CompaniesProfessional ServicesTop 100 Accounting FirmsPrint articleMid-tier accounting firms fight off big four poaching effortsHannah WoottonColumnistDec 13, 2022 – 10.15amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAustralia’s leading mid-sized accounting firms say they are being forced to offer salaries 10 per cent higher than the big four, increase bonuses and speed up promotions to stave off attempts by the top end of town to recruit experienced staff.Pointing to skill shortages as the single biggest challenge facing their firms going into 2023, a slew of the firms on The Australian Financial Review Top 100 Accounting Firms list said Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC had ramped up efforts to poach their staff.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTop 100 Accounting FirmsAccountingBig four consultantsSkills shortageJobsWorkforce SummitLatest In Professional servicesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineSports stars keep shifting their watch brand allegiancesBani McSpeddenDark Emu beer with native grains at this destination breweryCrocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoesBOSS Financial ReviewFour women who started businesses after the age of 45Sally PattenWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedLife & LeisureA backyard beehive and an on-trend merino sweater to wear this winterEugenie KellyWill BMW’s Neue Klasse range be the game-changing EVs they promise?The Australian gallery that made art fun turns 20Rich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
