Leadership &amp; Management

HR | Financial controllers top earnings league for accountants

Accountants and compliance managers are some of the roles in highest demand in the UK at the moment with overall salaries predicted to rise by an average of 3% across the board in 2016, compared to last year’s figure of 2.6%, there are some roles expecting to outshine the average and receive around double that with rises of between 5.7% and 7.4%

23 Nov 2015

HR | PKF International looking to rebuild global accounting network

There is a shake-up underway in the PKF International network in the US, with Allinial Global, formerly known as PKF North America, quitting the network as both parties have agreed to pursue independent strategies

23 Nov 2015

HR | Government forced to revisit employee consultation in insolvency cases

The government plans to hold further discussions on how to improve the employee consultation process when a company is facing insolvency, after the initial Insolvency Service consultation indicated tensions between insolvency law and employment law may be causing difficulties, but has been accused of not acting quickly enough

23 Nov 2015

| Three in four professional services firms affected by internal financial fraud

The majority of professional services companies including accounting and law firms, have experienced a fraud incident in the past year, often connected to corruption and bribery, and incidents rates are running higher than in other sectors, according to research by risk specialists Kroll showing that 73% of firms have been affected

23 Nov 2015

Corporate Governance

HR | TaxAssist signs up 200th franchisee

TaxAssist Accountants has hit the milestone figure of 200 franchises in the UK as it celebrates its 20th anniversary, with six new tax and accounting franchisees coming on board at the end of this year

23 Nov 2015

HR | People in the news: PwC, RSM, Guernsey Finance, Kreston Reeves

This week’s career moves sees senior appointments at PwC and RSM, while Guernsey Finance names chair, and Kreston Reeves expands in Kent with office growth at Pfizer site

20 Nov 2015

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HR | Finance Mole: making the numbers easy to digest

When the monthly team meeting called for input from Finance Mole the only solution was a creative swipe at the numbers as the finance team worked night and day to create a memorable presentation and win fans in the marketing team

20 Nov 2015

| Charity governance: trustees must show independence and oversight

As more parliamentary committees probe the collapse of Kids Company, it is time that charity trustees stopped being bona fide club supporters and instead became the voice of objectivity to improve standards of governance at charities, warns Kate Sayer, partner at Sayer Vincent

18 Nov 2015

Corporate Governance

Tax | Parliamentary tax group calls for public input on BEPS tax avoidance plans

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on responsible tax, which is chaired by former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair Labour MP Margaret Hodge, is calling on the public to submit their contributions and ideas on how to make the tax system fairer and more transparent, starting with an analysis of the OECD’s BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) proposals to clamp down on the use of aggressive tax avoidance by multinationals

17 Nov 2015

Tax

Tax Compliance

HR | UK CFOs more negative on outlook than southern counterparts

Business confidence and risk appetite have dipped among Europe’s CFOs, with the fall especially marked in the larger, northern economies according to research from Deloitte which suggests European economies are rebalancing

17 Nov 2015

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Tax | HMRC office closures too reliant on transition to online tax services

A lack of IT capability poses a major risk to HMRC’s plan to close all its regional offices and create 13 super hubs across the country. While the tax authority may be saving £100m in real estate costs, this is not a super bullet and much of the reasoning behind the reorganisation requires virtually complete adoption of online delivery for all taxpayer services. Sara White gauges the views of leading tax advisers

13 Nov 2015

HR | A Future that Works - A report by Bright HR

With 35% of all jobs at high risk from technology automation in the next two decades, how will your clients’ professions fair? Which job roles will survive and what new careers will we see emerge in the future?

9 Nov 2015

HR | People in the news: RSM, KPMG, Grant Thornton Intl, BSI, EY

This week’s career moves sees partner promotions at KPMG Midlands, consulting hires at newly rebranded RSM, Grant Thornton International hires top HR expert to drive new talent and culture campaign, FD change at MR Solutions and legal contracts launched at EY

6 Nov 2015

HR | BKL set to merge with Ashcroft Anthony practice

London chartered accountants BKL and Cambridge firm Ashcroft Anthony are in advanced talks to merge their businesses under the BKL brand, expanding its private client tax advisory business for high net worth (HNWI) clients

6 Nov 2015

HR | Accountants value good workmates over big salaries

Good working relationships with colleagues, self-worth and the nature of the job are more important than a big salary or stressful job promotion, reveals a survey of work attitudes conducted by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

6 Nov 2015