Accounting Influencers

In Episode 1 of this 6-part series, Rob Brown explains why compliance work is collapsing under AI, automation and private equity consolidation. Accountants who stay compliance-only face price erosion, invisibility and unemployment.Rob shares hard stats, cross-industry signals and a 5-step survival playbook for protecting your career. This series is not about firms. It is about you — your visibility, your relevance and your survival.Stay tuned for Episode 2 where we explore how client expectations have shifted and what they really want now.Sponsored by Infinite Ties, led by Deneen Dias, empowering US firms to scale Client Advisory Services through peer-to-peer learning and training.*Key Takeaways*40% of jobs worldwide are at risk from AI (IMF)50% of compliance tasks can already be automated (PwC)340k accountants left the US profession in 3 years (WSJ)Middle management is shrinking across industriesPrivate equity roll-ups are cutting costs and layersIrrelevance equals unemployment for accountants5 steps to star