Approximately one-third (32 percent) of CFOs in a recent survey believe they would be more productive if their employees had greater autonomy at work.

Wages grew slightly in the fourth quarter, particularly for people who switched jobs, according to a new report from payroll giant ADP.

Deloitte LLP made a historic move this week, naming Cathy Engelbert as the first female CEO of a Big Four accounting firm.

Although many corporate tax and accounting departments are preparing for the March deadline, mistakes related to tax and accounting cost U.S. businesses billions each year.

Deloitte hosted Olympic figure-skating champion Evan Lysacek and Paralympic swimming champ Brad Snyder at New York University as part of the firm’s campus recruiting efforts, telling students inspiring stories about how they overcame obstacles to win gold medals in their sports.

Private sector employers added a healthy 213,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, even though small businesses and some industry sectors slowed their hiring pace.

Spending a morning with 17 young firm employees

Average paycheck size and cash on hand rose at small businesses in January, according to payroll service provider SurePayroll.

Louis Plung, managing partner of Louis Plung & Company LLP, believes in serving the community in which he lives and works.

WithumSmith+Brown can always be counted on to release a fun video every year to coincide with their annual State of the Firm celebration, and this year the firm pulled out all the stops.

Harriet Greenberg and Kim Dula of Friedman LLP encourage female CPAs to ask for what they want as it relates to their career growth, in an interview with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody. Greenberg was recently promoted to co-managing partner at Friedman after this video was shot.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 252,000 in December, and the unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point to 5.6 percent. While job gains occurred in professional and business services, along with other industries such as construction, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing, December's job losses in accounting and bookkeeping offset the gains in November.

Accounting and finance professionals who switched jobs last year saw an average salary increase of 13.24 percent, according to a new survey.

Employment and pay at small businesses continued to grow in December, although the number of hours worked by small business employees declined slightly last month, according to QuickBooks maker Intuit.

The House of Representatives passed the first piece of legislation of the 114th Congress on Wednesday, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (H.R. 22), with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Employers in the private sector boosted their workforce by 241,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, in a further indication of an improving economy.

The pace of small business employment growth slowed in December, according to payroll giant Paychex and the research firm IHS, but remains in positive territory.

Even as salaries rise, so do expectations

More companies are reporting an increased number of open accounting, finance and information technology positions, according to a new study.

Patricia Cummings, the co-managing partner of Citrin Cooperman's New York office, discusses how accounting firms should use diversity initiatives to enable more women and minority accountants to be hired and advance through the ranks, in an interview with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody.