Figures from the Robert Walters South African Jobs Index, which charts vacancy numbers posted to online platforms, shows there has been growth within the accounting and finance sector year-on-year, more and more businesses now use the cloud accounting.
Nick Brushett, Manager, Robert Walters – South Africa explained: “In the first quarter of 2017, the rise in the number of roles has been largely driven by poor bonuses and low annual wage increased across various sectors as a result of socioeconomic unrest. This has led to accounting and finance professionals looking for employment elsewhere”
Much of demand has been driven by businesses looking for top tier equity professionals with strong technical skills in IFRS and reporting perspective to assist with the new IFRS 15 regulation changes.
Nick continued:“With IFRS 15 regulatory changes taking place, we can expect a candidate-short market for senior equity professionals as the year goes on. Organisations that are flexible in their hiring approach and those able to offer a clear potential career path and competitive pay will be more appealing to jobseekers”
Instructively, Robert Walters is one of the world’s leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies and focuses on placing high calibre professionals into permanent and temporary positions at all levels of seniority.
The South African business recruits across the accountancy and finance, banking, HR, legal, IT and engineering fields. Established in 1985, the Group has built a global presence with 53 offices spanning 24 countries.
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