THE MARCONIAN | Volume IV, Issue 10
Quote of the Week: "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." -- Beverly Sills
March 11, 2016 - In This Issue:
Weekend Weather
Partly Sunny
Fri., Mar 11
Partly Cloudy
High 47 Low 40
Cloudy
Sat., Mar 12
Mostly Cloudy
High 53 Low 45
Storm
Sun., Mar 13
Thunderstorms
High 54 Low 49
Chicago Sports 
 Friday, Mar 11
 Blackhawks @ Stars
 7:30 PM, CSNC
 Friday, Mar 11
 Bulls vs. Heat
 7:00 PM, WGN
FEI Chicago Chapter Events
Take Your Work to Kids Day

Thursday, Apr. 7 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

James Monroe Elementary School
3651 W Schubert Ave

On Thursday, April 7, the FEI Chicago Chapter is partnering with Jr. Achievement entering classrooms to inspire students to achieve success. FEI volunteers will deliver relevant, hands-on experiences that will give students from kindergarten through fifth grade knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Our Chapter is sponsoring the James Monroe Elementary School in the Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago. Volunteers will be provided all course materials and instructions and will receive training. You will teach a 1/2 day from approximately 8:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Click HERE to learn more!

Weekend Events
Chicago Botanic Garden Orchid Show

Through Sunday, May 13

Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe

Stave off the winter blues inside the Chicago Botanic Garden's Regenstein Center, where the greenhouses and gallery will be packed with more than 10,000 in-bloom orchids, featuring an array of hybrids. On Saturday and Sundays, the Orchid Marketplace allows you an opportunity to purchase the plants.

Click HERE to learn more!

Senior Business Roles Held by Women Up to 24%, Global Survey Finds
by Sean McCabe|Accounting Today

As March 8th marks International Women's Day, a new report, titled Women in Business 2016: Turning promise into practice (based on the annual Grant Thornton survey of 5,520 businesses in 36 economies) reveals a slight increase of women in senior management positions, from 22% to 24%. Yet approximately one-third of businesses still do not have women in leadership positions.
The G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) is statistically among the worst performing regions, with 22% of senior roles occupied by women and 39% of companies with no representation of women in senior roles. Two of the poorest-performing individual countries are Japan - with just 7% senior roles with women - and Germany, with 15%.
Eastern Europe and ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos) report the highest proportions of women in leadership at 35% and 34% respectively, and with 16% and 21% of firms with no women in senior management, respectively. Russia tops the list of individual countries with 45% of senior roles held by women, followed by the Philippines at 39%.
"Companies across developed nations have talked the talk on diversity in leadership for long enough," said Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton International Global leader - tax services, in a statement. "It's time to put their promises into practice and deliver results. We know that businesses with diverse workforces can outperform their more homogenous peers and are better positioned to adapt to a rapidly changing global business environment."

Available Talent Spotlight
Is your team looking for someone with this skill set? 

Accounting/Finance Consultant, MBA
 
University of Chicago Booth MBA graduate with broad professional experience in healthcare, professional services, technology, consumer goods, financial services and energy.  

Core responsibilities have included:
  • Financial research, financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, financial modeling, executive communication and professional recommendations.
  • Experience leading several projects in the past including implementation initiatives such process improvement, performance evaluation, training and development, documentation of policies and desktop procedures, streamlining budgeting processes and SOX compliance.  
  • Extensive systems knowledge including PeopleSoft, Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Essbase and Microsoft Suite. 
If this person would be a good fit for your team, please contact Jonathan Moe at 312.546.9800 or at [email protected]
Potential Opportunity
Looking for a new opportunity? 

Finance Manager
 
The Finance Manager establishes decision support strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information, identifying and evaluating trends and options, defining objectives, making decisions and evaluating outcomes.

Scope of Work: 
  • Reviews, edits and enhances models, reports, etc. prepared by others within the decision support team.
  • Maintains financial staff job results by training, counseling, developing personal growth opportunities, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. This includes the enforcement of systems and policies as well as productivity standards.
  • Fosters process improvements in improving quality and reducing labor hours.
  • Mentors staff in guiding cost analysis process and practices by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures.
  • Ensure the integration of the decision support tool with the Regional CFOs for strategic, financial, operational, quality management and other management decision-making processes and applications in facilitating the information exchange.
  • Requires maintaining accounting and database technical knowledge to support staff in performing their roles and accountabilities.
Interested parties are encouraged to contact David Tuminello at 312.546.9800 or at [email protected]
Potential Opportunity
Looking for a new opportunity? 

Our client is seeking a Tax Manager with 5-8 years of experience at a CPA firm or family office. A successful candidate would be an individual that is highly motivated and energetic with a willingness to interact directly with clients.

Scope of Work:

- Manage tax process for the firm, including working with other team members and providing assistance to team as needed.
- Prepare and review tax returns including 1040, 1041, 1120, 1120S 1065, 990, Sales Tax
- Proactively assist clients with tax planning and implementation of new tax laws
- 5 plus years of experience as a senior staff or tax manager at a CPA firm or comparable position at a family office
- Licensed CPA in good standing is required
- Advanced degree such as MSA, MST or JD strongly preferred

Interested parties are encouraged to contact Jonathan Moe at 312.546.9800 or at [email protected]

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