The ROI of Niche Tax Certifications: Probably Less Than You Think
Tax professionals are constantly looking for ways to stand out. One common strategy is pursuing niche certifications that promise specialized expertise and career advancement.
But after years of recruiting tax professionals, I've noticed something interesting:
Most employers don't hire certifications. They hire experience.
Reclaiming Your Life After Tax Season: A Survival Guide for Tax & Accounting Professionals
The last return is filed. The extensions are submitted. The coffee maker has finally cooled down. If you're an accounting professional reading this, you're probably experiencing that strange combination of exhaustion and relief that comes with surviving another tax season.
Our S³P Search Methodology: Select, Source, Strategize, Partner
Search doesn’t fail because there aren’t good candidates.
It fails because the process is rushed, misaligned, or treated like a transaction.
The Unspoken Side of Tax Leadership: Mentoring, Morale, and Motivation
In tax, leadership is often measured by technical accuracy, deadlines met, and risk managed. Those things matter - deeply. But they’re not the whole story.
Looking Through Gen Z’s Eyes: What the Next Generation of Accountants Really Wants
Gen Z professionals grew up in an era of instant access and transparency. They’ve seen layoffs, burnout, and career pivots firsthand, and they’re asking sharper questions than any generation before them.
How Tax Departments Can Attract the Next Generation of Accounting Talent
A recent conversation with a Tax Director friend got me thinking: accounting enrollment is up, but most students still default to audit.
How do we get more students to pursue tax?
Succession Planning in Corporate Tax Departments: Not Just for CEOs
When most people hear succession planning, they picture the CEO’s chair. The boardroom, the press release, the carefully orchestrated handoff. Maybe even a battle of wits and bravado between four rival siblings, a la HBO’s Succession.
But here’s the blind spot: very few companies apply the same level of planning to their tax function.
How to Retain Great People: The Leadership Skill That Starts with Paying Attention
A few years ago, one of my team members walked into a meeting with a look on her face I couldn’t ignore. Something was off. It wasn’t anything she said out loud, but as a leader, I’ve learned to notice those moments. The pauses, the shift in energy, the way someone checks out emotionally even while physically present.