Sizing up the job market in the accounting profession

Consolidation in the accounting industry has resulted in more accounting firms juggling multiple locations. Maureen Schwartz, executive director of BKR International, provides a top 10 list of challenges as well as guidance for multiple-office practice management.

Businesses are facing a significant shortage of accounting and finance professionals who have data analytics skills, according to a new report.

Ernst & Young has increased its paid parental leave policy for new parents to 16 weeks, up from 12 weeks, starting in July.

Thomson Reuters has added content to its Checkpoint Catalyst tax research system focusing on the taxation of real estate investment trusts and their shareholders.

Staffing and HR services company Randstad US has released its annual salary guides, including one for the finance and accounting sector.

According to a recent study from the global consulting firm Protiviti and the Economic Crime and Justice Studies Department at Utica College, companies are ill-prepared to prevent corporate fraud or conduct investigations, thereby creating a significant potential liability.

Employment rose by 215,000 in March, including 500 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, although the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Accounting firms come across noncompete agreements in several different contexts: in the valuation of a company when purchased by a client, in divorce litigation and as part of the employment agreement in the accounting firm itself.

Employees at this Ohio firm know exactly where they’re going

Private sector employers added 200,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, although job losses continued in some sectors of the economy.

Paychex saw an increase in job growth at small businesses during the first quarter of the year.

PricewaterhouseCoopers had a big, expensive problem. Turnover, especially among younger employees, was "dreadful," says Carol Sawdye, the company’s vice chairman and chief financial officer.

Aldor Delp of ADP discusses the regulatory compliance requirements involved in recruiting talent, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

Aldor Delp of ADP talks about how firms can retain the best employees and deal with succession planning, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Aldor Delp of ADP discusses how accounting firms can attract the best talent at a competitive time in the labor market, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

Avoid wasting both your time and your candidate’s time the next time you decide to hire an accountant. It’s easier than you might think and starts with developing a clear, focused and well written job description.

Employment increased by a healthy 242,000 jobs in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although only 100 jobs were added in accounting and bookkeeping services.

Millennials have a very different set of priorities when deciding where they want to work than previous generations. Employers need to ensure they are tailoring their organizations in order to find and keep millennial talent. Here are some suggestions from Henner Schliebs, VP and head of finance audience marketing at SAP.

Make sure your staff is equipped with “soft skills.”