Is There Really a CPA Shortage?
In the accounting recruiting and consulting industry, a topic that seems to come up relatively often is the state of the industry—and more specifically, whether the so-called shortage of Certified Public Accountants is as dire as it seems and likely to last. The short answer: Yes, there is a shortage of accountants nationwide and it […]
What’s #TGRPCares All About?
If you read our most recent Giving Back Spotlight from Q1 2023, you might have noticed our mention of #TGRPCares, a campaign we launched recently. We’re excited about this and eager to share more about it with our TGRP clients, friends, and supporters. A Little Background on TGRP’s Commitment to “Doing the Right Thing” Our […]
Fun Things to Do This Summer in the Denver Metro Area
Summer is here, and we hope you’re all out enjoying a little downtime and some fun in the sun. There’s so much to do in Colorado that it is hard to choose sometimes, but if you need a little inspiration, here are a few possibilities that run the gamut—from outdoor adventures to quintessential Denver festivals. […]
Giving Back Spotlight: Q1 2023
At TGRP Solutions, we are committed to bettering our community. As part of that, we encourage our employees and consultants to support organizations that they care about, and we offer opportunities to get involved with nonprofits that TGRP cares about too. In fact, we’ve recently launched a campaign to remind our TGRP employees, consultants, clients […]
Strategies To Adapt to a Changing Candidate Market
A few months ago, hiring managers in the Denver, Colorado, job market braced themselves for what they assumed would be a big “about face” in accounting and finance. As anyone in the industry knows, accountants are in demand, especially highly qualified and talented accounting professionals. Candidates have been in the driver’s seat, able to demand […]
Accounting Spring Cleaning: Projects Your Accounting Team Should Focus on
If spring and summer are quieter for your company, it’s a great time to think about projects that will benefit not just your accounting department, but your entire organization. Accounting is always focused on compliance, but with your year-end audit behind you and a little room to breathe, you can spend a little time thinking […]
What the Best Companies Do to Retain Accounting and Finance Talent
If you’re a hiring manager or a human resources executive, you’ve probably heard the statistics about the intangible value of employee tenure. Not only does tenure have a “significant positive and sometimes very sizable impact on financial performance and operational excellence” (Harvard Business Review), it can make it much easier to entice new employees to […]
Five Tips to Improve Account Reconciliations
Keeping your company’s account reconciliation processes in good shape is essential for catching financial accounting misstatements and other issues. The Journal of Accountancy states that balance sheet account reconciliations are “one of the oldest and most important accounting processes,” yet, an underappreciated internal control over financial reporting. Even if you’re doing reconciliations today, there is […]
Dealing with Goodwill and Long-lived Asset Impairment in Volatile Situations
The topic of impairment of nonfinancial assets such as goodwill, long-lived assets, and indefinite-lived intangible assets is complex and overwhelming for companies—especially if it is new to them. If your company carries these assets on the books, you’re required to test them annually or more often in accordance with FASB ASC 350 and ASC 360. […]
2023 Denver Hiring Trends in the Metro Area
For many years, Denver professionals in accounting and finance have heard two mantras: Amid news of a 2023 recession and an obvious slowdown across many industries, are these two things still true? Here are some of the hiring trends that TGRP Solutions’ recruiting team is seeing as we start off a new year: Permanent placement […]