Barnes recruited, now will recruit.GREG BARNES, A FORMER ARTHUR Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing partner who joined Staffmark Inc. in 2000, on Monday was to become an audit partner at Moore Stephens Frost. Managing Partner Greg Flesher Flesh´er n. 1. A butcher. A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down. - Macaulay. 2. A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife. described Barnes as a "star talent" who had been on MSF's wish list for five years. The new recruit will now join the other 12 MSF MSF Manufacturing, Science, and Finance (Union) partners in the never-ending quest to recruit more accounting talent to the firm. At a recent conference, affiliates of Moore Stephens North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. were told that the job of recruiting new staff talent was as important for partners as attracting new clients. MSF currently has 37 CPAs, including the 13 partners, and 45 other professionals, in offices in Little Rock and Rogers. The firm has several vacancies, particularly in the tax division. "That's a tough job to fill," Barnes said. "I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. that I'd characterize the situation as any different than most public accounting firms have trying to find qualified people to fill the various levels." Recruiting has been easier for MSF in northwest Arkansas since that office opened a year ago today, Flesher said. "The people that have come and knocked on the door to apply for jobs there has just been very encouraging. The number has been overwhelming to us and has certainly allowed us to identify what we thank are the best and brightest," he said. Among them was Keith Ekenseair, a former MSF employee who had gone to work for a client, Pace Industries. Ekenseair was brought back in as the partner in charge of the new office. The northwest Arkansas office hasn't been open long enough to be infected by an ailment ail·ment n. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness. common to the Little Rock office: travel burnout Burnout Depletion of a tax shelter's benefits. In the context of mortgage backed securities it refers to the percentage of the pool that has prepaid their mortgage. . MSF's specialty in animal agriculture operations requires extensive travel. "It's easy to recruit on campus when they hear that they are going to travel; that has an allure to the campus recruit. Over time, when they want to start a family, is when it becomes an issue," Flesher said. After a few years on the road, MSF accountants are often easy pickings for competitors with mostly local clients. "We think there's one accounting firm in town that doesn't recruit on campus," Flesher said, implying that it only recruits from MSE MSE Mouse (computer) MSE Materials Science & Engineering MSE Mean Squared Error MSE Mean Square Error MSE Master of Science in Engineering MSE Manufacturing Systems Engineering MSE Mechanically Stabilized Earth "which would be a very good business plan on their part." While staff accountants come and go, Flesher said the list of partners is stable. "Everyone from my perspective is fully committed to growing the firm. Every indication is they are fully committed to staying at this firm," he said. He also pointed out that four of the 13 partners are female. "That's indicative," he said, "that there is a lot of opportunity here for both genders." |
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