Recruiting

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.

Staffing provider Accounting Principals has identified the top 10 cities to find a job in finance and accounting.

The Business Learning Institute has developed a career curriculum for CPAs who want to gain competencies to become leaders in their firms, along with new tools for firms to use in attracting new talent.

CFOs are feeling more confident about the U.S. economy and are planning to do more hiring, according to a new survey.

David Weiner, CEO of Microsoft Dynamics partner UXC Eclipse USA, explains how being a technology consultant has changed drastically in the last 25 years and being a VAR is more about service than software than ever.

Check out the digital edition of the August 2013 issue of Accounting Today.

Private sector employment increased in all nine U.S. Census Bureau Divisions in July, according to payroll giant ADP, with Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, California, Washington and Texas among the states demonstrating the strongest job growth last month.

Recruiting season is approaching once again for public accounting firms, which brings another round of questions that firms need to answer.

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, sending the unemployment rate down by two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.4 percent, although many of the gains were in low-wage jobs.

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Partners may leave, but business shouldn't

Accounting and finance professionals will need to have a global perspective in the years ahead, according to a new survey from Robert Half Management Resources.

Private sector employers added 200,000 jobs from June to July, with the job gains distributed across all sizes of businesses and in many industries, including professional and business services.

Coaching and consulting firm PartnersCoach has introduced a Partner-Pipeline program that provides a developmental approach to building future leaders within accounting firms.

There is no question that the most profitable firms (defined as high per partner income) in our profession have figured out that leverage and a well managed pyramid is one of the key ingredients. Why is it then that so many firms, and I would suggest the majority, are struggling with just the opposite – an upside-down or inverted pyramid where there are lots of partners and managers but few staff.

Nearly two-thirds of accounting professionals in a new poll believe the Affordable Care Act will make it less likely for businesses to hire new employees in the next year.

Carolyn Mazzenga, partner-in-charge of the High-Net Worth Individual Group at Marcum, sat down with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss who should take responsibility for the lack of female leaders in the accounting profession.

I read an article recently on AmEx OpenForum that I found profoundly disturbing. It seems that if you aren't happy in your job, you are not alone. In fact, you are in the majority!

I believe that opportunity provides an open door to a limitless future. I also believe that every young person—no matter their race, gender, orientation or disability- should be afforded the exposure to these opportunities.

Check out the digital edition of the July 2013 issue of Accounting Today.