In the summer 2023 Disclosures issue, VSCPA President and CEO Stephanie Peters, CAE, explained the Society is undertaking a new visioning process.
With two Board meetings complete, Board leaders, members and staff are getting closer to crafting and defining the strategies that will take us into the next decade. With conversations taken from the Leaders Summit, along with member feedback from the VSCPA 2030 poll, a comprehensive, useable plan is starting to take shape.
The themes rising to the top shouldn’t surprise you: technological advances like artificial intelligence, CPA pipeline challenges and talent shortages, regulatory burdens, inflation and others are all putting pressure on CPA firms and the corporations CPAs work for.
The member poll revealed CPAs and their clients need the following in the future: technology integration and expertise, advisory and strategic services, qualified and trustworthy advisors, increased efficiency and timeliness, and understanding of the changing business environment.
These factors and needs will all influence the final VSCPA 2030 strategy. At press time, nothing had been finalized, but plans are in place to solidify the strategy by the end of the year.
Questions about the process? Reach out any time to Tina Bates, VSCPA senior vice president, strategy & innovation, at tbates@vscpa.com.
