Leadership &amp; Management

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Business | Quantuma moves Bristol office to grow practice

Business advisory firm Quantuma LLP has taken on more office space and plans to double staff numbers

19 Nov 2019

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Business | FTSE 100 CFOs dominated by men as gender diversity stalls

The majority of CFOs in the FTSE 100 are men, with only 14 of the top finance jobs held by women

19 Nov 2019

Companies

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HR | People in the news: MHA Henderson Loggie, Duff & Phelps, Cowgills

In this week’s accountancy career moves, senior hires and partner promotions at MHA Henderson Loggie, Duff & Phelps and Crowe, FD appointed at Beard and tax team expands at Cowgills

15 Nov 2019

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Business | PwC ranks top accounting firm for worker satisfaction

Accountants and auditors are the happiest and most loyal workers in the UK, but where are the top firms placed?

15 Nov 2019

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Business | One in three millennial business owners dissatisfied with accountants

Millennial business owners are not happy with the service provided by their existing accountants and bookkeepers, with more than 39% of owners actively looking to replace their existing adviser in the next year

14 Nov 2019

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Business | BKL acquires Green & Purple accountants

Chartered accountants BKL has acquired Green & Purple, an accounting firm specialising in providing chief financial officer (CFO) led virtual finance office services

14 Nov 2019

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Business | Underwood: cry for help from accountants

Growing an accountancy practice in a highly competitive business environment requires a strategic vision and the desire to shake off the comfortable status quo. Keith Underwood, managing director of Foulger Underwood, gives some useful tips on how to future-proof your business

14 Nov 2019

HR | Lack of gender diversity sees business missing out

Deloitte and PwC are backing calls for increased gender diversity at board level although women still account for less than one in five partners

8 Nov 2019

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HR | People in the news: Grant Thornton, Kreston Reeves, RSM, FRC

In this week's accountancy career moves, partner appointments at RSM and Brown Rudnick, promotions at Grant Thornton, DSG, Greenfield and FRP, plus ramping up the FRC's enforcement work

8 Nov 2019

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HR | Finance Mole: thought leaders in the firing line

Fed up with time wasting thought leaders who have no defined role, Finance Mole longs for a hands-on CFO who will focus on the detail

8 Nov 2019

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Business | MGI Worldwide and CPAAI merge accounting networks

Global accountancy network MGI Worldwide and association CPA Associates International (CPAAI), headquartered in the US, plan to merge in the new year

6 Nov 2019

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HR | People in the news: Deloitte, KPMG, Carey Olsen, CFW,

In this week’s accountancy career moves, hires at Deloitte, Sackers, Carey Olsen and CFW, senior partner promotion at KPMG East Midlands and CFO appointments at Centaur, Dechra and Concepta

1 Nov 2019

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HR | Government considers mandatory employee references

The government is considering changing the rules on work references to force employers to provide a basic reference for former employees

1 Nov 2019

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Business | Audit firms champion LGBT+ role models

Leaders from Deloitte, EY and PwC have been named on this year’s annual role model lists published by Involve, a membership organisation championing diversity and inclusion in business

1 Nov 2019

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Business | Grant Thornton partner pay drops £20k

Mid-tier firm Grant Thornton has shifted its accounting period by six months, from June to December, and has released an interim transparency report showing a drop in partner profit for the past 12 months

31 Oct 2019