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Myriad articles have been written about accounting's pipeline problem over the past couple of years, but for firms and finance departments, the story can be summarized in one sentence: To [...]

Former director at PwC and British Airways Michael Doolin has 36 years of experience in HR. He shares his advice for job-seekers who have been laid off and are interviewing [...]

KPMG has announced a reduction of approximately 330 positions from its US audit practice, representing nearly 4% of its 9,000-person audit workforce, as the firm grapples with historically low employee [...]

Who'd have thought too much L&D would be a bad thing? That's the question on the minds of many employees at EY after a recent wave of dismissals within the [...]

Deloitte UK has today announced a new policy of (https://www.deloitte.com/uk/en/careers/discover-deloitte/agile-working.html) 26 weeks' fully paid family leave* for all its new parents, which will come into effect on 1 January 2025. [...]

The world of work has undergone a seismic shift in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the rise of remote and hybrid working models challenging traditional office-centric approaches. As [...]

IN BRIEF For years, the public accounting sector has been characterized by high employee turnover. In the past few decades, public accounting firms have implemented work-life balance practices as part [...]

PwC offered UK buyout packages and directed staff on how to communicate their exits. The buyout program was not officially communicated firm-wide and it came with messaging rules. The buyout [...]

This understanding drives EYs strategic emphasis on developing key competencies within their workforce, particularly in areas such as technology, artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and sustainability. This dedication ensures that [...]

In response to a persistent slowdown in client demand, PwC has made the decision to delay promotions in its graduate program. The move comes as the consulting industry faces the [...]

IN BRIEF There are two paradigm shifts affecting businesses today. These two shifts are diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns. This article focuses [...]

It is widely understood that job stress can lower job satisfaction and performance while increasing feelings of stress and burnout. This is especially true in public accounting--a profession notorious for [...]

As the incoming Managing Partner at PwC Ireland, Enda McDonagh is busy preparing to take over in his new role from 1 July. Although still 'very much in the transition [...]

In the precise and structured realm of accounting, the topic of mental health is often an overlooked narrative. Behind the precision of financial statements and the clarity of audits, accountants [...]

Switching from remote to hybrid working brings with it challenges accounting firms have not had to deal with before. Here is how five firms are tackling these challenges. Two years [...]

Just as the number of young students entering the profession has been shrinking, increasing numbers of older CPAs have been leaving due to forced retirement. Programs that expand diversity, equity, [...]

Previous research has established that women suffer from the impacts of the 'gender gap' in the middle to late stages of their career. This gender gap manifests itself as reduced [...]

Many CPA firms are losing more than 25% of their staff each year, which is more than double the national average (Carolyn Kmet, 'CPAs: Why They Leave, Where They Go,' [...]

There has been a gradual sea-change in the role of the people manager over the last few decades, but it has taken a global pandemic to catapult us into a [...]

A coaching student, who is also the owner of a small accounting firm, came to the author with a problem. The firm could not retain its first few staff members, [...]

Building a team with diverse backgrounds, experience, and skills is essential to fostering rich conversations and thoughtful decision making. This is why pursuing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a [...]

Why has human capital become such a hot topic of conversation? Some will say that this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Others will argue that human capital has always [...]

Accountancy practices should seek to counteract spates of resignations through non-traditional retention methods and more effective articulation of their employee offerings, according to senior industry sources. 'Now more than ever, [...]

The accounting profession is well aware of the need to attract and retain new accounting professionals. The AICPA's 2021 Trends: A Report on Accounting Education, the CPA Exam and Public [...]

People are what drive and sustain your business. Without a solid and engaged team of employees, no business can thrive-no matter how lofty its mission statement. In the accounting and [...]

The detrimental impact of the pandemic and successive lockdowns on the labour market are well documented. Just as with the 2008 financial crisis the most pronounced effects are upon young [...]

Everyone is looking ahead to how the workplace is going to look. What exactly will change? And what does this mean for accountants? It's pretty certain that a key part [...]

BDO has furloughed 470 first-year trainees and 230 support staff in a bid to mitigate the financial impact of coronavirus. The firm's partners will also have quarterly dividend payments frozen [...]

Companies across the accountancy field are currently working more efficiently, with some suggesting they may continue to working from home after the government's restrictions are lifted. 'The staff have been [...]

[embedded content] Financial insecurity looks different from person to person, but work-related stresses can exacerbate those insecurities. Research conducted by (https://www.caba.org.uk/) CABA, the charity supporting the wellbeing of ICAEW chartered [...]

The accounting profession has a long and respectable history, and has made important contributions to business, commerce, and economies for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The accounting profession can [...]

NORTH LITTLE ROCK / EMPLOYEES: 27 | INDUSTRY: TRANSPORTATION American Truck and Rail Audits (AMTR) is the nation's premier provider of after-payment freight auditing services and has worked to foster [...]

As president and CEO of the Indiana CPA Society, Courtney Kincaid spends a lot of time promoting the merits of an accounting career. 'It's a great profession and it offers [...]

The accounting profession must be understanding and sensitive to the changing landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Frankly, we can--as individuals and as firms--do more. We [...]

In my time working in accountancy I have worked for listed companies, non-governmental organisations, private companies and the largest accounting firms in the world. I have been recruited by and [...]

As campaigns around mental health continuously increase, the role of firms in supporting wellbeing, particularly within the accountancy sector, has more than ever been challenged. Although there is no denial [...]

Assessment of partner performance in any professional services firm is inextricably linked with a firm's remuneration model. In firms which operate lockstep remuneration systems (where financial reward is dependent on [...]

The long-term viability of accounting firms depends on providing a path to partnership that is affordable for new partners and not too costly for current owners. Firms that fail to [...]

Not that long ago, we were all clear on our plans. Our strategies were set, with events and meetings scheduled in the diversity and inclusion calendar for the year ahead. [...]