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Private practices across Australia are showing clear intentions to hire in 2015, according to recruitment firm Hays.
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Hays tips increased hiring through 2015
03 February 2015
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The Hays Quarterly Report for January to March 2015 revealed strong demand for a variety of roles in private practice.
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Susan Drew, regional director of Hays Accountancy & Finance, said the private practice sector is particularly busy hiring business services seniors, intermediate and senior tax accountants, SMSF senior accountants, internal auditors and intermediate accountants.
“There is particularly strong demand from small to medium firms for managers, seniors and supervisors with advisory and compliance experience,” she said.
“Competition with the commercial sector, as well as higher salaries in commerce, have both led to a shortfall of candidates for professional practice. Candidates need strong communication and client liaison skills and high-level technical skills.
“Employers are recruiting new staff in order to bolster their teams for the year ahead. Candidate levels remain low and the movement of qualified accountants to commerce and industry continues to impact staffing levels in professional practice,” Ms Drew said.
She also said new projects in the property, construction and IT industries have had a positive impact on demand for accountants.
“While most industries are active, in the commercial sector we’re seeing particular demand for accountants with experience in the property and construction industries as well as IT,” she said.
“Employers want to work smarter, not harder. As a result, demand is high for management accountants who can rationalise reports. Employers want to ensure they are only creating the necessary and fundamental reports required, as opposed to a suite of reports that are provided simply because they always have been.
“Businesses are growing, and they are prepared to add new headcount. We’re seeing both permanent and fixed-term contract jobs on offer and as a result there has been an increase in candidate movement at all levels. Senior professionals in particular are not afraid to move between industries, or take a short-term sideways step in order to move their career forward long-term,” said Ms Drew.
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