So what are the “top 10″ best jobs in the USA? The Wall Street Journal this week published research as provided by CareerCast.com – a new jobs search portal. As a group that focuses exclusively on projects and interim roles in the senior-level finance and accounting space, the DARTON team loves the “numbers” focused jobs that [...]
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Best Jobs in USA
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged accounting jobs, Best Jobs in USA, Career Blogs, CareerCast, Charlotte accounting jobs, Darton Group, Employment Research, Jobs Ranking, Jobs Research, Jobs Statistics, www.careercast.com on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DARTON Tip: Use LinkedIn Groups
Posted in Job Search Strategies, Networking, tagged Darton Group, LinkedIn Groups, LinkedIn Tips, Networking on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So what is the latest LinkedIn tip from the DARTON team? We recommend that you take full advantage of the “Groups” feature. Why join a group? Well, 3 primary reasons: 1) Search: You have access to all the profiles of other members of the group. 2) Communication: You have the ability to contact group members [...]
100 Best Companies to Work For
Posted in In the News, Workplace Trends, tagged 100 Best Companies to Work For, Big 4, Darton Group, Deloitte, E&Y, Ernst & Young, Fortune 100 Best Companies, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FORTUNE magazine has published its annual list of “100 Best Companies to Work For“. The DARTON team noticed that each of the Big 4 made the list – ranking fairly closely to one another. E&Y at #51, KPMG at #56, PwC at #58 and Deloitte at #61. Review the full list at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/full_list/.
All Eyes on Treasury
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CFO magazine, Darton Group, Treasury, Vincent Ryan on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The current issue of CFO magazine features a great article on the evolving role of treasury. The DARTON team took note of the following text from writer Vincent Ryan: “Today, with the economy in shambles, CFOs are rediscovering the potency of the treasury function”. Read more at http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/12835353.
5 Key Accounting Issues to Watch in 2009
Posted in Financial Reporting, IFRS, Trends, tagged 2009 accounting trends, Alix Stuart, CFO magazine January 2009, Darton Group, Fair Value, FAS 5, Financial Statement Presentation Project, IFRS update, XBRL on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1) IFRS 2) XBRL 3) Fair Value 4) Financial Statement Presentation Project 5) FAS 5: Accounting for Contingent Liabilities These are 5 important accounting issues that finance executives need to watch in 2009 according to Alix Stuart in the January 2009 issue of CFO magazine. Read the full article at http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/12834698.
Even More LinkedIn Tips for 2009
Posted in Job Search Strategies, Networking, tagged Darton Group, LinkedIn Tips, Networking on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In follow-up to the DARTON post from earlier this week, those networking gurus at LinkedIn www.linkedin.com have posted their own useful tips to help you succeed in 2009. Take the next steps to get “LinkedIn Fit” in 2009 and click here: http://learn.linkedin.com/09tips.html?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=2009promo
IFRS = Big Trouble for Companies that Don’t Prepare
Posted in Financial Reporting, IFRS on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Edward Iwata of USA Today published an article this week that featured some interesting perspectives and quotes on IFRS (thanks to Jean S. of Charlotte for sharing!). It is possible that US businesses (and foreign firms that conduct business here) will be required to adopt global financial reporting rules within 5 years. So what info and quotes [...]
Best of 2008 Career Articles @ CFO Magazine
Posted in Professional Resources, Research + Statistics, tagged Accounting Career Trends, Accounting Careers, Banking Careers, CFO magazine, Charlotte banking, Darton Group, Finance Career Trends, Finance Careers on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Career Tip of the Week The editors at CFO.com have published a great list with links to the magazine’s best career articles of 2008. From “Why Internal Auditors Make Great CFOs” to “Where Will All the Bankers Go?”, you’ll find it a great investment of time to review the list and read the articles. One of our favorites [...]
Update: DARTON Delivers the Gift of Warmth
Posted in Community Service, tagged Darton Group, First Annual Clothes Closet, Mark Weber, Mecklenburg Open Door, Mecklenburg's Promise, Rochelle Rivas on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank You! This past holiday season, DARTON GROUP founders Mark Weber and Rochelle Rivas asked the firm’s consultants and friends to support Mecklenburg Open Door’s “First Annual Clothes Closet” campaign to donate gently used men’s and women’s winter apparel. For those of you not familiar with our friends and office neighbors at Mecklenburg Open Door, the organization provides a valuable [...]
Check It Out: The Wells Fargo – Wachovia Blog
Posted in In the News, Uncategorized, Workplace Trends, tagged Charlotte Blogs, Darton Group, John Stumpf, The Darton Equation, Wachovia Acquisition, Wachovia integration, Wells Fargo - Wachovia Blog, Wells Fargo and Wachovia on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The DARTON team believes in the power of blogging. Our blog (The DARTON Equation) is a great tool that allows us to communicate efficiently and effectively (and in real time) with our valued consultants and clients. And we’re not alone in the corporate blogging world here in Charlotte. Have you checked out the new blog [...]
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