Carla McCall Leads Finance and Accounting Conversation for MassCPAs in Partnership with AICPA and CIMA

Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, will facilitate Finance & Accounting 2040 on January 8, a global MassCPAs initiative in partnership with AICPA and CIMA that brings professionals together to shape a resilient vision for the profession.

Finance & Accounting 2040: Rise to the Future Together engages participants across all career stages in a collaborative format to co-create a bold, shared vision for the future of finance. The session explores how AI, regulatory changes, and evolving client demands may guide the profession through 2040.

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The workshop uses futurist Dan Burrus’s hard trends methodology to help frame long-term thinking. The structure encourages shared discussion about developments already underway and how they may influence future roles and expectations.

Carla will lead the session in her role as Managing Partner at AAFCPAs and Immediate Past Chair of the AICPA. The event invites broad participation to ensure the conversation reflects a range of perspectives. Attendees will leave with new insights and ideas for the road ahead.

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AAFCPAs is a people-centric CPA and consulting firm where technical excellence and professional growth move in tandem. The firm delivers audit, tax, accounting, and advisory solutions across a broad range of industries, while investing in modern platforms, emerging technologies, and advisory capabilities that reflect where the profession is headed. Based in New England with national and global reach, AAFCPAs offers meaningful work, flexible ways of working, and exposure to complex, interesting engagements. The firm remains closely connected to industry developments and plays an active role in shaping the profession, creating opportunities for team members to grow their careers while contributing to work that matters.

About the Author

Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA

Carla is Managing Partner of AAFCPAs, a U.S. Top 100 CPA and consulting firm based in New England. She is also former Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In 2024, Carla was named one of Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People and one of the Most Powerful Women in the Accounting Profession in 2020-2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor Magazine. Her dynamic executive leadership, bold …

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