Human resources

Why culture reporting’s importance is on the rise

Reporting on culture isn't a requirement, but it can create value for companies.

The rise of skills-based promotion

Taking a different approach to employee advancement requires change management. Find out how to get started.

How to negotiate leave during the pandemic

Be honest about your needs, but remain flexible and open to creative solutions.

Finding a balance: Planning for reopening offices

Companies need to prepare for the reopening of office space and the changed realities of work.

5 tips for reopening the office safely

Hot desking and handshakes are on the way out thanks to COVID-19, as companies scramble to overhaul their offices and allow a safe return to the workplace.

Financial leaders face pay sacrifices during the pandemic

Finance leaders can expect to see the economic impact of the pandemic reflected in their compensation.

Pandemic can be catalyst for greater gender equality

Finance leaders share their experience caring for teams’ wellbeing and suggest that the work-from-home trend can make more job roles feasible for women.

5 ways employers can aid ‘counterbalanced’ lives

By trusting and connecting with their employees, and allowing flexibility, employers can support them in leading full and productive lives.

Generations Y and Z: What do they want?

Companies need to understand the needs of younger finance professionals in order to recruit and retain the best.

5 signs of potential to look for in new recruits

If you want to hire someone with the potential to make a large contribution to your company, here are a few key traits and behaviours to look for.

Building a tech-forward forensic accounting team

Here are three ways to build a tech-forward forensic accounting team that maximises the use of machine learning to detect fraud.

Ethics in action: Employing family members

The modern workplace can be an ethical minefield. This monthly column helps you tackle the thorny, but very real, challenges that management accountants face in the workplace.

Ask the expert: Talent management

Adam Bazeley is a senior director at SAP Concur, with over eight years’ experience working with finance teams across the UK to solve their spend management challenges.

Avoid these diversity and inclusion mistakes

Companies have spent billions on diversity and inclusion training, but studies suggest it’s not easy to get it right. Here are five tips to avoid common mistakes.

Gender diversity remains a global goal in business

Advancement for women in business is proceeding globally, but there’s work left to be done.

Why boards must focus on talent beyond the C-suite

With talent a concern globally, company directors and others must develop and execute more robust talent strategies.

Why job descriptions are becoming less specific

Companies seek to cast a wider net to find exceptional finance talent.

How to coach and retain Millennial workers

A coach helped a hospitality group stabilise Millennial employee turnover and improve the relationships between managers and younger employees.

5 talent issues for African finance departments

There is a critical skills shortage within cost and management accounting.

Empowering employees in digital transformation

Recent conference speakers suggest ways CFOs and senior finance executives can show care for employees during the digital transformation process.

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