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2017HIRING AND COMPENSATION TRENDS

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The Hiring Environment

Higher salaries: 3.7% average increase

Work-life balance initiatives

Succession planning

Flexible staffing and temporary-to-hire

arrangements

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The Hiring Environment

What employers seek:

Functional skills

Professional credentials

Strong nontechnical skills

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Accounting manager

Business analyst

Business systems analyst

Compliance officer

Controller

Financial analyst

The Hiring Environment

Internal auditor

IT auditor

Payroll manager

Senior accountant

Staff accountant

Hot Jobs

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The Hiring Environment

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems

Data analytics and database management

systems

Hyperion, for financial analysts

QuickBooks, for small and midsize

businesses

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Technical expertise in demand

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Fastest-Growing Industries

1. Healthcare

2. Manufacturing

3. Real Estate

4. Technology

5. Construction

1. Healthcare

2. Construction

3. Manufacturing

4. Technology

5. Real Estate

1. Healthcare

2. Manufacturing

3. Technology

4. Real Estate

5. Financial Services

1. Financial Services

2. Healthcare

3. Professional Services

4. Real Estate

5. Manufacturing

1. Healthcare

2. Manufacturing

3. Technology

4. Financial Services

5. Real Estate

1. Healthcare

2. Manufacturing

3. Professional Services

4. Financial Services

5. Technology

1. Healthcare

2. Financial Services

3. Manufacturing

4. Construction

5. Real Estate

1. Manufacturing

2. Healthcare

3. Financial Services

4. Professional Services

5. Construction

1. Healthcare

2. Manufacturing

3. Construction

4. Real Estate

5. Technology

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Financial Positions in Demand

1. Senior Accountant

2. Staff Accountant

3. Accounts Payable

Clerk

4. Controller

5. Accounting Manager

1. Senior Accountant

2. Staff Accountant

3. Controller

4. Accounts Payable

Clerk

5. Accounting Manager

1. Staff Accountant

2. Senior Accountant

3. Controller

4. Financial Analyst

5. Accounts Payable

Clerk

1. Senior Accountant

2. Internal Auditor

3. Financial Analyst

4. Controller

5. Bookkeeper

1. Staff Accountant

2. Senior Accountant

3. Accounting Manager

4. Senior Financial

Analyst

5. Controller

1. Senior Accountant

2. Staff Accountant

3. Bookkeeper

4. Controller

5. Accounting Clerk

1. Senior Accountant

2. Senior Financial

Analyst

3. Cost Accountant

4. Internal Auditor

5. Payroll Clerk

1. Staff Accountant

2. Senior Accountant

3. Controller

4. Cost Accountant

5. Financial Analyst

1. Senior Accountant

2. Controller

3. Staff Accountant

4. Financial Analyst

5. Senior Financial

Analyst

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