We were excited to see 89 “Returning Firms” participate in the Anytime, Anywhere Work™ (ATAWW) Survey in both 2022 and 2020.
It is possible that these Returning Firms are the most dedicated implementers of Anytime, Anywhere Work programs. Along that line of thinking, we were curious how their responses compared to those of All Respondents (all survey participants). The following chart indicates the areas where our Returning Firms were more progressive or unique in some way from the rest of the survey set.
| Exhibit: Returning Firms Compared to All Respondents
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| All Respondents 2022 | Returning Firms
2022 |
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| Does your firm allow for Anywhere work? (Combines “Completely remote” + “We have office space and people can choose where they work” | 80% | 88% |
| Employ remote workers in another geography | 78% | 83% |
| Team member moved away but continued working | 79% | 90% |
| How often do geographically remote people travel to office | ||
| A few times a year | 37% | 42% |
| Never or rarely | 31% | 19% |
| We have a remote recruiting strategy | 43% | 51% |
| We offer remote audit as an option and sometimes require it due to our staffing needs, the client’s geographic location or other criteria like undesirability of the client’s facilities | 30% | 35% |
| Does your firm allow for Anytime work? Yes | 50% | 61% |
| Flex time options | ||
| Flex start/end times | 90% | 95% |
| Part-time | 80% | 87% |
| Reduced hours off-peak | 55% | 60% |
| Yes, we close every Friday during slower periods | 34% | 41% |
| Non-traditional staffing | ||
| Hiring non-accounting talent into service lines (like service coordinators or customer service associates) | 25% | 33% |
| Hiring non-accounting talent with other majors like finance and econ majors | 29% | 35% |
| We allow interns to work from the office, home, and other locations, sometimes outside our geography | 39% | 48% |
| Learning strategies | ||
| Zoom/Teams to share screens and apps | 88% | 94% |
| Remote onboarding | 57% | 66% |
| Our leadership has fully embraced Anytime, Anywhere flex and remote work, and their behaviors and actions genuinely demonstrate that support | 20% | 25% |
| Steps to ensure flex and remote team members feel included and empowered | ||
| Regularly remind leadership of remote/flex strategies | 49% | 58% |
| Investments in conference room technology | 63% | 69% |
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Renee is a partner with ConvergenceCoaching, LLC, a national consulting firm dedicated to developing leaders and transforming teams through coaching, practice consulting, strategic planning and learning and development.
