Cautious optimism for accountancy jobs in 2010

  • The public sector is under increased pressure to reduce spending
  • There will be a greater use of interim staff to manage restructures this year
  • Time could be up for traditional management consultants
  • Project and change management skills will be in greater demand

The post recession business environment will offer new opportunities for skilled finance professionals to shine, but political pressure to cut costs will affect the jobs market.

While 2009 was a year of economic disruption, 2010 is set to be year of political upheaval with a general election coming up and campaigning already underway by both leading parties. The key campaign issue, unsurprisingly, is how the £178bn public sector deficit can best be reduced, but what effect will this penny pinching have on the jobs market for finance professionals?

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