Accountancy skills are still in demand for City firms, according to the latest City Employment Index from Robert Half Financial Services Group.
The bi-annual survey found that the employees most in demand were financial accountants, management accountants, regulatory accountants and financial controllers.
Many firms are now adopting longer recruitment processes to ensure they hire the right candidates and more technical accountants are being hired, along with internal auditors.
The number of candidates searching for jobs has remained the same, although temporary finance jobs are now slightly harder to find, and the survey reports that some temporary employees have returned to their home countries until the market improves.
However, temporary and interim roles in technical financial accounting, balance sheet control, regulatory reporting and management accounting have seen rises.
Last month, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Charles Tilley said that management accounting was vital in the current economic situation.
In an interview with the Times, he said management accountants were needed to manage risks and make decisions, adding that he was engaging in discussion with the Treasury to use management accountants to benefit the public sector.
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