you get your podcasts.

Today Rob Brown explains why compliance work is collapsing under AI, automation and private equity consolidation. Accountants who stay compliance-only face price erosion, invisibility and unemployment.

Rob shares hard stats, cross-industry signals and a 5-step survival playbook for protecting your career. This series is not about firms. It is about you - your visibility, your relevance and your survival.

Key Takeaways

• 40% of jobs worldwide are at risk from AI (IMF)
• 50% of compliance tasks can already be automated (PwC)
• 340k accountants left the US profession in 3 years (WSJ)
• Middle management is shrinking across industries
• Private equity roll-ups are cutting costs and layers
• Irrelevance equals unemployment for accountants
• 5 steps to start protecting your career today

Killer Quotes

• “If 50% of the work you bill for can be automated tomorrow, what is left of your career”
• “Irrelevance equals unemployment”
• “Compliance has become a commodity. Nobody wins that race”
• “If you’re invisible you’re vulnerable”

You can watch this on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/TguwPn7JlcE

Come and join our Accounting Voices Collective on Linkedin to find out more about our shows and virtual networking events: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accounting-voices

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The Accounting AI Podcast helps accountants, finance professionals and firm leaders understand how artificial intelligence is transforming the profession. Host Rob Brown brings together experts, innovators and firm leaders to interpret the impact of AI on accounting, from strategy and leadership to client service and people. The show offers clarity and confidence for professionals who want to stay relevant and informed without the technical jargon.

Watch every episode in video format on the Accounting Voices YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@accountingvoices

Rob works with accounting technology vendors, consultants and firms to create high-quality interviews, video content and thought leadership that raise visibility and credibility in the market. If your brand or story deserves more attention in the accounting space, connect with Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrown

If you'd like to sponsor the show or partner with the Accounting Voices Network, reach out to Rob on LinkedIn and his team will be in touch to arrange a chat.

We're relaunching an old show in this brand new Accounting AI podcast. Artificial Intelligence is rewriting the rules of accounting and finance. In this episode, aired a few weeks ago on the Accounting Voices Podcast, Rob Brown explores how AI is being used by firms, where it’s failing, and what professionals must do to stay relevant. From Big Four investments and tech vendor missteps to the growing fear of layoffs, this is a deep look at what’s really happening inside the profession.

You’ll hear how only 8% of firms are using generative AI, how Deloitte and PwC are investing billions, and why nearly half of accounting staff now fear automation. Rob also explains the leadership challenge — how to manage people, clients and technology when AI changes the nature of work itself.

This episode ends with practical steps for professionals and firm leaders to experiment safely, upskill intelligently and lead with curiosity, not fear.

Key Takeaways:

- Only 8% of accounting firms currently use AI, but adoption is accelerating.

- Big Four firms are investing billions to automate and scale audit, tax and advisory.

- AI is shifting careers — reducing entry-level roles but increasing demand for analysis and leadership.

- Mid-tier firms and tech vendors are moving fast, but errors still happen.

- Visibility and influence are now career insurance — not optional extras.

- Professionals must experiment safely, upskill and lead the conversation around AI.

Killer Quotes:

1. “AI won’t replace accountants, but accountants who use AI will replace those who don’t.”

2. “AI doesn’t take away your thinking. It gives you time to think.”

3. “In a world of automation, your human judgment is your job security.”

4. “AI is the intern that never sleeps, but it still needs supervision.”

5. “The firms that wait for certainty will be overtaken by those who start with curiosity.”

6. “AI isn’t the end of accounting — it’s the beginning of intelligent accounting.”

7. “The future belongs to the visible, not the invisible.”

You can watch this on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/doI88u39LYM

Come and join our Accounting Voices Collective on Linkedin to find out more about our shows and virtual networking events: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accounting-voices

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The Accounting AI Podcast helps accountants, finance professionals and firm leaders understand how artificial intelligence is transforming the profession. Host Rob Brown brings together experts, innovators and firm leaders to interpret the impact of AI on accounting, from strategy and leadership to client service and people. The show offers clarity and confidence for professionals who want to stay relevant and informed without the technical jargon.

Watch every episode in video format on the Accounting Voices YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@accountingvoices

Rob works with accounting technology vendors, consultants and firms to create high-quality interviews, video content and thought leadership that raise visibility and credibility in the market. If your brand or story deserves more attention in the accounting space, connect with Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobbrown

If you'd like to sponsor the show or partner with the Accounting Voices Network, reach out to Rob on LinkedIn and his team will be in touch to arrange a chat.

It's the "Insights in Accounting" show, usually going out every Tuesday to 150 countries and 30,000 accounting practitioners, fintech specialists and influencers in the accountancy, CPA and bookkeeping space. However, in Jan 2023 we are phasing out this show and putting out this content on our sister Success in Accounting Show which hopefully you're already subscribed to.

In today's episode 30, "Accountants - How to Avoid Dehumanizing Technology"

Rob Brown and Will Farnell comment on the how accounting firms are moving from technology and digital to the human and people side of teams and clients. We cover the addictive nature of apps and technology. We talk about 'screens as the new cocaine' in terms of the dopamine or pleasure hit users get with social media platforms. And we outline the steps accounting firms can take to put people front and centre despite the pull and power of technology.

Source: https://karbonhq.com/resources/the-dehumanizing-effect-of-technology/

Be sure to subscribe to the Success in Accounting podcast going out every Monday - this will soon revert back to its old name Accounting Influencers Podcast.

Main show website. For access to every single show with full shownotes: https://accountinginfluencers.com/podcast

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For videos of all podcast interviews and bonus video content: https://bit.ly/AI-youtube

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Main show website. For access to every single show with full shownotes: https://accountinginfluencers.com/podcast

For announcements of published shows, tagging guest so you can build your network and offer feedback on the show: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accountinginfluencers

For videos of all podcast interviews and bonus video content: https://bit.ly/AI-youtube

https://www.instagram.com/accinfluencers

https://twitter.com/accinfluencers

https://www.facebook.com/accountinginfluencers

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