Career advancement

Accountants of different generations from Casey Peterson share what they think are the important attributes of great people developers.

Accounting firms are running into difficulties filling the pipeline with new accountants as they find themselves struggling to recruit talent.

A willingness to take chances helped take them to the top, female leaders in the profession say.

The accounting profession has always been plagued with high turnover, but now, on the cusp of the so-called Great Resignation, that turnover problem is about to get worse.

In the new reality, a firm must accelerate the development of its staff.

As CEO of a midsized or small CPA firm, ask yourself this tough question: “Why would someone want to be a partner in this firm?”

Our currency is what we know, along with our ability to use it to help our clients.

The Top 25 Firm establishes its presence on the East Coast; a cannabis conference for Mid-Atlantic CPAs; and more firm and personnel news from across the accounting profession.

Nearly one out of five accountants who identified as LGBTQIA left the accounting profession because of a lack of diversity, equitable treatment or inclusion, according to a recent study.

There are many qualities that make a partner and many times it is not one big thing but many small things.

Staff should have well-rounded experience for their first three or four years and then should look for an area to specialize in.

The Top 100 Firm now has an office in Lausanne, Eide Bailly names 22 partners, the Virginia Society of CPAs installs its new board, and other news from across the accounting profession.

The pandemic has only heightened the profession's risk of losing women leaders.

The pandemic has actually highlighted -- and in some cases improved -- the accounting profession's attractiveness, according to Jennifer Wilson and Tamera Loerzel of ConvergenceCoaching.

Accountants have come a long way during the pandemic — but they can go ever further.

Being a partner is a change of mindset. You are no longer just focused on your own career, but also the careers of many others.

Whenever anyone asks Danica Dilligard how long she has been with Ernst & Young, she is always tempted to answer, “Since I was 14.”

More and more, public accountants need to build their capabilities around handling data.

Leaders in the accounting profession share how they hope to be remembered.

As part of this year’s Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, “What do you hope your legacy will be?”