Contract staffing is becoming more popular than ever with financial employers.

7/3/2009

Contract staffing is becoming more popular than ever with financial employers. This type of employment helps increase a firms bottom line and operational efficiency.
Contract staffing is becoming more popular than ever with financial employers. This type of employment helps increase a firm’s bottom line and operational efficiency. It benefits the employees seeking accounting and finance jobs by increasing the marketable skills, while providing flexibility, sometimes contract jobs even pay benefits.

Accounting industry sources reveal that there is a talent shortage in the accounting and finance industry. This shortage of accounting and finance jobs is due to the decline in students majoring in accounting and finance, and the number of 40-55 year old workers in the field. Also, baby boomers are retiring, and their positions are being left open. Many baby boomers return to work after a few years of ‘retirement’. This accounts for the surge in the financial and accounting contract industry. Many CPAs, former executives, and consultants are employed on a contract basis. They do not want to work full-time and be strapped to one company. Contract staffing provides them with versatility.

An entire industry has opened up in the accounting and finance field since the SOX Act of 2002. Companies are now in need of experts to ascertain compliance of their financial statements. Companies need an independent opinion as to their SEC compliance. Therefore, SOX experts are in desperate need at all levels. Contract staffing, which provides full to part time help, is ideal for this type of position. Many companies simply need someone (SOX expert) to come in for a set time and work on a project. Depending on the industry, firm size, and individual position responsibilities, salaries for finance professionals vary from yearly salary take home amounts to per-hour pay scales.

Talk with your staffing recruiter for more information on the salary ranges for the accounting and finance jobs you're seeking, and what you can expect to earn as a finance professional. www.financejobz.com is a great site to find related financial jobs.

Ashley Ricks