Striking the right work/life balance
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Striking the right work/life balance

20y Accountancy Age

Striking the right work/life balance

How's your work/life balance? Chances are it's tilting heavily in favour of work. Punishing hours are part of the package for plenty of us, but strate...

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Big payoff for former WHSmith FD
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Big payoff for former WHSmith FD

20y Kevin Reed , Writer

Big payoff for former WHSmith FD

WHSmith group FD receives thousands in payoff. Read More...

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Friends Provident appoints group accounting chief
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Friends Provident appoints group accounting chief

20y James Bennett

Friends Provident appoints group accounting chief

Friends Provident appoints Jim Halliday as head of group accounting. Read More...

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Welsh rebellion over merger plans
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Welsh rebellion over merger plans

20y Kevin Reed , Writer

Welsh rebellion over merger plans

Poll shows Welsh accountants in practice are against the proposed institutes' merger. Read More...

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M&S finance chief's departure delayed
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M&S finance chief's departure delayed

20y AccountancyAge.com

M&S finance chief's departure delayed

Marks & Spencer's FD Alison Reed will stay on, as a replacement has yet to be recruited. Read More...

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Accountant shortage boosts headhunter's results
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Accountant shortage boosts headhunter's results

20y Paul Grant

Accountant shortage boosts headhunter's results

Skills gap leads to boom time for recruitment firm Hays. Read More...

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Institutes confirm two-phase merger process
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Institutes confirm two-phase merger process

20y Paul Grant

Institutes confirm two-phase merger process

ICAEW and CIPFA are to press ahead with consolidation, while CIMA will join later. Read More...

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Two-stage merger on the cards
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Two-stage merger on the cards

20y Andrew Sawers

Two-stage merger on the cards

CIMA may join 'super institute' at a later date to allow time for a merger of equals. Read More...

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Luminar FD quits
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Luminar FD quits

20y AccountancyAge.com

Luminar FD quits

FD of nightclub operator quits, just weeks after departure of operations director. Read More...

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Staff development - myths and reality
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Staff development - myths and reality

20y Accountancy Age

Staff development - myths and reality

Swallowing the myths surrounding management development could see your best employees being lured away to more enlightened firms or failing to fulfil ...

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Student and membership numbers grow for ACCA
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Student and membership numbers grow for ACCA

20y AccountancyAge.com

Student and membership numbers grow for ACCA

The ACCA says it recruited a record number of new students and members in 2004, growing the institute's headcount by 9% and 6% respectively. Read More...

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Public sector jobs - the civil service jet set
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Public sector jobs - the civil service jet set

20y Accountancy Age

Public sector jobs - the civil service jet set

Working for the public sector may conjure up visions of long hours, red tape and measly pay. But reforms already underway demand a new breed of commer...

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Skills shortage looms as NQs quit profession
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Skills shortage looms as NQs quit profession

20y David Rae

Skills shortage looms as NQs quit profession

Big Four firms step up their efforts to retain staff as newly qualifieds continue to turn their back on the profession. Read More...

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Moorhouse gets top DCA finance role
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Moorhouse gets top DCA finance role

20y AccountancyAge.com

Moorhouse gets top DCA finance role

Barbara Moorhouse has been appointed as the next director-general of finance at the Department of Constitutional Affairs, replacing Simon Ball who lea...

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Mowlem names its new FD
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Mowlem names its new FD

20y AccountancyAge.com

Mowlem names its new FD

Mowlem, the construction giant has appointed a new finance director after the company revealed last week that its existing FD, Gerald Brown, would ste...

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Insider - Comparative qualities
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Insider - Comparative qualities

20y Accountancy Age

Insider - Comparative qualities

How do the profession's leading lights measure up to those in other industries? Accountancy Age reveals their strengths and weaknesses. Read More...

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The corridors of power ...
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The corridors of power ...

20y Accountancy Age

The corridors of power ...

It always amuses me to see Donald Trump back in the news. The man should be just another fallen 1980s icon, yet he goes on and on. Now, 'The Donald' i...

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O2 names its new CFO
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O2 names its new CFO

20y James Bennett

O2 names its new CFO

O2 has appointed Ronan Dunne to the position of chief finance officer with immediate effect. Read More...

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EU advertises for new fraud unit boss
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EU advertises for new fraud unit boss

20y Keith Nuthall

EU advertises for new fraud unit boss

The European Commission is advertising externally for candidates to replace the current director general of anti-fraud unit OLAF, after only one inter...

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Interviews: Stand out from the clowns
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Interviews: Stand out from the clowns

20y Accountancy Age

Interviews: Stand out from the clowns

You do not have to be a performer to make an impression at a job interview, writes Randy Schroeder. Careful preparation and a confident attitude will ...

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Tenon boosts Scottish partner numbers
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Tenon boosts Scottish partner numbers

20y James Bennett

Tenon boosts Scottish partner numbers

The Scottish arm of the AIM-listed Tenon Group has boosted its partner numbers, including one of the few women in senior practice roles north of the B...

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Institute members still against 'consolidation'
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Institute members still against 'consolidation'

20y Kevin Reed , Writer

Institute members still against 'consolidation'

A 'super-institute' still seems a long way off after a new survey revealed that members of all the three institutes involved are against merger plans....

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Organised crime groups target accountants
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Organised crime groups target accountants

20y Keith Nuthall

Organised crime groups target accountants

Financial professionals such as accountants are becoming increasingly important to European organised crime groups, European Union (EU) police agency ...

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New ICAEW vice-president pledges 'an edge'
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New ICAEW vice-president pledges 'an edge'

20y AccoutancyAge.com

New ICAEW vice-president pledges 'an edge'

The new vice-president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Richard Dyson, has pledged to provide members with 'an ...

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M&A activity is set to boost recruitment
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M&A activity is set to boost recruitment

20y Accountancy Age

M&A activity is set to boost recruitment

A projected upturn in merger and aquisition activity in 2005 should lead to continued recruitment within the corporate finance sector, according to re...

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Xansa finance director to depart
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Xansa finance director to depart

20y Kevin Reed , Writer

Xansa finance director to depart

Xansa finance director Peter Gill is set to leave the IT services provider at the end of May. Read More...

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Capgemini appoints new MD
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Capgemini appoints new MD

20y James Bennett

Capgemini appoints new MD

Capgemini has appointed Mark Porter as managing director for its consulting and technology division in the UK and Ireland. Read More...

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