Explore the Hays 2024-25 salary guide, celebrating 45 years of insightful reporting on the Australian and New Zealand job market.

Learn key trends and salary ranges essential for accounting, finance and business professionals in today’s job market.

With input from over 15,000 respondents across 26 industries, a key finding reveals that 77% of employees are considering new job opportunities, primarily due to the rising cost of living.

Discover further insights on skills shortages and the permanence of hybrid work arrangements and gain actionable strategies to navigate the current job market and address talent shortages - whether you’re an employee seeking new opportunities or an employer looking to attract the right talent.

Tune in for views and data that could shape your career or hiring strategy.

Host: Christine Gounder, digital content leader, CPA Australia

Guest: Caroline Edwards, NSW Director, Accountancy and Finance at Hays

You can read the Hays Salary Guide 2024 for more insights on the Australian and New Zealand job market and recruitment trends.

Would you like to listen to more INTHEBLACK episodes? Head to CPA Australia’s YouTube channel.

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CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• Excel Tips

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Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Measuring the ‘S’ in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is becoming more of a priority when it comes to company reporting.

In this episode, learn more about the methodology, benefits and challenges involved in social impact reporting, and what you need to know.

Tune in to elevate your understanding with a leader in the field.

• Host: Aidan Ormond, digital content editor, CPA Australia
• Guest: Adam Vise, Group Treasurer, Strategy and Social Value at Australian Unity, and Chair of Birchal Equity, a crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs

You can learn more about Australian Unity’s Impact 2024 and the organisation’s community and social value (CSV) framework at their website.

Further information on social impact reporting is available on the INTHEBLACK website.

Would you like to listen to more INTHEBLACK episodes? Head to CPA Australia’s YouTube channel.

And you can find a CPA at our custom portal on the CPA Australia website.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast platform.

Email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au

Why is tax reform crucial for Australia’s future?

From tackling the cost-of-living crisis to advancing intergenerational equity, boosting business productivity, and addressing climate change, many agree that tax policy holds the key to many of the nation’s most pressing challenges.

In this must-listen episode, join us for an in-depth discussion with Australian MP Allegra Spender as she unpacks the findings, challenges and opportunities emerging from her Tax Green Paper.

Learn why real reform is long overdue and explore how forward-thinking tax strategies can drive economic growth, enhance social equity and pave the way for a sustainable future.

Join a leading tax voice and an expert panel for an insightful discussion that shapes CPA Australia’s advocacy platform for the 2025 federal election.

Expert panel

• Chris Freeland AM: Chief Executive Officer, CPA Australia
• Dale Pinto: Global President and Chair, CPA Australia
• Elinor Kasapidis: Chief of Policy, Standards and External Affairs
• Jenny Wong: Tax Lead, Policy and Advocacy, CPA Australia

Guest: Allegra Spender, the Independent Member for Wentworth, elected in 2022. A member of the House Standing Committee on Economics and the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Allegra has an Economics degree from Cambridge University and an MSc from the University of London. Before parliament, she worked as a business analyst at McKinsey, a policy analyst with UK Treasury and was later the Managing Director at Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd.

Allegra Spender’s tax green paper was released in November 2024 and is available to read online.

You can find out more about Allegra at her website.

Additionally, in March 2024, CPA Australia undertook a research paper titled Towards Better Tax Policy and Tax Reform that sought to determine how tax policy development and tax reform can be improved in Australia.

You can find a CPA at our custom portal on the CPA Australia website.

Would you like to listen to more With Interest episodes? Head to CPA Australia’s YouTube channel.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au