pay & compensation

what staffing shortage?

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demand for new hires shows signs of weakening.

by beth bellor

high-quality tax, accounting, and finance talent remain in high demand, with about 33% of companies reporting open positions, according to a new study that also forecasts strong hiring demand over the next 12 months.

more on jobs: payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry | hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate | hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies | tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | salary survey: top skills getting top pay
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“more than one-third of the human resources professionals and hiring managers who participated in the q4 2019 hiring forecast survey reported unfilled jobs in accounting and finance,” according to sagar pandya, cpa, vp of operations at brilliant. “this number is lower than last quarter and lower than any other quarter in the past year.”
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map survey: when bigger isn’t better

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how small firms profits stack up against larger firms in profitability.

by charles hylan
rosenberg map survey

while being a large firm doesn’t guarantee higher profits, data published in the new rosenberg survey shows larger firms tend to be more profitable than smaller firms.

in the infographic below, you’ll find the correlation between the size of a firm, in terms of net fees, and the corresponding profit as measured by income per equity partner.

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three steps to giving a raise

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man putting dollars into suit pocketif employees leave, find out if money is why.

by barry j. friedman, cpa
industrynewsletters

if you run a business with employees, you have at some point wondered how you should compensate them for good work. it’s actually a much trickier task than people realize.

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you have to take into account employee morale, employee performance and market averages. to get a fuller picture of how to fairly distribute raises to your employees, keep reading.
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payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry

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“the opportunities for cpa firms only increase.”

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by beth bellor

“it’s a good time to be a cpa,” says brian esko, and – with some notable exceptions – it’s hard to disagree.

the managing director and executive recruiter at parker & lynch and ajilon search points to an unemployment rate of roughly 1.5 percent for accounting, almost 300,000 new jobs created over the last 12 months and wages rising at roughly 3 percent annually.

more on jobs: hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate | hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting | charts: tax & accounting among biggest jobs creators in u.s.
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esko

“for a cpa, there are more opportunities than ever in the market and companies are doing a better job of rewarding and retaining their people through compensation increases and internal growth opportunities,” esko says.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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the finance side of goals and compensation

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man counting $100 bills into three pilesremember the “one firm” concept is at the core of this discussion.

by tommye barie
the succession insitute

previously we reviewed the goal-setting process, including which person or group should orchestrate which parts of it. now we will conclude the discussion by walking through the financial side of assessing goal accomplishment and how it works when considering actual firm profits.

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let’s start with some statistics from our latest succession planning survey, which we did in partnership with the aicpa’s pcps. the following tables show information regarding compensation systems, broken down by size of firm (by full-time equivalent [ftes] which includes everyone, from administrative to staff to partner): read more →

the partner comp battleground

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businesswoman holding giant dollar symbolwho decides and how, including setting and monitoring goals.

by tommye barie
the succession insitute

previously we reviewed the goal-setting process, introduced how the managing partner should orchestrate the partner goal-setting process and discussed why the goals should be based on normal expectations of any partner rather than on the exceptional performance of a specific partner. now let’s discuss who is in charge of what parts of the compensation-setting process and more.

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who’s in charge of what parts of compensation?

once the decision has been made to implement systemic changes to hold partners accountable to specific performance expectations rather just relying on everyone to put in a self-proclaimed “good day’s work,” the next battleground is how compensation is determined and who is responsible for which parts of the process.

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hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate

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payroll services, women continue to do well.

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by beth bellor

slow but steady growth is the trend for most of the accounting profession, according to the latest research from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

more on jobs: hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting | charts: tax & accounting among biggest jobs creators in u.s.
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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if you don’t eat what you kill, what do you eat?

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clearing up confusion over partner compensation in the one-firm concept. bonus: the four phases of goal-setting.

by bill reeb

we are picking up this column with the goal-setting process. after we have this discussion we can move to the next phase, which is reviewing how we would evaluate the actual performance outlined below, and how that performance assessment would impact pay, assuming the firm was on budget, over budget, or under budget.

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accountability for partners

for partners, accountability is best described as having a system in place that rewards partners for following processes and procedures, living up to their roles and responsibilities, and implementing the firm’s strategy. and on the other side, it provides sanctions when partners don’t do the above.
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3 ways to emphasize the one-firm concept

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large rocks in road… and 8 likely obstacles.

by bill reeb

in the past, we’ve written a multi-part series on partner compensation that started out discussing the following:

  1. the eat what you kill (ewyk) model of operations and how that impacts partner compensation
  2. the most common criteria used in ewyk partner compensation formulas
  3. the building a village (bav), or one-firm concept, model of operations and why partner voting has to be addressed to clear the way for changing partner compensation
  4. addressing the retirement issue and separating it from partner compensation so that you are finally positioned to create a bav partner compensation model

more bill reeb: 8 steps for a successful change process | building competency on every level | change happens: how to master it.
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based on our experience, these are all issues that need to be discussed and addressed before a firm will make the decision to move from an ewyk to a bav compensation system.
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hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting

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cpa firm staffing and wage growth signal weakness.

by beth bellor

not only are several sectors in the tax and accounting industry charting new records in employee numbers, but wages often are up as well, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.

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but key indexes are flashing signs of a decelerating expansion, possibly augering a slowdown, or even cutbacks, in the months to come.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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charts: tax & accounting among biggest jobs creators in u.s.

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also: who’s hiring, who’s not among client business sectors.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

the tax and accounting industry is adding jobs at the rate of 37,000 per year, according to the latest data available, making the profession one of the fastest growing sectors of the u.s. economy.

at the top of the jobs ranking are individual and family services, computer systems design and related services, amusements, gambling, and recreation, home health care services, and warehousing and storage.

meanwhile, if you have clients in apparel, printing and related support activities, commercial banking, department stores, electronics and appliance stores, telecommunications, sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores, the outlook is not so rosy — they’re all trimming payrolls.

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hiring surge powered by growth in payroll agencies

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tax & accounting industry adds 40,500 new jobs to hit new record.

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by beth bellor

payroll is proving to a bright spot and women are making some impressive gains in our look at employment in the accounting profession. the latest 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report also finds that tax preparation services employment spiked in march, even when seasonally adjusted.

more on jobs: tax shops bulk up for big busy season | jobs report: 43,000 new hires | tax shops cut 6,200 jobs | tax shops cut staff by 10% | benefits, perks, and incentives: the happy-packs of employee satisfaction | salary survey: top skills getting top pay

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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

typically, one respondent tells the 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 jobs report said she’s “not actively looking” for a new job, “but maybe i could be persuaded.” the reason: “not comfortable with direction firm is taking.”

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