Billy Beane, vice president and general manager of the Oakland A’s, the keynote speaker at the recent Winning Is Everything Conference, explained how mathematics is transforming America’s pastime. Yes, I said mathematics.

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul will continue to face a competitive job market for finance and accounting professionals this year, according to a new study.

Fortune magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" included several accounting firms and software developers.

AccountantsWorld introduced two fixed-fee options for its Payroll Relief software.

ADP's Taxware division has released ADP Outsourced Sales Tax Service, a system that calculates sales and use taxes, completes forms, and transfers funds to state and local governments.

KPMG has created a Web portal with accounting and business resources for university professors.

New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Education plans to begin offering a new certificate in not-for-profit accounting and governmental reporting.

Ernst & Young has been holding a conference in New York this week to attract ethnically diverse college students to the tax profession.

Payroll processor Paychex has introduced a debit card that offers a way for a business client's employees to access their flexible spending account funds.

Want to know how to encourage younger people to stay at your firm?Re-assess their supervisory relationships.

Few firms are willing to do what it takes to attract the best and brightest talent. How many CPA partners have a son or daughter in public accounting? If you can't make the profession attractive to your own children, how can you sell it to their peers?Today's workforce is not as complex as some may think. In fact, most employees are merely looking for the basics: challenging assignments, opportunities to grow as professionals, authentic work/life balance and economic rewards.

Private sector employment increased by 40,000 in December, according to figures released by payroll processor ADP.

Spurred by revenue increases in its payroll and human resources units, payroll and benefits outsourcing provider Paychex Inc. posted an 11 percent rise in second quarter profits, to $147.1 million for the period ended Nov. 30.

'So, what do you use?" That was one of the frequently asked questions floating around Sage Summit, the recent annual customer conference organized by Sage Software.More than 2,200 attendees met here to discuss and dig deeper into their systems of choice, learn about other offerings in the company's portfolio and, of course, network.

PayCycle introduced the latest version of its payroll service, PayCycle 2008, which now integrates with Sage Software's Peachtree accounting software.

Hiring activity in accounting and finance is expected to remain at its current pace in the first quarter of 2008, according to a newly released survey of CFOs.

Private sector employment increased by 189,000 in November, according to a report by payroll processor ADP, which sent stocks sharply higher on Wednesday.

A survey of accounting industry leaders from around the world found overwhelming support for convergence of accounting standards.

Nearly 80 percent of employers are paying higher salaries to recruit and retain their key accounting and finance staff, according to a new report.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board plans to explain the deficiencies it found in its recent inspections of smaller auditing firms during an upcoming webcast.