Nearly three quarters of Australian accountants have struggled to hire ‘good quality people’ over the last year (70%) and just over half (57%) say they would recommend young people to enter the industry, according to new research released today from online accounting software provider, Intuit QuickBooks.
Further, over one quarter (26%) of accountants say they would discourage young people from pursuing a career in the profession at all.
But whilst 83% of accountants believe negative perceptions of the profession are a challenge for attracting and retaining talent, it comes at a time of renewed optimism within the industry, with 60% stating they expect their client list to grow over the next 12 months.