Recruiting

Employment in the private sector rose by 130,000 jobs from September to October, according to payroll giant ADP’s monthly National Employment Report, as the economy contended with uncertainty from the government shutdown.

Krista McMasters, former CEO of Clifton Gunderson and currently CEO of McMasters Consulting, discusses how female accountants can advance at their firms, in an interview with managing editor Tamika Cody at Accounting Today's Growth & Profitability Summit in Orlando.

The career outlook for women in finance and accounting has improved in the last 10 years, according to a new survey of CFOs by the staffing company Robert Half.

SurePayroll Inc., a provider of online payroll services to small businesses, has found that optimism among small business owners has fallen to 59 percent, after being as high as 72 percent in the prior month, amid concerns about health care reform and the government shutdown.

Private sector employment rose by 166,000 jobs in September, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll giant ADP, indicating a continuing slowdown in recent months in job gains across the still fragile economy.

Being picky with new staff and new clients

Managers in accounting, finance and IT are looking to strengthen their hiring plans for the rest of the year, according to a new hiring forecast from recruiting company Brilliant.

Jackie Oneto, the first female managing partner at Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, sat down with Accounting Today to discuss the main hurdle hindering women in attaining leadership roles in the profession, and how to block out the background noise of people who say that they can’t conquer their goals.

The classic career path from staff accountant to CFO is coming to an end, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.

The way I see it, there’s never been a better time to pursue a career in the public accounting and auditing profession.

Accounting Today has chosen its list of the Best Firms to Work For in 2013.

Top business executives who are also CPAs are raising their expectations for hiring in the coming year, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

People of diverse backgrounds are hiding their authentic selves at work, to the detriment of productivity and sense of self, according to a new study.

Private sector employers added 176,000 jobs from July to August, with job gains once again broadly distributed across industries, according to payroll giant ADP.

As a business grows, tax issues become more complex and absolutely critical. Growing companies cannot get tied down and caught up by tax penalties that could have been avoided with simple due diligence.

Tomorrow's leaders speak out on the state of the profession today

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Three different generations offer advice to each other

Great partners make great firms

Top finance executives gave the economy its highest score in five years and were significantly more confident about economic growth in 2013 compared to last year, according to a new survey that found more of them indicated their companies are expanding globally.