thanks to the economic bust, the staffing crisis for cpa firms seems to have evaporated. so here’s the question: does creating a “great place to work” still mean anything these days? richard g. rinehart grant partners llc without a doubt, … continued
getting to the real issues. a day after vault, the job-seekers’ research service, published it’s top 50 ranking of the best accounting firms to work for, accounting today released it’s own top 100 list. whose list is better? you can … continued
gt joins big four on top 100 list of best places to work after graduation. among business majors at 345 u.s. universities, google ranked highest as an attractive place to start a career, followed, in second place, by ernst & … continued
third year in a row for the listing.
to qualify, companies had to be public or privately held u.s. accounting firms with at least 15 employees, according to accounting today. firms underwent a two-part survey process, the first part evaluating workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics; and the second surveying employees. best companies group managed the overall registration, survey and analysis process, and determined the final rankings.
the 2010 best accounting firms to work for, the list of the top 100:
top 5: deloitte, pwc, rothstein kass, marcum, and dixon hughes.
this year, vault said, firm culture, as opposed to prestige, emerged as the most important determining factor. in fact, 36% of all accounting professionals surveyed said firm culture was most important, while only 11% cited prestige as most important. the other top factors cited by survey respondents were: lifestyle/work-balance (14%), location (13%), compensation (5%) and training opportunities (also 5%).
expect a new hiring crisis.
one in five junior staffers plan to leave their accounting firm by the end of the year, according to a startling new survey.
and, of those, about 75% plan to quit public accounting completely, significantly worse than last year’s 65% loss rate.
the data comes from the latest issue of ioma’s partner’s report (subscribe here) which reports the results of a survey of more than 2,000 employees of cpa firms, conducted as part of consulting magazine’s 2010 best firms to work for survey.
in addition, the average anticipated tenure for a junior employee is slipping — to just 3.9 years, a decline from the year-ago 4.1.
industry shows steady expansion since june. by rick telberg as the nation’s jobless rate ticked up to 9.6%, the accounting and bookkeeping industry showed a new upward trend by adding 3,700 new jobs in the latest month, according to the … continued
firms maintain headcounts 4% smaller than last year and 8% off pre-recession peak. by rick telberg while the rest of the u.s. economy shed 131,000 jobs in july, sparking fears of a double-dip recession, rosters at accounting and bookkeeping services … continued
are you ready for massive staff turnover? during challenging economic times, the relationship between employees and employers often is tested. frequently, leaders are forced to make decisions that broadly affect their workforces and alter what matters in the workplace. today’s … continued
sales, profits, payrolls under pressure. dreary new economic trend reports from sageworks and adp are mirroring last week’s dismal findings from intuit, surepayroll and the u.s. bureau of labor statistics. adp’s monthly payroll survey shows american business added a paltry … continued
little or no good news. the numbers may vary, but surepayroll and intuit seem to agree that the state of the economy for small businesses and small business workers is, at best, weak. “small business hiring continued at the same … continued
sure, the current generation of accounting firm owners faces a crisis in finding the people for succession. but that issue pales in comparison to the problem we have today, right now, with the gap between the generations seen in clients … continued
finance professionals encouraged by economic rebound. the accounting and finance employee confidence index, a measure of overall confidence among u.s. accounting and finance workers, increased 2.7 points to 53.3 in the second quarter of 2010, according to the mergis group, … continued