Administration July 9, 2005

Finance Pros Upbeat About Job Prospects

September 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Life is apparently a bit rosier in the accounting and finance space as workers feel confident that jobs will be available and that they stand a good chance of getting hired for them.
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A  Spherion press release said the quarterly Spherion Accounting and Finance Employment Report found that almost a third (29%) of adult accounting and finance personnel believe that open positions are available – compared to 20% of adult US workers in general. Not only that but nearly seven in 10 (68%) of accounting and finance workers are confident in their ability to find a new job. That compares to 58% of all US workers.

“As companies continue to dedicate thousands of man hours and millions of dollars to meet compliance initiatives mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the result is an incremental need for accounting and finance positions,” said Eric Archer, president of Spherion Professional Services, in the news release.

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Other survey results include:

  • 74% of adult accounting and finance workers feel it is unlikely that their jobs will be eliminated in the next 12 months, compared to 77% of US adult workers overall.
  • 34% of adult workers in accounting and finance said they are likely to look for a new job in the next year, versus 39% of US adult workers.
  • 74% of adult workers in accounting and finance positions feel confident in the future of their employer, compared to 62% of the overall US adult workforce.

Spherion is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based staffing agency.

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