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payroll services hours take some wild swings.
by beth bellor
what would help recruit more people to the accounting profession? how about that trusty standby, more money?
most accountants are bringing home more in hourly earnings, according to the latest available data.
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for the accounting profession overall, hourly earnings hit a new high at $41.39, up 35 cents or 0.9 percent for the month and $2.32 or 5.9 percent for the year. staff earnings hit a new top mark at $31.76, up 20 cents or 0.6 percent for the month and $1.64 or 5.4 percent for the year.
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also: how to divide up back office support roles.
by penny breslin
it’s not just the numbers
i’ve developed a series of questions to assess someone’s aptitude for being on a team. each person in your firm who is a possible member of the back office support (bos) team needs to answer these questions. that includes you, as you are a potential team member.
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ask others in your firm or people you work with outside your firm to give you feedback on these questions as they see you and the other potential members of your team. their responses will give you a second filtering of your potential as well as others you would like on your team. notice these are not questions relating to the competencies in accounting functions. the assumption is that you and your people already possess those skills.
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three questions to evaluate your firm.
by martin bissett
passport to partnership
this second c is a stormy and choppy one, often fraught with political icebergs but navigated diplomatically and with maturity, will lead you through.
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case study on culture
deborah had done well. she was bridging the firm’s culture gap and fulfilling its desire to be seen as an equal opportunities employer by becoming the practice’s standout rising star.
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the robocops can de-escalate situations and save lives.
by rick richardson
technology this week
in the posh seaside town of santa monica, california, when someone dials 911 for police, a drone is instantly launched from the station’s roof.
officers also respond. however, most of the time, the drone arrives first, flying directly to a set of gps coordinates the controller entered. sometimes, it arrives in less than 30 seconds.
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“it’s a fundamental change in the way that we can bring policing services to our city,” said peter lashley, a veteran of the force who often pilots the drone from a screen-filled command center inside the police station.
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