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Episode 117

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14th Jun 2022

Flexible Work Patterns in Accountancy Firms

Episode 117. In today's news episode, we discuss "Flexible Work Patterns in Accountancy Firms."

Key takeaways from this episode include:

✓ shout out to Barry Ross, partner at Crossland Employment Solicitors for the original article

✓ why there is no return to how things used to be pre-pandemic in the business world

✓ what the new normal is now with a hybrid workplace

✓ what hybrid working allows accounting firms to do with their recruitment strategies

✓ the challenges that arise for accountancy firms with hybrid working and remote workplaces

✓ how accounting staff recruited in the pandemic have only ever known remote working

✓ the importance of employment contracts for new accounting hires

✓ whether accounting firm employees can actually demand flexible working with location of work and hours of work

✓ answering the question 'how far can accounting firm employees actually live from their office?'

✓ the key issues that arise for accountancy practices with the new world of work post-pandemic

✓ the need for compromise between staff and employers if accounting firms are to stay competitive, service clients and drive growth

✓ how flexible work patterns can help accounting firms differentiate and attract talent

Source:

https://accountinginfluencers.captivate.fm/episode/flexible-work-patterns-in-accountancy-firms

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ACCOUNTING INFLUENCERS is a weekly podcast for accountants, CPAs, bookkeeping and finance professionals, together with the networks, associations, fintech vendors and influencers who lead them, work in them and serve them.

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Martin Bissett

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Martin Bissett is the founder of the Bissett Group of companies that provide practice and personal growth communities, content, and continuing education exclusively to the accounting and bookkeeping professions worldwide.

Previously he established a high six-figure consulting firm while serving as a keynote speaker with over 100 one-off and repeat engagements to his name, as well as becoming the most published author on his topics of specialism with 11 books including 1 bestseller.

Since 1998, he has played a major part in working with over 1800 accounting firms in over 40 countries. These projects have led to those firms acquiring over £500m of recurring fees before inflationary increases, referrals and upselling are factored in. He stopped keeping track of this number over 5 years ago. Martin now advises both accounting practitioners and FinTech companies alike, at board level.

Rob Brown

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Rob Brown is a renowned MC, facilitator and chair of virtual and in-person panels, conferences and events globally for the accounting and fintech profession.

Rob is co-founder of the Accounting Influencers Roundtable (AIR) mastermind group and co-hosts the world’s most popular accounting and fintech podcast: Accounting Influencers.

Throughout the pandemic, he chaired 24 virtual panels with leaders of global accounting networks and alliances to discuss the key issues and challenges. Rob is retained by several associations and vendors to chair their events and provide high-level interview content for their communities.

He is the bestselling author of Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and his TEDx talk ‘The Personal Brand of You’ has been viewed 300K times on YouTube.