As outsourcing gains momentum in Australian accounting firms, there still continues to be a dearth of independent research on the use and success of outsourcing. Of particular concern is the scarcity of research into human resource issues through outsourcing. This is compounded by the complexity of the different models of outsourcing domestically and offshore, along with different ownership models adopted …
2017 Good, Bad, Ugly Poll Results Analysis
This year’s Good, Bad & Ugly Insight poll has recently been released. The 2017 poll generated data on rates and pricing across Australian Accounting firms, which paints a generally optimistic future of how Australian accountants see the year ahead. The impacts on and challenges to the industry seem to be both evolving and staying the same. For the fourth consecutive year …
Offshoring versus Outsourcing? Why the confusion remains
Our CEO was visiting a client in Canberra the other day, and discussion invariably ended up mentioning the aggressive pursuit by offshore labour providers in the Philippines. The question then had to be asked: why are some firms considering the Philippines labour hire solutions, while other firms are knocking them back and working with Outsourcing offerings. The response was: Offshoring …
The Legal market pulse. Exploring alternative business models including outsourcing
The Commbank Legal Market Pulse has some interesting reading for Australian accountants, especially in the compliance area. Australia’s leading law firms are moving into, and responding to, a rapidly changing market. The changes are brought about by intensifying competitive pressures, with subdued revenue growth, margin compression, and increasingly demanding clients. This is compounded by continual price negotiations, the increasingly competitive …
The Millennials Takeover! Millennials in the workplace
For those that missed it, there is an interesting interview with Simon Sinek was released regarding “Millennials in the Workplace”. For those of you that missed this video, click here for the link. What’s interesting is that there are almost 7.4 million views of the link above, with 62,000 giving a thumbs up and 3,000 giving a thumbs down, and …
TPB rattles Outsourcing and Offshoring Users. Draft practice note released
A few days ago the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) released draft Practice Note TPB(PN) D38/2017 to provide practical guidance and assistance to registered tax practitioners in understanding their obligations under the Code of Professional Conduct in relation to the use of outsourcing and offshoring. It should be noted that this is a draft practice note, and submissions and comments are invited …
5 Threats to Australian compliance work today
In this blog we put down our thoughts on the 5 big threats to the future of Australian compliance. Software houses and Artificial Intelligence Starting the countdown from the most important threat (I guess that means we have the drumroll first), is Software houses and Artificial Intelligence. We put these at the top of our list, and research shows that …
Disruption in the real estate sector, lessons for Australian compliance
Watching the recent changes in the Australian real estate sector has been interesting, along with comments about McGrath and the newly formed “The Agency”. An interesting comment surfaced recently: “Going back before the float I could see the fragmentation of the industry – the huge impact the internet is having on our business model, the unprecedented low stock levels, and how …
Are we irrevocably losing Compliance skills in Australia?…
I had a chat with a firm the other day that was resisting outsourcing and going to keep hiring local staff, on the pretext that managers of the future had always come from within the ranks. Late last year we blogged about the possible trend to bring the jobs back home as a result of changes in the Australian political climate. …
Tax Agents still upset at outsourcing work overseas
In a recent posting on the IPA website, titled: “Tax agent hits out at outsourcing work”, there was plenty of online comments from the Australian accounting community, proving the matter of outsourcing and offshoring is raising considerable angst and anger amongst Australian accountants. The article leads with an Australian tax agent indicating that outsourcing work presents an “unfair advantage” over …
