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CFOs who are hiring accounting and finance staff are looking beyond accounting skills, according to a new survey.

ConvergenceCoaching co-founder and partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about how female accountants can position themselves better for a promotion at their firms.

ConvergenceCoaching co-founder and partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about why women need to have the courage to speak up about their concerns about work/life issues such as child care at their firms.

The unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point to 7.5 percent, the lowest rate in five years, as employers added 165,000 jobs in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Index above 15,000 points.

Bill.com has hired former Intuit customer insights leader Julie Lubetkin as vice president of its accountant channel.

Small business employment in the U.S. increased in April, according to figures from Intuit, while average compensation and the hours worked decreased.

Private sector employers added only 119,000 jobs in April, according to payroll giant ADP, indicating a slowdown in employment perhaps caused by the increase in payroll taxes and effects from the budget sequester in Washington.

Jennifer Wilson, co-founder and partner of ConvergenceCoaching, discusses with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee what's holding back women from leadership roles at major accounting firms in the context of Sheryl Sandberg's book "Lean In."

Staff from PKF Texas share their perspectives on the differences between the generations

A guide to the many ways limited liability companies can share equity with employees

When you work in a professional services firm with different locations, different practice areas and different industries (not counting different deadlines and "busy seasons"), it is quite challenging to pull everyone together and focus on one vision for your firm.

For professional services firms, competitive differentiation isn't necessarily in the products and services they offer. it's in the talent -- the high-potential and high-performing individuals -- that they're able to attract, recruit and retain, which starts with building a world-class workforce that is motivated, engaged and delivering the high-quality services clients demand.

U.S. management-level accounting and finance employees work an average of 48 hours in a standard week, while non-management staff work an average of 42 hours, according to a new report.

Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about why the way that many firms think about mentoring needs to change in today's society.

Many private businesses are planning to maintain their current staffing levels this year, according to accountants surveyed by financial information provider Sageworks.

The unemployment rate dipped a tenth of a percentage point to 7.6 percent in March, although hiring slowed to 88,000 jobs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, with 11,000 jobs added in accounting and bookkeeping services.

Month-over-month hiring declined 0.2 percent in March at small businesses and the average paycheck size fell 0.1 percent, according to payroll provider SurePayroll, but optimism among small business owners rose.

While small businesses again appear to be hiring, plans to create more jobs appear to be slackening, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.

Employment at small businesses in the U.S. grew a slight amount in March, with employees earning more money and working more hours, but revenues mostly dropping, according to Intuit.

Private sector employers added a total of 158,000 jobs in March, according to payroll giant ADP, with growth occurring across all sizes of companies and many industries such as finance, with the notable exception of construction.