staffing & recruiting

the two most common management styles

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senior businessman with his team at officedo cpa firms need management or leadership?

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

let’s start out with a straightforward question. what is the difference between management and leadership?

more on performance management: 8 ways to manage clients | the limitations of rainmakers | firms only grow when partners play their roles | the four basic parts of cpa firm partner agreements | younger partners see succession differently | how to compensate your managing partner | the job of managing partner: empowered or emasculated? | how the best managing partners turn ideas into reality
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from one point of view, leadership is far different than management.
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8 ways to manage clients

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two men shaking hands across a tablethis is job 1 for the practice owner.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

whether you simply desire to improve your firm’s operations or identify and implement a new long-term strategy, you need to be clear about the role that the owners, partners or shareholders should be playing in your firm.

more on performance management: the limitations of rainmakers | different roles for different partners | how big ‘books’ hurt firms | developing a three-year vision [video] | more merger questions than you imagined | mps: how to elect them … and fire them | partners as role models: the good, bad & ugly | managing the managing partner
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to be sure, the roles and responsibilities of a cpa firm owner or owners will vary from firm to firm, based on that firm’s needs and circumstances, and you need to adapt any recommendations to fit your firm’s situation.
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the limitations of rainmakers

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young man under rain-covered umbrellawhy marketing has to permeate the firm and the process.

by bill reeb and dominic cingoranelli

for most firms, new business comes in through referral. therefore, the bigger a partner’s client base, the more likely that partner will bring in new business – which simply means that the more clients a partner knows, the more referrals that partner is likely to receive (not in percentage, but in raw numbers).

more on performance management: different roles for different partners | dealing with a-d clients (you know who we mean) | how small ‘books’ hurt firms | why the partner agreement matters | merging for the wrong reasons | how to implement strategy, step by step | accountability requires clear expectations | how retirement issues affect succession planning | how partner ratings factor into equity
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other drivers of referral success are long-standing service (seniority) and position in the firm (such being one of the named or senior partners). in these cases, there is an extended opportunity for referral simply because:
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new report: the cpa shortage approaches a tipping point

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how savvy cpa firms are fighting back.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

a new state cpa society report on the dwindling number of college graduates who are pursuing cpa credentials underscores an issue that’s already being confronted by some forward-thinking accounting firms.

the statistics are daunting:

  • nearly half of college accounting majors never sit for the cpa exam.
  • a third of those who take the cpa exam never complete it.
  • on average, it takes 6.5 attempts for candidates to pass all four parts.
  • only 27 percent of test-takers finish all four parts on the first try.
  • 75 percent of current cpas are projected to retire within the next 15 years.

todd shapiro, the illinois cpa society president and chief executive, calls the stagnating cpa pipeline “a threat that will only get worse and grow more troubling without action because there’s no slowdown in sight for accounting talent demand.”

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cpa salaries projected to advance 3.7% in 2017

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excerpt from new robert half salary guide
excerpt from new robert half salary guide

firms jockey for best recruits.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

cpa firms should be braced to pay more and further improve their workplace offering perks to attract top talent, according to staffing firm robert half international.

the already hot market for hiring is stoked to get even more heated with rhi predicting that starting salaries for accounting and finance professionals will increase by an average 3.7 percent in 2017. that’s the second highest level of pay hikes projected for all major professional employment sectors nationwide, trailing only the white-hot technology sector, where it sees average starting pays rising 3.8 percent.

the menlo park, calif., firm warns that “competition for top talent can be fierce,” and notes that many firms are already increasing salaries and bonuses to be tops in their local market areas or business niches. “with skilled professionals in high demand and short supply, more employers are willing to negotiate compensation with potential hires,” said paul mcdonald, senior executive director at rhi.

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