3 Key Skills That Will Get You An Accounting Job

By Ruoro Kairu 

The accounting profession is one that has seen a surge in professionals joining the market. Ideally, this would translate to more opportunities being availed for accountants.

This, however, does not seem to be the case.

I spent the weekend at a networking event. The event had top managers and CEOs from different companies and sectors.

I spoke to a few, in regards to the accounting profession. Most of them said it is hard to find a competent accountant in today’s job market.

While the job market is full of accountants, many of them do not have the skills and experience needed to work for large organizations.

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This then leads to a conversation of how an accountant can position themselves to be more employable or to get a promotion.

Here are the skills the CEOs and top managers shared, that they feel make great accountants.

Read on to see what skills CEO and Managers look at when hiring accountants.