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Universities should be representing the interests of their students, not suppressing discussions students are having about compensation. Behaviours like this are absolutely NOT helping the talent pipeline crisis. Accounting professionals need to be able to understand the market they are entering and need to be able to advocate for themselves when it comes to compensation. That is Big 4 Transparency's mission since day 1, and is also quite literally a protected right under the National Labour Relations Board. https://lnkd.in/gXUs_fZj This is completely unacceptable and there need to be repercussions for this as well as broad reaching education to those in positions of influence and power in the profession that suppression of our rights to discuss wages are not acceptable. #CPA #Accounting #SalaryTransparency

It's college recruiting season, and that means students are talking about you... A LOT Within a few days of offers starting to trickle out, students have typically dicussed the differences in compensation between all firms as well as the differences in hours, benefits packages, and more. And the firms that find themselves trailing behind in terms of offers won't get the cream of the crop. If you're looking to make sure you're on top of salaries with the most timely compensation database on the market, lets get in touch and see how Big 4 Transparency can help your firm

Today's episode of The Big 4 Transparency Podcast is with none other than Dean Blachford! He is an independent tax lawyer specializing in tax disputes in Canada. In this episode, we cover what differentiates tax law, and the different streams within it, Dean’s story of how he launched his own practice, and a story of stepping up to the plate when faced with career adversity. We also talk about the Blachford Tax Law Charity Softball game, an annual event which I believe to be the perfect blend of philanthropy, networking and marketing for Dean’s firm. I think a lot of firms could greatly benefit from similar events, and get more fulfillment from their work by driving community impact through this type of philanthropy. I personally got to participate in the charity softball game 5 years ago, had a great time, and immediately knew that Dean was onto something special

I think I’m going to do a multi part analysis of PE firms’ involvement in the accounting firm space over the next few weeks for the newsletter. What are some questions or topics you’d like to see covered? I have salary, bonus, workload and job satisfaction responses, so I think I’m going to compare a PE vs. non-PE sample on each of these metrics at the different seniority levels. I also think it would be cool to see the trajectory of responses before and after a firm became PE backed. Anything else I should be including in this analysis?

For today's episode of the pod we're going to try something new - A meet the guest profile so you can assess if the episode is something for you, so here we go: Nick Boscia, CPA, EA started working in the Big 4 and realized the lifestyle there was just not for him. Growing up, his father was a CPA running his own practice but who prided himself in the old-school mentality of putting the client first and wearing the excessive hours as a badge of honor. Nick ultimately joined that firm and made it his mission to find balance within the firm by making the implementation of new tech a priority along with the setup of new processes that set clear boundaries with clients. Today, the firm sits at around 1,800 clients, has reasonable busy seasons and Nick travels for several weeks every year and takes Fridays off in the summer. Tune in if you want to hear the details of his journey! #TheBalancedCPA

Tomorrow's newsletter will cover the evolution of the loyalty tax and how things have changed in the accounting industry since 2021. Here's a little sneak peak at the spread between internally promoted and externally hired Senior Analysts salaries in Tax and Audit. In a lot of cases, this spread happens when companies need to increase their salary ranges to attract talent for "hard to fill" roles. Consistent with the narrative around the talent pipeline crisis, that spread has consistently increased since 2021. If your firm is unable to fill certain positions, it may be time to do a review of your overall compensation structure to avoid ending up in a place where the only way employees can be compensated competitively is by leaving for a new role.

?? It’s Wine Wednesday! And that means 2 very important things: 1. There’s probably a patio near you offering half-off wine deals 2. It’s time to get hyped for tomorrow’s episode of The Big 4 Transparency Podcast with our favourite accountant to the wine industry Zane Stevens CA (SA) !! Stay tuned for the episode - we cover why being a niche service provider is a competitive advantage, how Zane incorporates his offshore team in South-Africa to really be part of the company rather than being considered an off-shore resource, and how limiting the scope of your offerings might actually help you grow!