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(Episode 426; 10 minutes 46) Have you noticed that there’s fewer accountants these days? Where have they all gone? Companies cut hard in the finance department during the economic downturn, which means there’s a lot of finance people out of work. Many of those who are left are overworked and overstressed.

Now the economic outlook is more positive companies are ready to take on more finance people, particularly to help with project work. For some accountants this might be the opportunity to switch from an in-house job to a career as a contractor. If you’re an accountant now is the time to come out of hiding and make the most of the opportunity.

Although working on temporary assignments sounds like a fundamental attitudinal shift for a profession that I would have thought prefers the security of a permanent job. But, as Tony Cherbak, President and COO at Resources Global Professionals, remind us in today’s BTalk, there’s no such thing as a permanent job anymore.

So if you’ve got a career in corporate accounting, now might be the opportunity to make a change.