While debates about the auditor shortage continue, there is more nuance in the audit market than the discussion might suggest at first glances. Hear from industry experts.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept in accountancy. It’s already rapidly reshaping how finance teams operate and hire - but can the profession keep up?
Junior roles in accountancy and audit are going through a change, but they will still exist when AI becomes more ubiquitous just with a focus on different skills, responsibilities and training.
Changes to UK employment rights will reshape almost every aspect of the employment relationship, from contracts to dismissal, expanding rights for workers and creating significant new obligations for employers. What can businesses do to prepare?
With increased employment costs, the impact of the Employment Rights Act, skills shortages and economic uncertainty, deciding whether to recruit can be difficult. Recruiters outline five things to help understand whether the benefits stack up.
When it comes to future-proofing accountancy teams, apprenticeships are fast becoming a strategic necessity. In this National Apprenticeship Week, we offer employers tips on getting the most from this increasingly popular approach.
Building a credible track record on ethics and providing a positive recruitment experience are just two of the steps that large corporates can take to attract top finance professionals.
With software industry salaries tempting career entrants away from the accountancy profession, finance recruitment in small businesses and practices must emphasise human factors.
The chief executive of the Charity Commission said the regulator is recruiting an additional 80 staff over the next 12 months. It will also invest in technology and digital in response to “extraordinary” increases in demand for its services.
HMRC is writing to employment businesses and recruitment agencies to ask them to check for and remove any mini umbrella companies (MUCs) from their supply chains.
Most businesses that recruit school leaver apprentices plan to recruit more in the next five years. However, preconceived ideas about the work it takes to offer such apprenticeships mean many organisations miss out on young talent.
Average CFO salaries in London demand £246k-plus and accountancy employers encourage staff to explore generative AI tools as demand for accountants proficient in digital transformation, automation and AI ramps up.
Clients and prospective employers may soon be learning about you through GenAI tools. Here’s how to ensure that your content will be read well by both machines and humans.
As part of ICAEW’s efforts to modernise its governance, the institute is recruiting new Board members. ICAEW is looking for six chartered accountants with leadership experience to help lead the profession over the next decade.
Personal motivation and a challenging business environment are factors at play, according to headhunter Russell Reynolds Associates. For their replacements, recruiting organisations are increasingly focusing on capabilities, behaviours and values.
Amid a rise of job-title inflation, research suggests that Gen-Z professionals’ appetite for progression is seeking too much, too soon. How should finance leaders respond?
New research shows that almost two thirds of PE investors are seeking new executive leadership for their portfolio firms, and that they should look to recruit from countries that have weathered similar economic and regulatory storms.
DE&I has been talked about for many years – but how do you enact it in your organisation? Laura Murphy explains why accounting firms need partners who are committed to meaningful action.
With just two potential applicants for every accounting role, firms in Manchester and Nottingham are bearing the brunt of the talent shortage, new research has revealed.
The accountancy profession is not unique in its talent-sourcing challenges. A number of factors, both global and UK-based, are colliding to create a perfect storm for businesses.
Having shaken off that dusty, backroom image to become front-of-house business advisers, today’s accountants also require softer skills, underpinning how integral they have become to the wider success of any company.
If the current war for talent shows us anything, it’s that systems and processes are nothing without talented people. Here finance transformation executive, Neil Cutting focuses on the ‘people pillar’ of organisational transformation.
How concerned should professionals be about opportunities and pay in the next 12 months? Two finance recruiters provide a broadly encouraging overview.
Robin holds various interests in the industrials, property, renewable energy and logistics sectors across Sub-Saharan Africa. He is the Founder and Chair of Lonsa Group Limited, Chair of Lonsa Everite, Deputy Chair of Swartland Investments and Chair of Firstmile Properties. Robin (a fellow of the Chartered Securities Institute in England & Wales) is a professionally qualified and experienced investment banker and in 2016 was appointed to the ICAEW Member’s Advisory Board for Africa. Robin is also a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa, the past patron for the African Institu...
Ololade Adesanya is a Director at Deloitte with over 14 years’ experience working with firms in the financial services industry, providing advisory and assurance services around governance, risk and controls. She is also the current President of the ICAEW West of England.
Joshua joined the Finance Graduate Scheme at a FTSE 100 company in 2015. He was Chair of the Bristol and District Chartered Accountant’s Student Society between 2018 and 2019 and continues to volunteer at the ICAEW as a member of the West of England Committee.
Leah joined UHY Hacker Young in August 2017, and is working towards an ACA qualification at ICAEW. She has found that being a student at ICAEW is already benefiting her at work.
Angela qualified with Arthur Andersen in 1998 and then spent 20 years working in industry across various sectors including advertising and PR, legal services, banking, healthcare and recruitment. In 2018 she moved back into practice.
Nelson has over seven years’ experience within the profession primarily working in audit both internally and externally. He’s worked for the Big Four accountancy firms and banking organisations.
This summer, the 10,000 Black Interns initiative has offered placements to young people in all areas of business – ICAEW welcomed three potential future accountants to the fold.
First impressions count in a candidate-driven market, so from the moment a new recruit signs on the dotted line, the job of welcoming them aboard – and keeping them on board – begins.
In the fourth part of ICAEW’s series on remote working, we hear two chartered accountants’ perspectives on how the shift online has affected recruitment and training.
In the first of a new remote working series, we speak with a CFO on their experience integrating a whole business through remote acquisition, as well as a recent virtually onboarded employee.
As 2020 began, Brexit was the great unknown, the surrounding uncertainty permeating all areas of business – and there’s no doubt that included discussions about remuneration. We take a look at the highs and lows of salaries in the UK accountancy world
