Benchmarking the accounting & finance function.

• Author: Half, Robert
• Position: State of the profession

A recent study found:

Accounting and finance management staff in the United States work 46 hours per week on average, while nonmanagement personnel work 41 hours.

Companies reported spending more money in recent months to recruit and hire professionals with sought-after skills.

In the U.S., nearly 40 percent reported that they don't use cloud-based solutions and do not plan to in the future.

As in past years, tax and payroll are the two most commonly outsourced functions for U.S...