talent & career development

how accountingfly is revolutionizing the way cpas are hired

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jeff phillips, accountingfly

business model shifts focus from headhunting for talent to attracting it.

by ian welham
the accounting success podcast

jeff phillips, a former monster.com executive, is changing the way cpa firms find and hire accountants – automating the process, improving results and lowering costs.

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the accounting profession is in the middle of a perfect storm.

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the 7 experiences millennials want from your firm

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young businesswoman4 ways to motivate millennial staff … plus how to impress millennial clients.

by hitendra patil
accountaneur: the entrepreneurial accountant

“i never believed that millennials is an issue my firm needs to address.”

more on entrepreneurial strategy: is blockchain an extinction event for accountants? | is blockchain a cloud killer? | how to beat automation in accounting | 3 reasons small firms stay small | the new needs of people at accounting firms
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when the owner of a fast-growing firm that is 100 percent on the cloud expressed this to me, i was surprised. no, astonished.
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the culture of continuous improvement

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industrial metal number 5implement lean in 5 steps.

by dustin hostetler
bridging the gap

change is never easy, and the accounting profession has often shown a particular resistance to relinquishing traditional patterns. but for those firms that embrace change at all levels through process improvement initiatives such as lean six sigma, the results have been both visible and rewarding.

more: a winning culture is an intentional culture | a call for change: an open letter to each generation
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when this kind of initiative succeeds, generational conflicts melt away as the shared vision and firmwide efforts unite older and younger team members in their quest for the common goal.
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true diversity: the next frontier for the accounting industry

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jennifer scott sum innovation hr
scott

understanding the business case in the tax & accounting workplace.

by jennifer scott
sum innovation

workplace diversity may best be described as the blend of individual and organizational characteristics, values, beliefs, experiences, and behaviors — all coming together to achieve a company’s vision.

catch sum innovation founder and ceo mathew heggem discussing “the art of hr” with jason blumer and greg kyte in a thriveal podcast here.

vision is an important concept for small businesses. there are multiple definitions of the word: the sense of sight, a thought or perception, an apparition, even an amazingly beautiful image. but in a business context, a vision is a future-focused statement about what an organization intends to become.

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a call for change: an open letter to each generation

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three businesspeople of different agesdrop the preconceptions and start working as a team.

by jennifer wilson
bridging the gap

much like siblings, multiple generations working at the same firm often bring entrenched points of view and strong biases that have at least some basis in truth. dropping these notions may be uncomfortable and require a conscious effort, but will benefit the firm as well as individual relationships within it.

with three distinct generations in the workplace today, the impacts of generational differences are phenomenal. firm leaders are challenged to balance and blend each generation’s unique historical context, motivators and somewhat differing values systems to create a unified team and a sustainable firm.
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5 reasons your firm training needs nano learning

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woman on city train using tabletmobility and repetition are points you may not have considered.

by jassen bowman
tax resolution systems

training employees effectively in our fast-paced, information-saturated world can be a big challenge for business leaders.

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in the past, you might have been able to get staff to sit through a three-hour training course without issue. today, accomplishing the same can seem impossible.
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today’s workplace challenge: communicating across generations, cultures, and diversity

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young businessman typing on smartphoneour daily communication must include a modicum of respect because we deal with people of all generations and cultures.

by steven e. sacks

today’s workplaces are not only multigenerational workplaces, but they are also multicultural. we can’t take for granted that we’ll be understood, or that we understand. it takes work. here’s how to start.

more: the damocles sword of staff retention | how enthusiastic is your staff? | can you recite your mission statement? | your firm’s biggest assets walk out the door every day
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accounting profession growing, but slowly

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more employees are working fewer hours. but not in payroll.

who’s hiring. who’s not. and why.
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by beth bellor
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

with cpa firms expanding an annualized rate of 2 percent, the tax and accounting profession may be growing, but in fits and starts rather than leaps.

more on jobs: accounting employment creeps back up | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | tax & accounting industry shows signs of slowdown | global tax talent shortage mounting into ‘perfect storm’ | accountants without borders: tight talent pool drives salary increases nationwide | cpa firms post 5% growth rate | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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high points – and by “high” we just mean increases of 3.5 percent or more, so not stunning – include staff and women at cpa firms, as well as overall tax preparation services and payroll services employment, all year-over-year increases.

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.
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars

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highly rated for ‘quality of life:’ moss adams, plante moran, friedman, bpm.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 

deloitte, kpmg and moss adams are gaining ground in the recruiting wars, according to a new survey of more than 8,000 accountants.

while pwc maintains its hold as the best brand in the business, second-ranked deloitte is closing the gap, and kpmg jumped one spot to fourth place, in the latest vault accounting 50, a ranking of the best accounting firms to work for.

even though the big 4 firms rank highly in the formal training category, mid-sized firms are big winners in quality of life rankings.

  • michigan-based plante moran ranks no. 1 in 11 categories, including culture, overall satisfaction, informal training, business outlook, and firm leadership.
  • new york city-based friedman ranks no. 1 in hours, work/life balance, and relationships with supervisors. and,
  • san francisco-based bpm ranks no. 1 in overall diversity, minority diversity, and lgbt diversity.

meanwhile, chicago-based grant thornton got knocked back to fifth and west coast firm moss adams leaped three spots to no. 8, moving back into the top 10.

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