Survey: Local hiring in finance to decline
The hiring of full-time accounting and finance professionals in the Charlotte market is expected to fall in the fourth quarter, according to a survey by Robert Half International Inc.
Three percent of chief financial officers in the Charlotte area expect to add staff, and 9 percent anticipate reductions. The majority of respondents, 88 percent, anticipate no change in hiring.
In the third quarter, 6 percent of CFOs surveyed planned to add staff, while 6 percent anticipated reductions. Eighty-seven percent anticipated no change in hiring.
The local results are based on the responses of 200 CFOs from a random sample of Charlotte-area companies with 20 or more employees.
“While the forecast for Charlotte is more conservative, businesses need a strong financial function to see them through all economic cycles,” says Max Messmer, chief executive of Robert Half International faxless payday advance. “When hiring, firms seek accounting and finance professionals who can help them reduce costs, ensure accurate reporting and guide business strategy.”
California-based Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) has been tracking financial-hiring activity in the United States since 1992. It places accounting and finance workers in temporary and contract jobs.
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