Motivation – Page 6 – James Solomons

The honour of delivering an Occasional Address

In April 2015 I was humbled to be asked to deliver the occasional address at Macquarie University for a graduating class from the Economics and Finance faculty. Here is the recording of my address

The importance of your Accountant in an ‘Automated World’

Should I Sack My Accountant? As featured on LifeHackerAU..http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/12/should-i-sack-my-accountant/ A lot of people ask me if accountants are going out of business. As the head of accounting of a company that allows small business owners to easily do many of the things their accountant used to do, as well as being an accountant in publicContinue reading “The importance of your Accountant in an ‘Automated World’”

Congratulations Macquarie Uni on winning a National Award for innovative ACCG315

It was with great pleasure that I received an email from Dr Rahat Munir from Macquarie University, head of ACCG315 ‘Accountants in the Profession‘ advising myself and the other industry partners that the unit had received a BHERT Award for ‘Outstanding achievement in excellence in accounting teaching collaboration’. To be part of this innovative unit whichContinue reading “Congratulations Macquarie Uni on winning a National Award for innovative ACCG315”

Managing your business in tough times….

My latest blog on the EFS website http://www.efsstrategic.com.au/managing-business-tough-times/

The Xero journey begins….

It has been three weeks since I officially started the appointment as Xero’s Head of Accounting in Australia and almost a month since the announcement at Xerocon and so far so good ! It certainly is a change from my work as a director of EFS and it is impossible to compare the two. And life isContinue reading “The Xero journey begins….”

Xerocon 2014 – It just gets better !

Well Xerocon 2014 has come and gone and yet again the annual Xero event has left a permanent mark on the accounting industry for all the right reasons. And with 1300 people attending (partners, exhibitors and Xero staff) it has to be one of the biggest technology based conferences in Australasia. This year was all aboutContinue reading “Xerocon 2014 – It just gets better !”

Two recent acknowledgments…

Whilst I never set out to seek recognition for the work that I do, whether it be paid or voluntary it is always nice to be recognised. In June 2014 I was given a Macquarie University Recognition Award for ongoing commitment to the first Accounting PACE unit (“Accountants in the Profession”) as an industry partner andContinue reading “Two recent acknowledgments…”