Employee retention

Preliminary results of an ongoing survey suggest the types of accountants who are ready to leave the profession, and the types of firms they're leaving.

Showing a human side is a valuable tool for creating accounting workplaces people love.

The annual list recognizes the 100 top workplaces in the profession.

Kristy Short shares best practices for keeping your staff — and yourself — from burning out.

With accounting talent in short supply, many firms are paying a premium for external hires instead of promoting their internal talent.

While it might intuitively seem AI and offshoring are in direct competition, offshore talent providers report that the two have instead created powerful synergies.

Companies are desperate for ways to keep their quality of service high, even though they have smaller teams. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one possible answer.

Fifty-two percent of accountants expect their firms to shrink in headcount by 20% in the next five years, according to a report by the Indiana CPA Society.

The average annual salary for the six highest paid positions in corporate accounting is $193,722, according to data from Surgent.

Highly engaged business units achieve higher profitability and higher well-being.

What will be the role of the junior associate once AI takes over all the simple tasks that generate the experience needed for more complex ones?

The taboo around discussing and comparing accounting salaries is slowly fading.

Firms risk being left behind if they don't carefully navigate the current transformative era, experts warn.

Forward-leaning firms are increasingly turning to gamification to make accounting more attractive to young professionals.

Staff recruitment, training, retention and work conditions are neglected, but should be top areas of concern.

The window for participating in Accounting Today and Best Companies Group's annual ranking will close May 9.

Millennials and Gen Z are increasingly populating the accounting workplace, bringing different expectations, work styles and technological proficiencies.

How about an entrepreneurial path that puts you in an environment where you can be strategic and innovative for the good of the firm?

Is this a fantasy situation, a made-up story or the reality in your firm?

With technology, automation and AI transforming the accounting and advisory sector, so-called soft skills are more essential than ever for professionals.