Updating Partner Compensation Systems at Accounting Firms: How to Plan and Implement a Change
Chrystin McHugh / Jun 20, 2025
Originally produced by Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC.
In a recent conversation on changing partner compensation systems in accounting firms, Russell Shapiro, Partner at Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC, speaks with Kristen Rampe, Managing Partner of Rosenberg Associates, about updating systems, including how to plan and implement a change and the questions that arise during these types of changes. Watch the full interview.
Highlights (with timestamps) include:
- 5:38 – How do you score behaviors and not just revenue generation?
- 13:13 – How can companies address a lack of buy-in with reluctant partners?
- 21:14 – What is the end product of a partner compensation consulting project?
- 25:28 – Who should serve on the compensation committee, and how should the committee be assembled?
- 36:35 – Should there be a ratio of highest to lowest partner compensation?
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