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2008 and the challenge ahead for the accounting and finance sector
At the end of 2007 Badenoch & Clark surveyed over 2,000 accounting and finance professionals. The research covered employees as well as line managers across a broad range of businesses and levels of seniority throughout the UK. The objective was to map trends in the recruitment market, to understand the motivations of accounting and finance professionals, as well as provide a definitive study of salaries, benefits and trends within the sector. Read more »
IFRS – Adapting to the changes
Listed companies have now published their first year consolidated group accounts using IFRS rather than UK GAAP, but the evidence suggests the challenges are far from over. Many key spokespeople have commented that the global convergence of IFRS and UK GAAP will increase in importance for the majority of UK businesses. For AIM companies and those in the public sector the challenge of IFRS is only just beginning. Read more »
The state of pay
Basic salaries for qualified accountants in permanent roles rose by 3.7% in 2007. Fifty percent received an increase between 4% and 6%, while the average pay award in the UK, excluding bonuses was 3.6%. Inflation stood at 2.1% in November 2007. (Source: The Office of National Statistics). Read more »
Striking the balance - live to work or work to live
Professional and personal commitments are common dilemmas for many of today’s workers. Lean staff levels and rising workloads require longer hours on the job, making it difficult to juggle deadlines and dinner plans. Often presentations come ahead of trips to the gym and family vacations. Our research reveals, of all the potential benefits an employee looks for, flexible working was cited as the factor highest on their agenda. Read more »
IFRS fuels demand for overseas contractors
Trained accountants are leaving Australia and heading to Britain and other countries in increasing numbers, as they seek markets where their skills are in high demand. This explosive growth is set to continue as the rest of the world introduces the International Financial Reporting Standards, which have been in place in Australia since 2005. Read more »
Events in 2008
Following a number of successful roundtable events and seminars, we are planning our programme of events for 2008. If you are responsible for recruitment within your organisation and would like to be kept abreast of dates as they are released do please let us know. Read more »
How are finance recruitment processes managed?
As part of the research conducted for Finance connections we asked over 1,000 line managers to tell us how they managed their recruitment process. We asked employers to set out ‘how the process was managed?’, ‘what was the objective?’ and ‘how effective was the result?’. Read more »