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Accountants in Demand

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A group of accountants. In a 2005 article for USA Today, Barbara Hagenbaugh reported that the demand for accountants and bookkeepers was increasing. Brent Inman of PricewaterhouseCoopers said, “It’s clearly one of the hottest markets (for accountants) that I’ve seen.” In 2004 his firm was hiring 45% more accountants directly from campuses, and he anticipated that number to grow in 2005.

Lest you think this information is dated, consider the accounting forecast recently released by the US Department of Labor. For years Universal Accounting Center (UAC) has proudly relayed previous reports that by 2008 accounting jobs would increase by 20%. That great forecast has been extended to 2014! They predict “Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow faster than average for all occupations through the year 2014. As the economy grows, the number of business establishments will increase, requiring more accountants and auditors to set up books, prepare taxes, and provide management advice.” The future is bright for freelance accountants and tax preparers!

In order to attract skilled and experience bookkeepers and accountants, many firms are offering higher salaries and more appealing benefit packages. When companies cannot find the applicants they need, they’ll look to skilled and reputable freelance accountants to step in and provide the services required. And proactive freelance accountants can get a foot in the door before the hiring process even begins. It’s the time when financial professionals can leverage this advantage, get high-profile clients, and request higher fees.

In a recent press release, Robert Half Finance and Accounting Index projects that due to work loads hiring in the third quarter will continue. The areas anticipating the greatest need for financial professionals include: 1. The Mountain Region: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, 2. West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and 3. East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee. And the industries most in need of accountants and bookkeepers are construction, manufacturing, and retail and wholesale.

That’s a lot of positions that the Professional Bookkeeper Program can prepare you for. A large number of these jobs will be in the smaller sized businesses with less than 100 employees. Universal Accounting’s Professional Bookkeeper program is simply the best training available to prepare you to work in this fast-growing sector of business. Learn more how you can benefit from this opportunity as a certified Professional Bookkeeper by ordering The Introduction to the Professional Bookkeeper program now.

Earn Additional Income On the Side

If you already have a full-time job, but would like to earn more money, start a part-time (or full-time) tax preparation business in addition to your normal job. Learn how this can be a year round opportunity providing tax services for individuals and business as a certified Professional Tax Preparer. See how working just two hours per day, you can be making $1,750/week. This is money that you can use to pay off debt, take that vacation that you have always wanted, or put money aside for retirement or emergencies.

UAC’s Professional Bookkeeper Program Will Help You Start Your Own Accounting and Tax Practice

Startup costs for an accounting and tax practice are minimal. You can begin part-time and work from home. In this market pining for accountants and bookkeepers, you’ll quickly build the client base that will allow you to work full-time, enjoying the lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of.

Universal’s Professional Bookkeeper Program (PB) will train you in the practical application of small business accounting, while enabling you to earn a professional designation, which demonstrates your expertise and true professionalism while putting clients at ease. Not only that, but the PB Program will also train you to market your practice, eliminating the competition because of the unique and valuable services you offer clients.

Consider what these PB graduates have said about the program:

Because of all your [UAC's] good training, I now have two clients and am working on a third before I’ve even sent out my letters. I just took your advice to contact firms in the paper who needed bookkeepers and used my resume to get in the door. -Lee Ann Bonacker

Taking the small business accounting course has been a great experience. I am starting my own business and they have also given me great information on getting clients and overcoming the anxiety that goes along with entrepreneurship. It’s nice to know they are here to help even when the class is over. -Becci Williamson

I’ve been so busy earning a living I never took the time to learn the skills I’d need to create a better way of life. I believe I now have those skills. -Sherry L. Gott

Start Today DVD Logo Would you like to learn more about this amazing opportunity? Order our video, “Start Today, and Have Your Own Bookkeeping Service” for just $9.95 and you can take the first step towards financial freedom. Take advantage of this high-demand market and add accounting services to your menu!