Between HBO’s Silicon Valley, news of tech startups going public at premium valuations, and the allure of all-inclusive corporate campuses, the tech industry has never been hotter. For accountants, opportunities in the sector promise a mix of enjoyable work environments, significant growth prospects, and a change into something more dynamic than traditional public accounting.

Amid a slowing global economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the U.S. added a lackluster 142,000 jobs in September, including 5,400 in accounting and bookkeeping services, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 5.1 percent.

Grant Thornton has rolled out a new benefit enhancement that will allow the firm’s employees to take time off as needed to meet their individual needs instead of a predetermined set of paid time off days.

Intuit’s monthly Small Business Indexes indicated small business employment remained unchanged in September, with employees paid slightly more while working slightly less throughout the month.

Paychex reported some softening in employment growth among small businesses last month.

Private sector employment increased by 200,000 in September, according to payroll giant ADP, in another sign of an improving economy, albeit with some negative indicators.

Micro-manage or let go?

Leaders of the accounting profession discuss its biggest nightmares

Discussing the different generations’ approaches to evaluation

As the Baby Boomer generation ages and faces the prospect of needing to hire caregivers, accountants are increasingly being called upon to help families sort out the tax issues associated with hired domestic help.

Teamwork is a concept that is thrown around loosely in the accounting profession. We all want it and expect it, until we worry if we are billing enough hours.

Between legislative changes and proposed rules and guidance issued by government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels, business owners have a lot of red tape to navigate and understand.

This week happens to be National Payroll Week, so it’s a good time to sort through some of the misconceptions and lingering questions about payroll that accountants may be hearing from their business clients.

The pace of new hiring for accounting and finance jobs is expected to hit its highest level this year during the fourth quarter within certain markets, according to a new report.

Leaders in the profession share their success (or lack thereof) in attaining work-life balance

Salaries for accountants are expected to increase next year by an average of 2.4 percent, according to a 2016 Salary Guide released Tuesday by the recruiting firm Accounting Principals.

Another 173,000 jobs were added by employers in August, including 3,100 in accounting and bookkeeping services, sending the unemployment rate down two-tenths of a point to 5.1 percent.

Chris Rush of ADP discusses how firms should fill the open positions on their staff, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Andrea Parness of A Parness Company CPA explains how her practice turned into a women-only firm staffed exclusively by females, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Average starting salaries in accounting and finance are expected to rise 4.7 percent next year, according to a new salary guide from the staffing company Robert Half.