Whether you are starting out in a professional career as an accountant or you already have an accountancy job but are looking for a change, one of the most important decisions is whether to look for a job with a private practice firm or an in-house job with a corporation.…
It can be notoriously difficult for companies to find and retain good junior accounts staff, which can cause problems because often, employees who fulfil this role are like duck’s feet; paddling away furiously below the surface so the corporate body can move serenely along.
The difficulty for many companies…
The announcement that the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB will cut over 2,000 financial services jobs has attracted a storm of criticism from trade unions and employees within the sector.
Lloyds TSB will shed over 1,600 staff within its operations, insurance and wholesale divisions as part of the…
The roll out of a major UK-wide project to replace 53 million gas and electricity meters (smart-metering) has seen demand rise for accounting professionals in the energy sector to support the project from a financial, systems and communications perspective.
With a good supply of immediately available candidates at the moment,…
Whilst 2011 was a tough year for many industry sectors and functional roles, accounting and finance remained relatively strong due to increased focus on cost control and compliance.
Highlights for 2011 included:
• In 2011 we saw an increase in market confidence. The number of fixed term and temp roles…
More women could be attracted to accountancy jobs in the future after PwC launched an opportunity for ladies to apply for its female partner shadowing scheme.
The organisation revealed that around 400 applications have been made for the position, which will see students gain an insight into the firm.…
Counselling is becoming a regular aid for people in finance jobs and other workplace roles because of difficulties caused in and out of employment.
That is according to new research published by Right Management, which found 30,000 employees accessed its Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) in 2011 – an increase…
Companies could require the help of people in accountancy jobs after the government announced the publishing of auto-enrolment regulations today (February 2nd).
Ministers hope that the package will help businesses put auto-enrolment into their pension scheme after clarification was sought in last summer's consultation.
Companies that are still struggling…
Finance jobs may still be needed in the coming months despite new research showing small improvements in the money situations of households.
Alliance Trust's UK Financial Reality Index rose from 56.7 to 62.1 in the final quarter of last year, but it is still short of the critical level…
Finance jobs could be required after new research showed that one in three prospective students is not worried by possible debt.
Credit Action found that one in four prospective university-goers it questioned have never received any form of financial education, such as informal teaching or leaflets.
Furthermore, only 27…
