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Drake Names New CEO
- Friday, 20 May 2022
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
Tax software vendor, Drake Software, has named Dominic Morea as president and CEO. He replaced interim CEO Euan Menzies, who. Is continuing as chairman of the Franklin, N.C.-based company.
ADP Enhances Accountant Connect
- Monday, 16 May 2022
- Running a Firm
- Written by Bob Scott
Automatic Data Processing says it has strengthened self-service functionality in its latest enhancement of Accountant Connect. That includes “deepening access” to ADP’s benchmarking data, the company said this month.
Mazars US Names Tax Leaders
- Monday, 09 May 2022
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
Mazars US has named three leaders in tax practice. The firm has hired David Nigliazzo, as tax partner, and Arash Barkhordar and David Livitt as principals.
Mazars USA Names Audit Leader
- Monday, 02 May 2022
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
Mazars USA has named Brad Leffler as National Audit Service leader. He is replacing Brian Clouse, who is retiring after 17 years.
PKF O’Connor Davies Names Digital Leader
- Friday, 29 April 2022
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
PKF O’Connor Davies has created the position of chief digital officer. The New York, N.Y.-based CPA firm has promoted Steve Antico, director of client relations, the first person to fill the job.
Biz Travel Not Recovered from COVID
- Tuesday, 19 April 2022
- Running a Firm
- Written by Bob Scott
Spending on business travel is not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels until 2024, according to a Deloitte report. While travel is expected to increase significantly this year, it will not reach 2019 spending levels for two years.
BDO USA Names Diversity Officer
- Monday, 18 April 2022
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
BDO USA has hired Bernadette Pieters as its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer. Her hiring came as the firm also announced its first DEI Transparency Report this month.
Xero Beefs Up Americas Leadership
- Wednesday, 06 April 2022
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
Xero has created the position of chief growth officer. But besides being responsible for the new Applications and Services division, newly hired Chris O’Neill is charged with growing the business in the Americas.
QB Accountant Council Members Sought
- Monday, 04 April 2022
- People & Moves
- Written by Bob Scott
Intuit is accepting applications for members of the QuickBooks Accountant Council. The software company will be receiving applications through Friday, May 6.
AICPA Survey Shows Worker Shortage Impact
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
- Running a Firm
- Written by Bob Scott
Almost 25 percent of business executives in the United States say the inability to fill jobs has had a serious impact on their operations. Unfilled jobs have forced the restructuring of staff or limited the pursuit of new projects or bids.
The AICPA Economic Outlook Survey reports that business letters list availability of skilled personnel as a challenge that is second only to inflation. The survey was conducted from February 2 through 23. There were 461 qualified responses from CPAs in positions such as CFO or controller.
Eighty-two percent of American executives surveyed report at least some difficulty with recruitment and retention with 17 percent saying the problem represents extreme difficulty. However, that is an improvement from the year-ago fourth quarter which found 25 percent reporting extreme difficulty.
Thirty-one percent of represent mid-level staff positions have been the most difficult to fill while 25 percent find entry-level positions are the most challenging for hiring.
The study found that although 40 percent said unfilled jobs have not had a significant impact on operations, a majority reported the following common outcomes [respondents could chose more than one answer]: *Restructured staff to protect core operations, 24 percent; *Limited new projects or bids, 23 percent; *Delayed service expansions, 16 percent; *Slowed customer/client acquisition, 9 percent. *Reduced hours of operations or work shifts, 7 percent; and *Closed some work locations, 3 percent.
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