Financial discrepancies in month end reporting and inaccurate financial data is a major risk and reputational issue for CFOs and finance directors so why does the C-suite trust the numbers, asks Mario Spanicciati, chief strategy officer at BlackLine

PKF Littlejohn has appointed Dominic Roberts as its managing partner, succeeding Carmine Papa who has held the position for six years and will remain a partner at the firm

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has signalled it intends to get tougher on companies and trustees to ensure pension scheme members are treated fairly, with updated guidance on how defined benefit (DB) schemes should be funded, reports Pat Sweet

Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan, has been given bail, set at ¥1bn (£6.8m) after spending more than three months in prison in Japan on charges of financial misconduct

Less than a fifth (16%) of FTSE 350 boards have a comprehensive understanding of the impact of loss or disruption associated with cyber threats, despite almost all (96%) having a cyber security strategy in place, government research has found

Stationery specialist Paperchase is the latest high street retailer to announce financial difficulties, bringing in KPMG to assist with a proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA) which would include rent reductions at many of its stores and the possible closure of some outlets

The number of insolvent businesses being liquidated rather than restructured has increased by 10% in the last year, with rising interest rates and Brexit disruption fuelling the surge, according to analysis by Moore Stephens

The owners of high street restaurant chain Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner, Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), is to close a third of its restaurants around the country as part of a company voluntary agreement

The deadlines for Brexit and the overhaul of VAT reporting under Making Tax Digital are uncomfortably close, while the risk of reverting overnight on 29 March to third country status for exports and audits, are just some of the bigger unknowns for business, tax advisers and accountants, says Sara White, editor of Accountancy Daily

In the event of a no deal Brexit, the government has said it has planned changes to the UK VAT legislation to allow companies to reclaim VAT on supplies of certain financial services made to the EU

The number of trainee applications may be strong with a record 19,887 trainee but the Top 75 accounting firms are tightening their belts when it comes to investment in training contracts in the longer term, reports Philip Smith

In a highly critical review of progress on Ministry of Justice (MoJ) reforms to the probation service, the National Audit Office has slammed its ineffective contracts with outsourcing suppliers