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Workforce & Hiring

Accounting Turnover: Why is it Happening and How do we Stop It?

Having a hard time finding talented accountants for your business? That’s no surprise. I see news headlines every day that indicate many businesses are struggling…

Jeff Dunn
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Financial Leadership

15 Questions to Ask an Executive Financial Recruiting Firm

When you are looking for someone to hire a CFO for your company, who do you tap for the job? What sets a great executive…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

What do You Really Need when Hiring a CFO?

There is no doubt that hiring in accounting and finance right now is harder than ever before. And yet, despite today’s challenges, companies still need…

CFO Selections Team
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Workforce & Hiring

Why is it so hard to hire an accounting employee? A 20th-anniversary reflection

As CFO Selections celebrates its 20th anniversary of providing business owners with senior finance and accounting services, I want to help business owners and hiring…

Alex de Soto
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Financial Leadership

Why Tech Skills are Essential for Today’s CFOs

Today’s top CFOs are vastly different than their predecessors because the CFO role itself has changed so dramatically over the last few decades. What used…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

The Difference Between Retained and Contingent Search

When you need to fill a leadership position, who can help find the right candidate for the role? Recruiting companies fall into one of two…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

How Can a CFO Improve Your Hiring Strategy?

Knowing when to hire employees and how much to pay them can make or break a hiring strategy. However, this is not the entire picture.…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

A Roadmap to Hiring a CFO

Hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a daunting activity for many organizations. Understanding when to bring someone on board, what kinds of options are…

CFO Selections Team
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Workforce & Hiring

The Convergence of Accounting and HR

Companies that understand how finance and HR overlap and foster a relationship between the two are better poised for long-term growth than their less informed…

CFO Selections Team
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Business Finance

What are the Benefits of Business Process Outsourcing?

Business process outsourcing (BPO) allows CEOs to focus on the job of running the entire business instead of getting bogged down with the management of…

CFO Selections Team