talent & career development

what staffing shortage?

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demand for new hires shows signs of weakening.

by beth bellor

high-quality tax, accounting, and finance talent remain in high demand, with about 33% of companies reporting open positions, according to a new study that also forecasts strong hiring demand over the next 12 months.

more on jobs: payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry | hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate | hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies | tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | salary survey: top skills getting top pay
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“more than one-third of the human resources professionals and hiring managers who participated in the q4 2019 hiring forecast survey reported unfilled jobs in accounting and finance,” according to sagar pandya, cpa, vp of operations at brilliant. “this number is lower than last quarter and lower than any other quarter in the past year.”
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payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry

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“the opportunities for cpa firms only increase.”

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by beth bellor

“it’s a good time to be a cpa,” says brian esko, and – with some notable exceptions – it’s hard to disagree.

the managing director and executive recruiter at parker & lynch and ajilon search points to an unemployment rate of roughly 1.5 percent for accounting, almost 300,000 new jobs created over the last 12 months and wages rising at roughly 3 percent annually.

more on jobs: hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate | hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting | charts: tax & accounting among biggest jobs creators in u.s.
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esko

“for a cpa, there are more opportunities than ever in the market and companies are doing a better job of rewarding and retaining their people through compensation increases and internal growth opportunities,” esko says.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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how to transfer a boomer-owned cpa practice to a millennial

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riding the big gray wave.

by brannon poe

the demographic tsunami actually might surprise you. according to pew research, millennials are projected to soon overtake baby boomers as the largest generation. that’s right, they will be the biggest generation in the u.s. and they are almost there.

  • boomers – born from 1946 to 1964 – 74 million
  • millennials – born from 1982 to 2002 – 71 million

another very important consideration is the declining number of cpas in the profession. the total number of first-time licensed cpas has declined about 20 percent since the 1990s.

it appears that the “greying of the profession” may be more of a function of the number of people who have chosen the profession and those that have decided to get out of public practice altogether.

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hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting

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cpa firm staffing and wage growth signal weakness.

by beth bellor

not only are several sectors in the tax and accounting industry charting new records in employee numbers, but wages often are up as well, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.

more on jobs: charts: tax & accounting among biggest jobs creators in u.s.
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but key indexes are flashing signs of a decelerating expansion, possibly augering a slowdown, or even cutbacks, in the months to come.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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4 reasons to welcome rejection

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… and 5 ways to deal with it.

by ty hendrickson
the sales seed

  • i think i’ll check my email and then make that call to a potential client.
  • after i finish all of my billable work, i’ll work on some emails to potential clients.
  • instead of calling to follow up on last week’s meeting, i think i’ll just send over my proposal via email.

does this sound familiar? why do we procrastinate certain job functions and not others?

more: the real problems created in a remote workforce |  can you really grow without adding clients? | 4 reasons to welcome rejection |

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there is only one reason and unfortunately, it is the same reason we all have probably struggled with since childhood… the fear of being rejected. it seems so much easier to send out a proposal or any type of communication via email than it is to just pick up the phone or stop by the person’s office.

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3 tips for handling rookie tax preparers

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… and 4 challenges.

by frank stitely
the relentless cpa

how do you train up newly-hired tax preparers?

more: how to hire and manage great admin staff | the right way to assign staff projects | workflow for dummies | how effective project management makes your life easier | 2 lessons clients taught me | no consultant can solve your biggest problem | the great marketing hoax
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charts: tax & accounting among biggest jobs creators in u.s.

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also: who’s hiring, who’s not among client business sectors.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the tax and accounting industry is adding jobs at the rate of 37,000 per year, according to the latest data available, making the profession one of the fastest growing sectors of the u.s. economy.

at the top of the jobs ranking are individual and family services, computer systems design and related services, amusements, gambling, and recreation, home health care services, and warehousing and storage.

meanwhile, if you have clients in apparel, printing and related support activities, commercial banking, department stores, electronics and appliance stores, telecommunications, sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores, the outlook is not so rosy — they’re all trimming payrolls.

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the staffer who was too smart

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businessman writing on paperwhy i fired him.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

one time i got a client who was on the verge of going out of business and he asked if there was anything we could do to stop it from happening.

more: why a break-even analysis matters | becoming an expert in irs collections | high cpa fees should be a client’s goal | how hidden bias taints results | when to keep some plans to yourself
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after my usual tour of looking around, i sent in a staff person to get some numbers for me. i didn’t want the numbers in the financial statements, but the numbers that would show me how the business was really doing, what the trends were, how much business he did with his top five or 10 clients and vendors, the largest-selling items, his pricing methods, who his higher-paid employees were and maybe whether there was hidden value in the business. my staff guy was told what to do, that he had three days, and this was a very high priority.
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hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies

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tax & accounting industry adds 40,500 new jobs to hit new record.

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by beth bellor

payroll is proving to a bright spot and women are making some impressive gains in our look at employment in the accounting profession. the latest 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report also finds that tax preparation services employment spiked in march, even when seasonally adjusted.

more on jobs: tax shops bulk up for big busy season | jobs report: 43,000 new hires | tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | tax shops cut staff by 10% | benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | salary survey: top skills getting top pay

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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

typically, one respondent tells the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report said she’s “not actively looking” for a new job, “but maybe i could be persuaded.” the reason: “not comfortable with direction firm is taking.”

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6 time management tips for remaining unstuck

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number 6achieve, don’t overachieve.

by bill reeb

as i have said before, overachievers tend to

  • be overly optimistic about how efficiently they can accomplish any particular activity or
  • take care of themselves only after everyone else on their list has been satisfied.

more: reality check: can you hit your goals? | aligning what we think with what we do | what is the best use of your time right now? | shrink the gap between strengths and weaknesses | be ready to forgive yourself | time passes anyway | duty: a tough hurdle to overcome | you are right where you are supposed to be | become your mind’s lead programmer | how ‘take what’s given’ works in business
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therefore, while overachievers accomplish great things, they often find themselves stuck because they are suffering from a disconnect between their commitments and available resources.
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2019: nextgen realities

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flex work, project-based learning, and app-connected clients.

by tamera loerzel
the rosenberg map survey

this next generation of leaders is eager to embrace changes in technology, pricing, and service — all to add new value to clients and the market.

more from the map survey: 2019: when cpas go extinct | 2019: appetite for growth unabated | why you need a tech strategy consultant | 2019: why small firms shun mergers | 2019: expect more alliances | 2019: firms grapple with change
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but even some the most successful firms are struggling with the challenge, hindered by retiring partners who struggle to let go and turn over the reins to future leaders.
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