2022 in review: Trends, wins and insights from accounting leaders

Ian Vacin

Ian Vacin
Co-Founder & Chief Partnerships Officer, Karbon

Chase Birky's headshot. He is wearing a cap and a grey tshirt and has a beard.

Chase Birky
CEO & Co-Founder, Dark Horses CPAs

Karla Hourigan's headshot. The background is bright yellow, and she has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a black top.

Karla Hourigan
Co-Founder, MAD Wealth

Melissa Stout
Founder, Milestone Business Solutions Inc.

Michael Ly
Founder and CEO, Reconciled

Susan Bryant
Principal, MB Group

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2022 was the year of 'quiet quitting' and sustained socioeconomic unrest.

We saw society take a deep, but cautious, breath back into normality. We saw mergers, acquisitions, economic downturns, pivots, wins, and tough times.

So, we took a step back and reviewed the past year in accounting with a panel of global experts, led by Karbon's Co-Founder and Chief Partnerships Officer, Ian Vacin.

They discussed:

  • The big takeaways, wins, and challenges of 2022 that they observed

  • Their experiences with the tidal wave of burnout and quiet quitting

  • What they think needs to happen to address the global shortage of accounting professionals

  • Their opinions on some of the biggest trends and events that shaped accounting in 2022

  • Karbon's 2022 hybrid work data, including recruitment practices pre- and post-pandemic

  • Their 2023 predictions and resolutions

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Ian Vacin

Ian Vacin
Co-Founder & Chief Partnerships Officer, Karbon

Ian is passionate about helping businesses be as successful as possible in order to positively impact the small businesses they serve. With 25+ years' experience in technology & process improvement and 15+ years of leadership experience in the accounting industry at Karbon, Xero, and Intuit, Ian is a recognized expert, innovator, and teacher.

Chase Birky's headshot. He is wearing a cap and a grey tshirt and has a beard.

Chase Birky
CEO & Co-Founder, Dark Horses CPAs

Chase Birky is the CEO & Co-Founder of Dark Horses CPAs, a distributed tax and accounting firm for small businesses. A rebel at heart, Chase is out to change the public accounting industry from the upside down. He is an honoree of CPA Practice Advisor’s 2022 ’40 Under 40’ and a finalist of CPA.com’s 2022 Innovative Practitioner of the Year award.

Karla Hourigan's headshot. The background is bright yellow, and she has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a black top.

Karla Hourigan
Co-Founder, MAD Wealth

Karla Hourigan is the Co-Founder of Australian accounting firm, MAD Wealth. A visionary leader, Karla harnesses her passion for people and technology to discover innovative ways to drive positive change and ‘Make A Difference’ in the world through accounting and finance. She has been named 'Top 50 Women in Accounting' and 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year'.

Melissa Stout
Founder, Milestone Business Solutions Inc.

Melissa is the Founder of Milestone Business Solutions and a seasoned CFO with nearly 20 years of accounting and financial experience. She helps entrepreneurs succeed by combining technology and process with financial insights.

Michael Ly
Founder and CEO, Reconciled

Michael Ly is the Founder and CEO of Reconciled - a virtual bookkeeping and accounting services firm for busy business owners and entrepreneurs across the US. Michael founded Reconciled in 2015, and it quickly grew to be recognized by Intuit in 2016 and 2018 as a Firm of the Future. Michael is also a Co-Founder of PunchPay - a small micro-loan fintech startup that offers post-payment and micro installment loans for small business expenses.

Susan Bryant
Principal, MB Group

Susan Bryant is a CPA and the Principal of MB Group, a public accounting firm headquartered in Plano, TX. Susan and her team work to transform business owners by professionalizing the finance function in their organizations, and there’s a secret recipe that Susan created to consistently achieve this success for her clients. Susan is also a fierce advocate for her profession and was named one of 2021's Top 50 Women in Accounting.