Fun number of the day: 95%. That’s the percentage of hiring managers in finance and […]
Category: Industry Trends
Now the Profession Is Losing Experienced Accountants Too
Here we are again talking about the accountant shortage. Don’t blame me, blame WSJ. Mark […]
Research: The Talent Shortage is Starting to Take Its Pound of Flesh From Corporate Tax Departments
This morning, Thomson Reuters released new research that reveals both corporate tax and global trade […]
Guy Who Works at a Firm Actually Named FML on Why Accounting Is a Great Career
So a guy named Brian Kelleher who works for the hilariously named FML CPAs has […]
IBM Study: AI Won’t Replace People, People Who Use AI Will Replace People Who Don’t
I was going to say can we please get some better AI stock photos that […]
In Shocking Blow to Pro-Office Leadership, People Will Quit If You Force Them Back Into the Office
Just in case the C-suite needs more evidence that precious talent hates being corralled back […]
The AICPA Has Cooked Up Yet Another Plan to Do F*ck All to Solve the Accountant Shortage
I know you’re as sick of hearing about the accountant shortage as I am writing […]
Here’s How Much Audit Fees Have Increased in the Last Twenty Years Making Us Wonder Why Salaries Didn’t Do the Same
Ideagen Audit Analytics has released “A Twenty-Year Review of Audit Fees,” an in-depth look at […]
Firms Are Making Big Expansions in India
Thanks to Reuters we’ve got some solid intel on accounting firms’ increasing their presence — […]
Why Won’t You Leave?! Korean Big 4 Firms Have the Same Low Attrition Problem Everyone Else Does
When KPMG US laid off 5% of its workforce last month, the firm’s official statement […]
‘Lockdown-Damaged’ New Hires Struggle to Socialize at KPMG UK
KPMG UK is joining Deloitte and PwC in adding soft skills and professional basics to […]
PwC Goes on Record to Say There Will Not Be Layoffs (Not Loud Ones Anyway)
One of the hundreds of local Business Journals wrote yesterday about layoffs in our sector, […]