the role of finance in adaptive and interactive learning


are you using everyone to their full potential?

by jennifer templeman
jumpstart

portrait of jennifer templeman
templeman

i believe in the power of creativity, in innovative thinking, and of play as a conduit to bring forth new ideas. and yes, and i’m a cfo who leads a team of finance professionals who focus on compliance, adherence to regulations, and perfecting the process of predicting and ensuring an outcome based on historic performance and data.

despite how at odds these two confessions may seem, they work together in a way that supports my belief that finance is a department designed to lead the culture in an organization.

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josh zweig’s liveca offers new thinking from the ground up

how does your firm define itself?

by kayleigh padar
from success to significance: the radical cpa guide

josh zweig cpa ca lpa cofounder
zweig

josh zweig is the co-founder of liveca llp, a canadian chartered accounting firm of about 40 people that is run remotely, without a traditional office building. it’s all virtual – a work anywhere business. three years ago, the entire business was just a sole proprietorship; now it is bringing in millions of dollars of revenue.

more on radicalism: our clients need us to be radical | 10 steps to start innovating | the value of new ideas | the radical road to (business) transformation | the radical cpa: always changing
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the firm’s biggest challenge is recruitment. “for smaller firms that don’t have 20 college reps to go down to every school and recruit, it becomes increasingly hard to get word out that there is an alternative here for people,” zweig said.

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pro member exclusive: all staffed up? new tax prep hiring stalls on eve of busy season

bonus: our statistical snapshot lays it out in red and green.

by beth bellor

as 2018 opens, the rate of new hiring appears to be stalling, with the rate of tax prep hiring dropping like a stone on the even of new busy season.

more on jobs: hiring and pay trends in tax & accounting | the myth of the staff shortage | what’s the profession going to do with 79,000 new accounting graduates?
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and according to the latest data from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research, women still face rising numbers everywhere they look.

profession job statistics as of january 2018

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

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment, and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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pro member exclusive: hiring and pay trends in tax & accounting

卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 finds the industry adding 12,200 new full-time permanent jobs from a year ago, hitting the 8th new consecutive monthly high.

by beth bellor

another 12,200 ftes in the accounting profession? numbers edging up over most of the board? thanks for the holiday present!

more on jobs: the myth of the staff shortage | what’s the profession going to do with 79,000 new accounting graduates? | accounting profession shows steady growth | tax & accounting salaries increase 2.8% | regional cpa firms go head-to-head with big four in talent wars | global talent wars hit home for local firms | how to set your firm apart to recruits
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卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 finds the industry’s total full-time workforce is expanding at an annualized 1.2% rate as wages advance 3.4%. but there are some notable exceptions.

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

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the profession,
  • average hourly earnings for each segment,
  • average hours worked per week by segment, and
  • trends regarding women in the accounting workforce.

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effective onboarding can boost retention

new employee smiling and placing a plant on his deskbonus checklist: onboarding from before arrival to month six.

by jon lokhorst

mr. joe employee (not his real name, but a real story) showed up for his first day of work at abc company, somewhat nervous but excited to tackle the challenges of a new position. although tired from moving halfway across the country the week before to work at this company, he was eager to get off to a good start.

more from jon lokhorst: multiply your value with strategic thinking skills
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joe found it strange that the offices in his small department were dark and quiet that monday morning. thinking his anticipation had gotten him there a bit early, he found someone in a nearby department to ask the whereabouts of his new boss and teammates. a receptionist said she would make a phone call or two while joe explored his new workspace.
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four amusing millennial myths

three young people working in an officeare you sure they’re so different?

by frank stitely

no workplace topic triggers more useless diatribes and spewed nonsense than the dreaded millennial.

more from frank stitely: the annual tax meeting is dead. clients killed it. | 3 rules for asking great tax-return questions
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know why millennials can’t afford houses? avocado toast is expensive. when millennials play monopoly, they never buy any properties. they just circle the board and pay rent. a millennial, a gen xer and a baby boomer drive to a bar. well, you know that story can’t be true. the millennial takes lyft. tweet any word from a dictionary, and you’ll offend a millennial somewhere.
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the myth of the staff shortage

new graduates hired by us cpa firms 1971-2016
new graduates hired by u.s. cpa firms, 1971-2016. (aicpa)

 

demand for new hires softens as college talent pipeline sets record.

by rick telberg
卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间

the next generation of accountants in the collegiate pipeline set a record last year and remains at that level this year, even as firms appear to be backing off on expanding headcounts with new graduates, according to new research.

more in staffing & recruiting: marketing is not just for partners anymore  |   a simple way to dissolve the generational gap | accounting profession shows steady growth | growing and developing future leaders is a two-way street |   how accountingfly is revolutionizing the way cpas are hired | the 7 experiences millennials want from your firm | the culture of continuous improvement |   the 12 reasons your staff hates your firm | what commitment means now | how good is your network?

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3 ways to keep your team members connected, engaged and energized

two businesswomen talking by office windowskills don’t develop automatically.

by angie grissom
bridging the gap

if new leaders are to come from within, then firms must succeed in retaining their team members over the long term.

more: marketing is not just for partners anymore | a simple way to dissolve the generational gap | growing, developing future leaders is a two-way street | they don’t want to be owners! | the culture of continuous improvement | a winning culture is an intentional culture | a call for change: an open letter to each generation
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this isn’t always easy but with the right tactics, current leaders can establish policies that increase engagement to reduce attrition while also building the necessary skills and attitudes for successful leadership in younger team members.

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