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Obvious Figure of the Day: 95% of Hiring Managers Are Having Trouble Finding Finance and Accounting Talent

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That’s the percentage of hiring managers in finance and accounting having trouble finding skilled talent according to recent Robert Half research. First, finance and accounting: In words: Hiring outlook: Two-thirds of hiring managers in finance and accounting seek talent for new roles, and 32% are focused on staffing vacated roles.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY and PwC Get a New Scandal; Stop Trying to Make Sexy Accountants Happen | 1.16.24

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Supposedly accounting is the hottest in-demand remote job : The most sought-after remote job companies are hiring for isn’t in tech, as you might expect. Accountant is the hottest work-from-home job on the market right now. Accountants claimed the top spot in FlexJobs’ annual ranking of the top remote jobs in the U.S.,

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Ensuring Climate ESG Auditing Excellence: How Your Trusted Accounting Partner Makes the Difference

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Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are the trusted providers of most companies for financial auditing and have been supporting the assurance of non-financial ESG and climate information for decades. Regulation: Many of the world’s most far-reaching climate regulations require assurances from pre-approved third-party auditors.

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Extending Outsourcing Contracts Can Alleviate Shortage of CPAs

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By Paula Laurenti, Key Accounts Manager at SAPRO. accounting profession is facing a severe shortage of certified accountants. Projections indicate that demand for accountants and auditors will increase by 13% between 2021 and 2031, with an estimated 136,400 job openings between 2021 and 2023. pre-pandemic to 62.1%

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PwC UK Partners Will Not Be Celebrating Record-Breaking Million Dollar Payouts This Year

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Reports The Guardian : More than 1,000 partners at the UK division of the “big four” accounting firm PwC will be paid £906,000 this year, a slight fall on last year’s record payout as profits fell despite rising revenues. Sadly for them they won’t be cruising right past a million this year.

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The PCAOB Sucks, the PCAOB Is Doing Great

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.” Then came several hundred words about Sarbanes-Oxley (“A central goal of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to restore trust in our financial system by providing external regulation of auditors”) before he got to the point: The PCAOB budget request is $385 million, up from the 2023 budget of $350 million.

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Friday Footnotes: Which Firm Puts in the Most Hours?; Clients Pay for the Talent War; Spotting Burnout | 5.20.22

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Boring No More: Accountants, Auditors See Themselves as Creative, Curious and Adventurous, Study Shows [ PR Newswire ] Creative, curious and adventurous may not be traits normally associated with accountants and auditors, but a recent study shows that’s just how a growing number of industry professionals see themselves.

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