2012 starting salaries rise 3.5%
after years of layoffs, large and regional accounting firms are hiring.
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accountants outpace cpas in job listings
millions of “help wanted” ads surveyed and indexed.
indexed to february 2010, the number of open “accountant” jobs has increased 64% and the number of open “cpa” jobs has declined 11%, according to data from simply hired, a job search engine affiliated with 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间. the graph displays the percentage of jobs with the search terms anywhere in the job listing.
accounting sector adds 3,300 jobs in september
industry grows to 926,000 employees nationwide.
the scant month-to-month increase came after a stall during the summer, resuming six months of advances from january through june, according to new and preliminary seasonally-adjusted figures from the department of labor.
clark nuber’s six proven ways to attract and develop talent [video]
maybe the 150-person firm in bellevue, wash., has found a winning formula.
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clark nuber is consistently ranked among one of washington’s best places to work and the firm has an 88 percent retention rate. tracy l. white, sphr, senior director of human resources, shares insights into what it takes to build a dedicated staff:
accounting and bookkeeping remains bright spot in generally weak economy
sixth month of year-over-year gains.
by rick telberg
employment in the accounting and bookkeeping sector slipped by a statistically insignificant 800 jobs in august, to 922,400 people. that was barely a change from june’s 923,200-jobs level, and it represents the third straight month of declines. but it also represents the sixth month of year-over-year gains.
accounting and bookkeeping sector reverses course; loses 3,600 jobs after 4 months of gains
finance and accounting job confidence slips
survey: staffers dismayed about job prospects and the economy.
the accounting and finance employee confidence index, a measure of overall confidence among u.s. accounting and finance workers, slips 2.1 points to 50.0 in the second quarter of 2011, according to the mergis group, a professional placement agency.
three key trends: read more →
skills shortage could stall growth
with small, but consistent, upticks in corporate earnings, the employment outlook may be improving. and that means accounting firms should be preparing for the next talent shortage. u.s. employers rank among the tops in complaining about a shortage of the … continued
the recession has battered most accounting firms. here’s a seven-step plan to start rebuilding trust
a framework for action.
if trust has been broken in your accounting firm—and given the great recession, odds are, it has been—you must start now to rebuild it.
michelle and dennis reina, authors of “rebuilding trust in the workplace: seven steps to renew confidence, commitment, and energy” (berrett-koehler, 2010), recommend a seven-step process, drawn from two decades of research, for healing and rebuilding trust.
to be sure, the seven-step process isn’t a silver bullet. but it may provide a framework for leaders to demonstrate courage and to take concrete, constructive, and compassionate action. read more →
winning firms know the secrets of keeping good accountants
work/life balance proves essential to recruiting, retaining staff.
by rick telberg
if that cpa working next to you appears stressed out by the job, take a long, hard look because you may not see him or her again in the future.
while cpas in all walks of the profession are strained and face tough workloads, those feeling the greatest stress and workplace demands are more likely to be seriously in the market for another job. at any given moment, according to my studies, about one on three cpas would consider changing jobs, even it meant a pay cut, in exchange for better working conditions. among the most stressed-out cpas, the ratio of job seekers jumps to about half.
so it’s imperative for managers of cpas to offer state-of-the-art workplaces if they want to retain hard-to-find staff. read more →
six steps to building firm-wide accountability
start by stopping.
stop doing things that undermine accountability, says skip reardon at six disciplines business coaching, “stop overseeing, legislating and micro-managing.”
reardon, a veteran of the accounting business dating back to solomon software, says “accountability is not something you ‘make’ people do – it has to be chosen or accepted by people within your organization. people must ‘buy into’ being accountable and responsible. for many, this is a new, unfamiliar way to work. most importantly: individual purpose and meaning come from assuming responsibility and accepting accountability.”
so, how do you build company-wide accountability?
six ways to cope with technological change
technology isn’t new. but the pace of change is.
and it’s adding new stresses to cpa firms every day, according to l. gary boomer of boomer consulting.
the impact can be seen — and felt — in how firms attract, retain, nurture and leverage talent, he tells the cpa leadership institute. staffing takes on a whole new meaning when it’s done within a firm-wide culture of continuous learning and improvement.
here’s how: read more →
what recession? accounting sector grows 4th month in a row; hours and wages up also
defying national trends, accounting industry expands by 2,200 jobs.
total employment in the accounting and bookkeeping sector grew by 2,200 positions in june (preliminary, seasonally-adjusted), to 933,200, the fourth straight month of gains and the highest headcount since 944,600 in december 2008, according to new government data.
the surge is being fueled by big gains in tax prep shops and in payroll services. cpa firms slimmed down after tax season, as usual, but headcounts are still running higher than a year ago.