A 19-page practical guide to talent strategy for regional and mid-size accounting firms
The accounting talent shortage is not a hiring cycle. It is a structural problem that has been building for years and is not going to resolve on its own. The firms navigating it well are not finding shortcuts. They are approaching recruiting and retention differently than they used to.
This guide was written for managing partners and firm leaders at regional and mid-size CPA firms. It covers the market you are competing in, what your people actually want, how to build a partner pipeline before you need one, and what a well-run search looks like when the candidate pool is this tight.
What is Inside
- Why accounting talent is harder to find than it was five years ago and what is driving it
- The competition you are actually up against (it is not other CPA firms)
- What accounting professionals want in 2025 and why most firms fail to deliver it
- How to build a partner pipeline before the urgency hits
- A compensation reality check with current benchmarks and the caveats that matter
- The hiring process mistakes most firms are making and how to fix them
Written by Michael S. Hill, CPA, CVA. A decade of senior finance experience inside PE-backed companies, now recruiting exclusively in accounting and finance through Royal Search Group.