talent & career development

four ways to propel new cpas into growing your firm

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young businesswoman talking to her client and using tabletpractice makes progress.

by sarah johnson dobek
inovautus consulting

it’s no secret most accounting firms are facing partner succession and will continue to do so for years to come. the most common area of concern is how to involve new cpas in your firm’s growth activities.

more: five better ways to say no | six ways to engage young managers, staff in firm growth | the right dna for growth | how crisis illuminates your biz dev skills | business development and sales aren’t scary
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the short solution is young staff members should be involved in anything that will help them learn the business and develop the skills they need to lead one day, whether that means the partner track or some other role. it’s never too early to start. in fact, immersion should be expected from the first day they walk into the firm.

here are four instant and easy ways to get your young people involved in the business:

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cpa hiring rises as number of new grads continues to decline

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plus: where the new entry-level jobs are.

source: ideps, aicpa

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the accounting industry has long worried about the gradual disappearance of the profession – not for lack of need, but for lack of professionals.

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let’s face it – accounting isn’t especially attractive to college students. it has a reputation for being dull, and anyone who has talked with experienced practitioners knows that a job can require long hours.

and then there are the extra hours of study required to pass the cpa exam. and then there are the years of work (and relatively low pay) required to really learn accountancy. and then there’s the cpe needed – official and un – just to keep up with changing rules and regs.

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when an employee’s growth has gaps

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older man and younger man in meetingwhere did all that experience go?

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

we hired sam out of school and he worked for us for two and a half years and then we split up our firm. this was ages ago and sy and i left our third partner to form our new firm on jan. 1.

more: my first trainee | the growing pains of a small firm | giving clients the best you’ve got | why map programs are essential | how to become a specialist | secrets in specialties | making sure the son got proper credit | yes, shirt logos can matter | 10 more reasons cpas quit public accounting | family trees of clients | preparing for the worst (thanks to my wife)
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however, there is a valuable lesson here and i think it is worth sharing. it changed the way we hired staff.
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martin bissett: private equity shakes up u.k. firms

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martin bissett argues professionals must think like the business owners they are.

the disruptors
with liz farr for 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

to win the staffing wars, you must develop a talent pipeline, globe-trotting practice advisor martin bissett tells liz farr in this exclusive interview.

the firms winning in recruiting and retention are using a portfolio approach to nurture prospects who might be ready to join the firm at some point in the future, a world-renowned sales and marketing consultant, a long-time contributor at 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间, and, most recently, the co-host of the uk-based accounting influencers podcast.

more videos and podcasts: brannon poe: the status quo must go | private equity vs. the cpa firm partnership | the fintech flood: accounting will never be the same | the disruptors: re-inventing accounting with tyler anderson |  the disruptors: how to scale with new padgett coo amanda aguillard | eat that frog: asking for a prospect meeting | growing revenue through client service | lease accounting is about to get very real | google ads for new tax season clients | exclusive: eisner ceo charly weinstein explains the private equity deal  | flash briefing: a “call to arms” after private equity deal | four ways to beat the staffing shortage, with pasha malik

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more take-aways and transcript from martin bissett:

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my first trainee

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leads to new opportunities.confident businessman analyzing chart and explaining it to co-worker

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

i was fortunate early on in my career that i had a boss who gave me responsibility to supervise. on some level i was not really instructed how to supervise, but was told i could use the new person to help me get my work done.

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this was precipitated by an email i received from the first person ever i supervised. i had not spoken to him since working with him in 1968. he emailed me because he read one of my columns and just wanted to say hello. i remembered him and then i recalled how i got started training him – he was the first person i trained.
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from senior to manager in 12 quick questions

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what it takes to get promoted.

by marc rosenberg
the rosenberg practice management library

cpa firms have many different titles or positions.

more: making partner: the essential metrics | what makes a partner | want to be a partner? meet these 17 expectations | five reasons not to make someone a partner | yes, you need another partner | six big mistakes in succession planning | what a firm needs from its leaders
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today, we’ll address the most common:

  • staff
  • senior
  • manager

i often use the term “staff” to refer to anyone who is not at the partner level. this is different from a “staff-level” associate, who typically has only a few years or less of experience in public accounting. but exactly what does it take to advance from staff to senior and from senior to manager?
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nine biz-dev metrics for making partner

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businesswoman in wheelchair meeting with potential clientto build a book of business, you need to master “conversion.”

by martin bissett
passport to partnership

like it or not, the 21st-century accountant is in the relationship-building business.

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when a qualified accountant learns the art of developing those relationships in such a way as they empower the practice to be able to forecast its new fee income each year, the accountant becomes a profit center and their value to the firm increases tenfold.

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cpa roi doa: why the next-gen accountant won’t be a cpa

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extinction ahead: the next generation of would-be cpa could be one of the last.

it doesn’t add up: college students doing the math say the cpa exam is too tough (54%) and too time-consuming (54%). (icpas)

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is the cpa profession doomed to die out?

it’s too soon to say, but the signs aren’t good. the need for public accountants is bound to continue, but will there be accountants to fill that need? it’s already hard to find qualified, certified professionals, and a peek in the pipeline shows no improvement.

related: matt wilkinson: think small to think big | how to communicate your value  | payroll services rocket with u.s. economy | internal communication can’t be overlooked | top issues: talent, time, and transformation |  the disruptors: re-inventing accounting with tyler anderson |  making partner: the essential metrics |  stop complaining and start innovating |  staff retention for remote workers | 4 top communication habits  | how to measure partner potential  | staffing shortage cripples growth at 40% of firms | is it time to outsource?

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the aicpa has been warning us about this trend for several years. the aicpa trends report of 2019 saw bachelor’s, master’s and ph.d. accounting enrollments down four percent, six percent and 23 percent from the already low levels of 2018. meanwhile, the illinois cpa society reports that less than half of all accounting graduates even bother sitting for the cpa exam.

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how to communicate your value

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confident businessman turning away from desk and smilingbonus: exercises to define your worth and tell the world.

by martin bissett
passport to partnership

an advisor is trusted when they can show that they

  • took responsibility for their end of the bargain in the client engagement,
  • educated the client of their responsibilities,
  • offered prompting and assistance throughout but then allowed the client to ultimately govern themselves in terms of following through on their commitments.

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this then empowers the advisor to make a commercial decision when the client now faces the consequences, as to whether they want to communicate even more assistance to make things all better for the clients and gain huge appreciation and emotional capital.
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internal communication can’t be overlooked

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businesspeople in business fightingbonus checklist: five questions to evaluate yourself.

by martin bissett
passport to partnership

the passport to partnership study collated a number of responses in a conversational style. several examples really stood out as the first steps in effective communication:

more: 4 top communication habits | the seven levels of communication management | make firm culture work for you | sailing the seven c’s to partner | you can’t land your next client without this
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would we put this person in front of a client?
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top issues for 2022: talent, time, and transformation

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businessman pressing a "future" concept buttonplanning today for still being in business 10 years from now.

submitted by the center for accounting transformation
improvetheworld.net

the center for accounting transformation’s public accounting advisory board met last quarter to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the public accounting industry.

the strongest themes revealed during the meeting is that there simply aren’t enough accountants to handle the growing workloads; innovation and automation must be implemented faster to streamline processes and free up accountants to increase advisory services; and time, as the scarcest of resources, is the primary commodity for any professional, but is especially true for accountants.

during the discussion, board members considered causes and possible solutions, which firms can use to guide several strategic decisions in 2022. read more →

the disruptors: re-inventing accounting with tyler anderson

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with liz farr

with accounting talent so scarce, tax and accounting firms may be surprised to find untapped talents within their current staff, according to tyler anderson, partner and director of a&a innovation at accountability plus.

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