Staffing
Finance Employment Trends in the COVID-19 Era
There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has redefined how we work and caused accounting and finance managers to rethink their recruitment, staffing and retention strategies. The changes may have been sudden, but many of them are ultimately ...
Sal Visca Joins Vertex as Chief Technology Officer
Sal Visca has joined Vertex, Inc. as chief technology officer (CTO) effective immediately. He is responsible for leading the company’s technology strategy, software engineering and innovation roadmap to accelerate growth.Vertex is a global provider of tax technology solutions. Visca brings 30 years of technology and executive management expertise transforming and operating large-scale cloud software businesses. […]
Should Firms Require Staff to Get the Covid Vaccine?
CPA firms can handle the COVID-19 vaccine in a few different ways – from issuing a mandate for employees to get vaccinated to simply encouraging or incentivizing it. While there are benefits to a firm supporting the vaccination, there are also risks ...
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Worker Mental Illness
Employers must show empathy and make available professional support and resources for employees suffering from mental health issues. The goal is to help them address their condition and hopefully resume contributing to their own success and...
Venture Capital Firms Focus on Greater Diversity and Equity
Amid heightened efforts to promote increasingly diverse, equitable and inclusive workforces over the past year, venture capital (VC) firms are taking note of their social and corporate responsibility in achieving greater gender, racial and ethnic ...
Lowenstein Sandler Expands Tax Practice
The new group has extensive experience representing funds, corporations, and family offices and high net worth individuals with investments and philanthropic initiatives around the world. They advise on tax issues and controversies involving fund ...
Baker Newman Noyes Names Two New Principals
Baker Newman Noyes (BNN), a nationally recognized, top 100 tax, assurance, and advisory firm, has announced the promotions of Denis Houle and Josh Lapierre to principal. Houle has been promoted in the firm’s healthcare advisory group and ...
Get Off the Hackers’ Hit List: Evolving Competencies for Finance Firms Today
Almost from the outset of the pandemic, financial services organizations found themselves near the top of hackers' hit lists. And, at least in a few crucial respects, it's not so hard to see why. Reams of personal and financial data.