Hiring Update: October 2024 | Tax Season; Hybrid and Remote

Sharing our perspective on the latest trends impacting talent acquisition in the accounting industry – Tax Season; Hiring Hybrid and Remote; Salary Updates.

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Salary News: Starting Salaries for Recent Hires by Accountingfly Clients

Here’s a snapshot of recent hires by Accountingfly clients. Let us know if you want more data or details on market-rate salaries!

  • Remote Tax Manager
    • EA, MBA in tax
    • 20 years in public accounting experience
    • Focus on business clients, including international 
    • Hired at $130K
  • Remote Senior Accountant
    • CPA in process
    • 6 years in public accounting
    • Complex tax experience, including international, multi-state, and flow-throughs
    • Hired at $78K
  • Senior Accountant/Tax Preparer 
    • CPA in process
    • 5 years in public accounting
    • High volume prep experience; 50/50 business/individual
    • Hired at $95K

 

Meta-trend to Watch: How to Run a Productive Hybrid Accounting Team

  • In their August 8th podcast [update to link to AF site], Rob Brown (Accounting Influencers Roundtable) and Jeff Phillips (Accountingfly founder and CEO) talk about how to succeed in managing a hybrid (or fully remote) team.
  • A few key takeaways:
    • If workflow is structured correctly, your team can be MORE productive than a fully in-office team. 
    • Astute management creates more structure, better communication, and better teamwork while increasing the focused time available to get work done.
    • Management keys:
      • Workflow management, responsibility, and timing are critical. The entire organization should be structured around work to be done, deadlines, and ownership of work.
      • Asynchronous communication—if successive handoffs are structured correctly, the team will be able to work on multiple projects if they hold each other accountable. 
      • Maintain culture with in-person onboarding, periodic in-office planning sessions, and planned “virtual water cooler” moments.

 

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    October 15, 2024
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