Nearly three quarters of Australian accountants, around 70%, have struggled to hire ‘good quality people’ over the last year and just over half, around 57%, say they would recommend young people enter the industry, according to new research released today from online accounting software provider, Intuit QuickBooks.
While over one quarter of accountants say they would discourage young people from pursuing a career in the profession at all, 83% of accountants believe negative perceptions of the profession are a challenge for attracting and retaining talent. This 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.