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2. Mapping a Career Path for Attracting & Retaining Talent

Financial Executive magazine • by: Robert L. Siegfried, Jr., CPA

The stakes for finding and keeping finance employees have never been higher. Here are some key strategies to consider.

The following article, authored by Rob Siegfried, recently appeared in the November 2008 issue of Financial Executive magazine. This article was based on the 2007 FEI symposium entitled, "Strategies for Identifying, Attracting & Retaining the Right Talent," which included insights from Rebecca Ryan, 2EO, Next Generation Consulting, Robert J. Daugherty, US Sourcing Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Adrien E. Deberghes , Jr., CPA Senior Vice President, State Street Corporation.

Mapping a Career Path for Attracting & Retaining Talent

by: Robert L. Siegfried, Jr., CPA

Demographic trends are likely to keep the world of accounting and financial recruitment highly competitive, as some 64 million baby boomers reach retirement age in the next two years.

The stakes for finding and retaining talent have never been higher. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 made the work of finance departments more technical, stringent and deadline-focused.

And the demand for accountants is expected to grow by 18 to 26 percent by 2014, according to Business Journal, which also found that three-quarters of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' members could retire by 2022.

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