total industry workforce rises to 904,400 people.
april’s gain follows big jump (seasonally-adjusted) in february, with 21,500 new accountant and bookkeeper jobs, according to the u.s. bureau of labor statistics.
as busy season ebbs into memory and accounting firms start looking toward the future, top managers will be confronting a host of difficult issues.
by rick telberg
many of the most pressing issues are close to home — winning a few more big clients, nurturing succession, finding adequate capital to reinvest in the business. some other issues, however, may seem more abstract. they are, to be sure, no less real.
a host of global trends are conspiring to make this year’s retreat season just that much more complicated for accounting firm leaders.
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although workers gain confidence in the economy, more see job opportunities narrowing.
job confidence among u.s. accounting and finance workers dropped 4.0 points to 52.1 in the first quarter of 2011, according to mergis group, the sfn-owned placement agency.
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and it’s not about the money. it’s the people.
the key driver of accountants’ work happiness may not come in the form of a paycheck, but instead in a sense of accomplishment, the relationships with peers, and the daily tasks of the work.
recession sees big drop in accounting and bookkeeping employment.
by rick telberg
as headcounts in the accounting and bookkeeping industries continue to decline, a new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 analysis suggests that partners and senior managers are taking on more of the duties once handled by staffers. read more →
job confidence rises. the mergis accounting and finance employee confidence index, a measure of overall confidence among u.s. accounting and finance workers, edged up 2.2 points to 56.1 in the fourth quarter of 2010, suggesting an increased numbers of professionals … continued
but where are the jobs? companies await economic restart. starting salaries for accounting and finance professionals could eke out 1% to 3% gains next year over 2010 levels, according to the new annual salary guide from robert half, the job … continued
expect a new hiring crisis.
one in five junior staffers plan to leave their accounting firm by the end of the year, according to a startling new survey.
and, of those, about 75% plan to quit public accounting completely, significantly worse than last year’s 65% loss rate.
the data comes from the latest issue of ioma’s partner’s report (subscribe here) which reports the results of a survey of more than 2,000 employees of cpa firms, conducted as part of consulting magazine’s 2010 best firms to work for survey.
in addition, the average anticipated tenure for a junior employee is slipping — to just 3.9 years, a decline from the year-ago 4.1.
industry shows steady expansion since june. by rick telberg as the nation’s jobless rate ticked up to 9.6%, the accounting and bookkeeping industry showed a new upward trend by adding 3,700 new jobs in the latest month, according to the … continued
firms maintain headcounts 4% smaller than last year and 8% off pre-recession peak. by rick telberg while the rest of the u.s. economy shed 131,000 jobs in july, sparking fears of a double-dip recession, rosters at accounting and bookkeeping services … continued
are you ready for massive staff turnover? during challenging economic times, the relationship between employees and employers often is tested. frequently, leaders are forced to make decisions that broadly affect their workforces and alter what matters in the workplace. today’s … continued
sales, profits, payrolls under pressure. dreary new economic trend reports from sageworks and adp are mirroring last week’s dismal findings from intuit, surepayroll and the u.s. bureau of labor statistics. adp’s monthly payroll survey shows american business added a paltry … continued
sure, the current generation of accounting firm owners faces a crisis in finding the people for succession. but that issue pales in comparison to the problem we have today, right now, with the gap between the generations seen in clients … continued