HR & talent management

TOPICS / MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

December 5, 2023

Apprenticeship program tops 100 participants in inaugural year

Seventeen employers in 15 industries are taking advantage of the talent acquisition opportunities offered by the Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners.

October 26, 2023

Better business: How to invest in staff and keep staff invested

Learn the latest information on an AICPA apprenticeship program as it approaches an anniversary and gain insight into a December gathering of finance executives from large companies. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript.

August 31, 2023

Inflation no longer the top challenge for CPA decision-makers, survey shows

Finance executives in business and industry still have concerns, but optimism is on the rise and expectations of business contraction are far lower, according to the quarterly Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey.

August 24, 2023

3 keys to building a strong team: Partnerships, people, goal alignment

A CFO with a focus on talent development shares the importance of partnerships, people, and goal alignment in this podcast episode with transcript.

July 27, 2023

Fraud, football, and a viral video: A midsummer compilation

This episode is a midsummer look back at insights from selected 2023 podcast guests, from a Super Bowl CFO to the AICPA vice chair

May 25, 2023

AICPA Council supports development of national pipeline strategy

At its spring meeting, the AICPA Council voiced support for the Pipeline Acceleration Plan and decided to move forward with development of a national strategy focused on boosting the accounting profession’s talent outlook.

May 24, 2023

Public companies reining in costs, according to audit partners

A lower percentage of companies are seeking new employees and increasing the benefits for their current workers, according to a survey of audit partners.

May 17, 2023

Make performance reviews more effective

Reviews focused on career goals and needs can better enable employees to succeed.

April 21, 2023

Sustaining the workforce: How sustainability can help the cause

Company leaders leaning into the opportunity presented by the evolving ESG landscape share their success stories during the 2023 Future of Finance Virtual Summit.

March 23, 2023

Managing vs. leading: Why that distinction matters in the modern workplace

A keynote speaker at the upcoming AICPA & CIMA CFO Conference recounts the reaction he first got from his boss to a TEDx talk about managing people that has since gone viral.

March 15, 2023

3 trends that will reshape accounting and finance in 2023

The chief accounting officer of Workday shares on technology and talent strategy, zero-day close, and accounting’s role in driving value creation.

March 9, 2023

Inflation, talent, labor costs: 3 challenges amid slightly rising optimism

Most respondents in a quarterly survey are worried about inflation. But there’s a bit of a thaw in pessimism since the fourth quarter of last year. Learn more in this podcast episode with transcript.

March 1, 2023

Kapil Mehta, CPA, CGMA

Kapil Mehta, CPA, CGMA, is CFO and COO at Allied Digital Services LLC in Torrance, Calif.

February 16, 2023

Culture you can feel: Advice for making it an accelerator, not a constraint

A workforce transformation expert explains why it’s encouraging to her that CFOs are focusing more on people issues in this podcast episode with transcript.

January 19, 2023

How firms use stay interviews to boost retention

Asking employees the right questions can give organizations what they need to know to hold onto staff. Learn how, when, and why to gather this valuable feedback.

January 10, 2023

‘The apprenticeship guy’: CFO embraces program to bridge talent gap

A bank CFO shares why he became an early adopter of a new apprenticeship program, how it’s helping with his organization’s talent issues, and why peers now call him “the apprenticeship guy.”

December 21, 2022

Future of Finance takeaways: Hopes for the workforce in 2023

A keynote speaker at two recent AICPA & CIMA conferences shares her talent development-related hopes for 2023 in this podcast episode with transcript.

December 14, 2022

Future of Finance takeaways: Talent, transformation, trust

CPA leaders, including AICPA & CIMA CEO Barry Melancon, reflect on lessons they will take away from the Future of Finance Summit and offer their hopes for 2023.

December 7, 2022

Talent in 2023: What’s on the minds of company executives

Why are some company executives optimistic about business goals when most of them predict a recession in the coming months? A PwC partner analyzes the sentiment and how leaders are approaching talent in the new year.

November 16, 2022

The Great Rebalance? Employees aren’t the only ones seeking the perfect match

Employers and employees alike are looking for sustained success in the workforce — no easy task but one that is achievable, even in tough economic times.