Qualified Accountants in Essex turning to interim work

Hays Senior Finance reports an increasing number of qualified accountants in Essex are considering interim management as a valid career path. 2008 shows a 10% increase on interim registrations in Essex and client demand is also high.

‘Qualified accountants are now considering interim management as a valid career path in its own right,’ says Karen Young, Regional Director at Hays Senior Finance in Essex. ‘We are seeing more and more qualified accountants come to us inquiring about temp roles as a long-term career rather than a stepping stone, or a way of filling the gaps.

‘These professionals are prepared to cast a wider net than the majority of finance professionals in permanent roles. They want to secure the best roles and are prepared to take international assignments if the right job comes along.

‘Interim managers have past experience of comparable challenges to the ones they are about to face, enabling them to add value from day one – reducing the risks, and guaranteeing success,’ says Young. ‘Interim managers have been met and referenced, enabling them to be in place in a matter of hours as opposed to months.’

Peter Keller, Specialist Consultant at Hays International comments: 'temping internationally appeals to people who want to gain international exposure and benefit from a better work-life balance. Candidates moving to a European country can benefit from the strong Euro and lower tax rates.'

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Notes to Editor

Hays Senior Finance has been developed from Hays’s established Accountancy & Finance business to provide a specialist service for qualified accountants and clients. Hays has a national network of experienced Senior Finance consultants. Hays Senior Finance recruits qualified accountants across commerce and industry, financial services, practice firms, public services and not for profit organisations at all levels, up to finance directors and partners in practice firms.

Hays Senior Finance team is a subdivision of Hays Plc, the FTSE 250 Company which employs 7,753 staff operating from 376 offices in 27 countries across 17 specialisms. Hays Plc placed circa 68,000 candidates into permanent jobs and paid circa 46,000 temporary workers weekly during the year ending 30 June 07.

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Hays Senior Finance
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