Credit crunch counting: Accountancy as a career in recession

Robert Holland of chartered accountants James Cowper LLP explains why now is a better time than ever to be an accountant.

We certainly appear to be living in interesting times. All of a sudden careers and jobs that once appeared as attractive and challenging, such as investment banking, now appear risky and unsafe. In such times many people might turn to accountancy, which often has a reputation of being a 'safe' career option.

To a large extent this may be true.