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Five traits of highly effective accounting and finance pros
From Ajilon Finance
The key to building and maintaining a strong finance department is creating a team of skilled and motivated individuals. While it may sound simple, in reality this may be a challenge.
http://www.ajilonfinance.com/articles/5traits_article_Finance.pdf

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The new dynamics of auditor selection
From Business Finance
 Decision-making around the selection and retention of external auditors has changed post-SOX, but CFOs' pivotal role has remained. Playing that role requires an understanding of the essential criteria for evaluating auditors' expertise and performance. http://www.businessfinancemag.com/magazine/archives/article.html?articleID=14715

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Understanding the best and brightest
From the Journal of Accountancy
The AICPA Private Companies Practice Section recently conducted a new “Top Talent Study” to learn more about the attitudes and aspirations of the most promising young accounting professionals. What it found out about your top talent may surprise you. Anita Dennis takes a closer look in this JofA article.
http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/nov2006/dennis.htm

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Industry calling for simpler biz taxes
From Accounting Today
 Representatives from industry, government, and the accounting profession called on Congress to reform the nation's business tax structure, warning that the current web of corporate tax incentives and penalties is pressuring companies to adopt inefficient practices. Accounting Today's Ken Rankin takes a closer look.
http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=22407&pg=acctoday

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Uncertainty reigns over taxes
From CFO.com
 Controllers are wary about accounting guidance for uncertain tax positions that was supposed to lessen confusion and varied practices.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8131920

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Accountability: Effective managers go first
From David Maister
Jay Bertram, president of the Toronto office of TBWA, the global advertising agency, asked all his people to evaluate their overall job satisfaction, their feelings about the office, and (most critically) their overall rating of him as a manager. Then he dropped the biggest bombshell: He announced to all his staff that if he did not improve in their ratings across all three measures -- by 20 percent within one year -- he would resign!
http://changeThis.com/28.05.AccountabilityManagers

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100 most influential people in accounting
From Accounting Today
Here is the 2006 edition of leaders who shape the profession and their plans for tomorrow. Some names will be familiar to most of you, while this year there are a number of new inductees, of whom some are bound to be controversial. Read Accounting Today's annual list here. (Requires free registration.)
http://sm.ebookhost.net/amg/top100people2006/1/

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Five tips for surviving open enrollment
From Workforce Management
It’s the season for football games, Thanksgiving, holiday shopping, and open enrollment. And because of that last annual event, HR professionals often don’t get to enjoy the other three. Daryl Ashley and Lisa Bright offer five tips for surviving open enrollment.
http://www.workforce.com/section/02/feature/24/56/99/index.html

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A perfect fit
From CFO
The demand for finance talent may be soaring, but candidates refuse to settle for just any job. CFO's Alix Nyberg Stuart takes a closer look.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8099601

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