the main example that really stood out as the major indicator of a need for each future leader to be able to “convert” new business is showcased below and was repeated many times in various different ways. read more →
like it or not, the 21st-century accountant is in the relationship-building business. 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.
our fourth “c,” conversion, has flirted with being the top answer from respondents in the passport to partnership study and has featured in over 80 percent of all firms interviewed as to what makes a senior manager stand out as a potential partner. read more →
payroll hit a new high in hours worked even as hourly wages continue to slide, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. for payroll staff, numbers and hours are up at about the same rate that wages are down. meanwhile, women keep making huge gains.
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.
average hourly wages for key segments.
typical hours worked per week, and
trends concerning women in the accounting workforce.
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.
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. read more →
question: i have a key staff person who does not like supervising people. he says he can do everything faster and better than anyone else and doesn’t want to take the time to teach someone who, he says, won’t do it as well. he is a workhorse and spends anywhere from 50 to 60 hours a week all year round. what do i do?
i’ve had the benefit of meeting, speaking and observing hundreds of very successful and unsuccessful partners over the last two decades and there is indeed a set of differentiating factors that set a partner apart from the chasing pack.
ultimately, when we have to interact with clients, subordinates, superiors or peers, the questions are always the same: who do i need to deliver this information to and what approach would they respond most favorably to?
want to work 4.2 percent longer but make 8.2 percent less? no? then you probably should avoid a payroll staff position, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.
women continue to make gains, even hitting double digits in one sector.
the tax and accounting industry’s latest gains mark the 41st month in a row of year-over-year employment expansion, the longest continuous growth streak since the 45-month period that ended october 2008 with the global banking collapse. before that, the longest uninterrupted expansion lasted 93 months, ending september 2001 with the attacks of 9/11.
among those firms expanding their rosters, they’re hiring at the five-person magid stroud accountancy corp., near san francisco.
magid stroud principal sandy magid tells 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 he’s “seeking qualified applicants, one a seasoned tax-oriented manager and the other a semi-senior.” magid will even kick in a “contribution to your favorite charity if you refer someone whom we hire.”
he adds, “we emphasize a team approach to all projects, provide a lot of life-work balance, and provide individually based continuing education.”
they’re hiring in grand rapids, mich. administrative assistant stephanie noeldner tells 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 that 15-person baker holtz is looking for new people. “i have a job that challenges me and i enjoy,” noeldner says. “i love the people i work with and i work for an amazing company that appreciates their employees.”
and they’re hiring in ridgeland, miss. at 30-person matthews cutrer & lindsay, audit manager shannon adams says, “i’ve been with my company since i graduated college. the top management at my company has been actively involved in helping me succeed in my goals and has given me the support i need. my firm appreciates its employees and values them and their families.”
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.
– average hourly wages for key segments.
– typical hours worked per week, and
– trends concerning women in the accounting workforce.