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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The percentage of women partners fell to 19%, according to the most recent AICPA supply and demand survey. This is down from 210/0 in 2011. Women represent [...]

In mid-2008, accounting ranked as one of the top five most recession-proof professions in a Jobfox report ('Top 20 Most Recession-Proof Professions,' http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/07/14/idUS102886+14-Jul-2008+PRN20080714). But between June 2008 and June 2009, [...]

Hiring the right people is the lifeblood of most organisations, but getting it wrong can be costly. The war for talent is fierce, and growing businesses and organisations need a [...]

A survey of UK's accounting industry found that salaries are starting to increase, and that employers are giving more importance to employee retention. It was found that accountants in London and the South East earn an average of 48,000 pounds sterling but large corporations pay as much as 55,000 pounds sterling. Other key findings of the survey are presented.

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Women's Leadership Programme was designed to address the disparity of the representation of women as partners in their UK workforce. Male sponsors guided the participants under the program and it had the goal of raising the gender intelligence of the senior sponsors.

The South African accounting profession is facing challenges regarding skills shortage and the implementation of the new Companies Act, which requires audited financial statements. The industry is also seeing demographical imbalance and concerns on the accounting institutes' membership and accounting qualification. Academics and liability issues are also discussed.

A study was conducted to examine the relationship between continuing professional education (CPE) and financial performance of public accounting firms. Findings indicate that external professional training of partners in big-sized firms and external professional training of assistants in small-sized firms are positively related to financial performance.

The issue of promoting inclusiveness through the setting up of internal networks or forums for groups in organizations that were earlier excluded, though a positive step can raise resentment on being perceived as positive discrimination.

Byline: Alex Blyth international A shortage of skilled finance staff in the UK is forcing companies to look further afield to find new talent words alex blyth illustration david lyttleton [...]

With the end of the year only weeks away, many readers are preparing to conduct performance appraisal interviews. Appraisals are just one part of an overall process that covers everything [...]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Sound ergonomics makes economic sense. The goal of ergonomics is to boost productivity by increasing employee performance and comfort and reducing injuries and errors. CPA firms that [...]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * A company's staff positions involve many human resources (HR) functions that CPA firms can provide relatively easily. Many firms already assist in traditional areas such as payroll [...]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Porter Keadle Moore LLP established a comprehensive campus recruiting presence on eight college campuses to recruit hires directly from schools. That way it can train staff in [...]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Small practices have to do more to attract and retain the talent they need to handle client services, work toward succession, increase firm value and effectively compete [...]

It was a classic career path, but with a twist: after spending six years at a midsize CPA firm, John Doherty left to become the controller of a regional bank. [...]

The return to work issue, for women accountants, is examined. The need for companies to adopt maternity leave policy, to lure the employees back to work, is discussed.

The reasons behind the issue of skill shortage of young Australian accountants are examined. The employment prospects of older professionals are discussed.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * THE PARTNERS AT VITALE CATURANO & CO. (VCC) have listened carefully to what employees and potential hires say matters to them in the workplace--growth, intellectually stimulating and [...]

Take this simple test. Rank these items from most to least important to the accounting profession: increased competition, rising prices, regulation, personnel issues and corporate scandals. Did you put personnel [...]

IN A 2003 IIA GLOBAL AUDITing Information Network flash survey that asked auditors how important human resources (HR) audit projects were in their overall audit plan, 36 percent of the [...]

This paper studies the relationship between auditor human capital and audit firm survival. Specifically, the effects are investigated of the human capital of auditors on the survival chances of newly established audit firms. Human capital is analyzed both at the time of entry of a new audit firm and during the lifetime of an audit firm. The data set contains 1693 firms that entered into the Dutch audit market in the period 1930-1992. To analyze the data, the technique of event history analysis is applied. There are two key results of the study. First, a higher level of education of the firm's auditors, both at founding and during the lifetime of an audit firm, generally increases audit firm performance. Second, the effects of experience at founding and experience during the lifetime of an audit firm vary considerably. Higher levels of experience at founding have a positive influence on audit firm performance. However, higher levels of experience during the lifetime of an audit firm, i.e., the aging of the firm's auditors, have a negative effect on firm performance.

The dreaded alert "We've got a problem" applies in more realms than NASA command control. For the CPA profession it pertains to a looming predicament: finding and developing strong entrepreneurial [...]

150 jobs will be created through a national accountancy apprenticeship programme, which allows applicants to work and earn while they learn. The Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI) apprenticeship is a funded, [...]

The Institute has launched a dedicated webpage providing guidance to members on the UK Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in [...]

Deloitte is unable to keep pace with its rivals- in terms of revenue and clients. The differences between management and leadership in its Melbourne and Sydney offices have resulted in the exit of many prized auditors and staff. The big three auditor firms are PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG and Ernst & Young.

Dante Kellerman has been promoted to senior talent adviser in Hogan Taylor's human resources department in Little Rock. Kellerman has more than five years of experience in the human resources [...]

Gary Shamis, managing director SS&G Financial Services, in Cleveland, says, 'Many times over the years in presentations I've done I've asked, 'How many of you out there have partners? Leave [...]

Accounting firms are adopting new ideas to attract and retain the talent they need since the success of an accounting practice depends on the performance of its people. The most important technique to attract, retain and motivate staff is providing career development opportunity.

The CPA Journal: What is the key to a successful firm retreat? Fred E. Shapss: Using an outside facilitator. Without an independent person to lead the process. the discussion isn't [...]

The success of most accounting firm succession plans rests on the firms ability to develop young talent into owners capable of buying out retiring partners and carrying the firm into [...]

For tens of thousands of people (myself included) Arthur Andersen was the Grinch this past year. But even though I lost a job I'd had at Andersen for 14 years, […]

Organizational change in US accounting firms is analyzed. The influence of work groups upon organizational learning is also examined.