Human Capital
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How To Become A Management Consultant
I am currently studying CIMA and I want to become a renowned management consultant. I want to know the courses I can take to achieve my aim. Thanks
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Resource Library
I read that there was a resource library with policies and procedures but I can't seem to find it on the site.
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Presentation Anxiety
What are some helpful tips you can provide that you have found to be useful in easing public speaking or presentation stress?
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Immigration Legal Fees- Taxability
If the company is paying for legal fees to help an employee on immigration status (not work visa, the employee already has a work visa, just trying to get immigration status) are the fees taxable as a fringe benefit?
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Profit Distribution Schemes For Closely Held Professional Service Firms
Working to devise a fair way to distribute profits among partners in a professional service business. Need to reward business development and project profitability. Any ideas would be welcome.
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Corporate Finance, Accounting & Treasury Associations
What accounting/finance/management/other associations or memberships are you a part of that have been proven beneficial to you personally or in your career? Thank you in advance for your input/insight.
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Problems with working 40+ hours week
I was reading an article about having less time to do things personally, as a result of working more hours during the work week. I attend a monthly peer group where we discuss business related material and create monthly "To Do's" that we are held accountable to complete before the next time we mee…
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Discussion Of How Stressed-Out CFOs Relax
It has been both my experience and observation that CFOs have the most mentally demanding and stressful jobs of all functions in a company. I would be interested in hearing what other CFOs do for down-time, recreation, or just plain stress relief. What do you do to keep your sanity?
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Controller vs FP&A Manager for a CPA and MBA with 10 years of experience
Hi, I'm in the cross roads of my career and have about 10 years of experience. I have worked in public accounting, I've been an Accounting Manager, FP&A Manager and financial reporting. All jobs have been for multi billion dollar companies and/or divisions of multi billion dollar companies. I …
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I am considering using a PEO
I am a small employer with 22- full time employees. The reasons I am considering using a PEO are because of HR compliance challenges, payroll matters and the need for affordable healthcare options. I am open to suggestions on the best PEOs to consider. I have been told a PEO can help reduce emplo…
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Outside Sales Commission Agreement Template
Does anyone have a prototype of a outside sales commission agreement for an independent sales agent?
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Excel Formula to Calculate Year End Bonus
I'm hoping someone can help me with an excel formula issue. I'm trying to create a spreadsheet that can calculate a bonus based on three different tiers. Each tier has two objectives that must be met to reach that bonus. So, for example, if net profit is $1,000 and gross profit is 15%, then bonus i…
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Employee vs independent contractor, help me win this argument.
The business I work for is engaged in a robust internal discussion about the cost vs benefits of employees vs independent contractors. There's debate over just about every aspect, including who really qualifies, the costs/benefits of independent contractors, the potential risks, and the quality of…
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PEO Pros And Cons - To PEO or not to PEO
I am seeking the opinions of the group regarding experience with specific PEO providers, the general model, and recommendations specific to a company's size (0-49, 50-99, 100-999, 1000 and above) and status (public, private and pre-IPO). Thank you!
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Sample Work From Home Policy – Is It Okay To Be Inconsistent?
We have had a policy for working from home of not allowing employees to work from home. However, I have discovered under certain circumstances (child sick, bad weather and difficult to come in) some Managers have allowed their employees to work from home instead of requiring the employee to take a…
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How to pay summer intern - part-time employee or contractor
We are hiring a summer intern to work for us this summer. Would it be problematic to pay him a stipend as an independent contractor or do we have to put him on the payroll? Thanks./p>
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Sales Commissions Plan
I'm helping a startup in the medical field. Does anybody have advice on a sales commission plans? Mix of salary and comm%? Rough % for commissions? Thanks! Jim in MI
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Company Car & Auto Allowance Policies
Can anyone share with me what your company policy is on company cars and auto allowances? I'm looking for a gauge of what the current market is for auto allowances or company cars for various management positions. We are a $5 billion rev company.
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Should annual bonus be paid to employee who resigns in January?
If an employee has an annual performance bonus as part of their compensation and they resign in January (after working the full year) before the amounts have been paid out, is it common to not pay anything? This would not be for a commission based amount, purely for a incentive bonus based on perf…
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What's the right size (headcount) for the accounting/finance department?
I'm looking for benchmark data regarding staff size in accounting/finance. I'm particularly interested in the medical device manufacturing industry.
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What standard FTE (Full Time Equivalent) do you use?
I'm revamping some of the Budgeting and Reporting we're doing and I wanted to take a poll and see what everyone's standard thought of what an FTE is. The general assumption is that 1 FTE = 40 Total Hours. This is based on Total Hours (Regular + OT + DT) For Example: 400 Reg Hrs + 100 OT Hrs + 20 D…
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FP&A Analyst Certification By AFP
Anyone have any thoughts on this new FP&A analyst certification? I'm a little confused to the intent as IMA offers the CMA which tests Financial Planning along with other management accounting skills. Thoughts?
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Which keywords are must haves in your LinkedIn profile?
I recently made a minor change in my LinkedIn profile and have increased my appearance in search results by 46%. The change I made was simply adding the phrase "value adding" to my profile headline. Which other keywords do you consider must haves in your profile? Obviously there are industry specif…
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Should I get my CPA or CMA? I'm at a crossroad. I'm an Asst. Controller with a BA in Acct & MBA in Mgmt.
I have no public accounting experience & I’ve been working in one particular segment for the past 17 years. I’m little over 40. The recruiters insist I will get better offers for Controller positions if I get my CPA. I have no public accounting experience & I’ve been working in one particu…
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