staffing & recruiting

new record: u.s. accounting industry tops 1 million workers

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wages rise 6%. double-digit expansion in payroll agencies.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the number of people employed in the accounting industry has topped 1 million for the first time ever.

sounds great, doesn’t it? there are a million of us. savor that for a moment.

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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 covers:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, tax, payroll and cpa segments of the industry, indicating growth and shrinkage among sectors.
  • average hourly wages for key segments, with trends in employee pay rates.
  • typical hours worked per week, showing utilization and productivity.
  • trends concerning women in the workforce, including hiring rates.

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why my people take 5 days off (yes, in a row)

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need more? take more. you’re an adult.

by wesley middleton
middleton raines llp

so we decided to shake things up in the accounting world and offer a benefit that many others don’t have. open pto, or as some call it, unlimited pto.

no more tracking paid time off. no more carryovers or figuring out the carryover policy. should it be 40 hours or 80 hours? we are telling our team what we expect them to get done, when we expect them to do it, and then the rest of the time is on them. please go home or on vacation! you deserve it.

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what culture really means for partners

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bonus: three outlooks from our exclusive expert council: grundy, pipe, dunn. by martin bissett passport to partnership the passport to partnership study collated a number of responses from existing partners of accounting practices in a conversational style. examples that really stood out … continued

top 100 firms report solid growth amidst staffing challenges

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top 100 overall revenue chart
source: accountingtoday

attest, m&a and salt lead top trending niches.

accounting today’s annual listing of its top 100 firms reflects what the industry as a whole is seeing: business is good and it’s getting better.

overall growth was a healthy 8.44 percent, similar to but slightly higher than recent years.

firms with revenues between $100 million and $1 billion outpaced the others in growth mode, although mergers had a great deal to do with that.

the most difficult challenge cited was – no surprise – recruiting and retaining qualified staff, especially those with three to five years of experience. pressure is being put on the talent pool by retiring baby boomers only exacerbates the problem. tools to counter it include: read more →

36 cheap and easy ways to reward employees

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happy business team eating pizza in officepondering personal preferences is paramount.

is money is the no. 1 motivator for employees? maybe not.

“money is important. but if someone doesn’t like their job or the way they are treated, i don’t care how much you pay them, they still won’t like it,” says arnold sanow, a seminar leader and coach. “in fact, in numerous surveys the no. 1 motivating factor to get employees to perform at their best focuses on appreciation and recognition.”

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