53% of employers still struggle to recruit accounting and finance staff according to our recent workplace study; Balancing Act: Is the accounting and finance profession ready to step up?
Despite the current economic climate, many employers are still looking to recruit talented accounting and finance staff. But it seems that a number are struggling to find recruits with the right skills and experience.
We are seeing that many finance teams are planning their people resources now to set up and manage cost-saving projects, provide greater financial and analytical support to operational leaders, access skills and experience to help weather the economic storm and address headcount issues through interim and contract staff.
Growth in demand for quality accounting and finance staff continues and while there may well be more candidates on the market, finance directors are telling us that quality still counts; proved by the fact that quality candidates are finding work quickly and there’s little indication of a future let up in demand.
