The report’s findings clearly show the modern-day accounting and finance professional. Employees now expect career progression opportunities and transparent care from their employers. Without these benefits, a high salary may no longer be enough for more experienced and skilled staff — particularly if they have to return to the office full time.
Employees now expect a sense of meaning, greater empowerment, career progression opportunities and transparent care from their employers.
Revealingly, 42% who returned to full-time, office-based work models wanted to quit altogether, compared to just 21% in hybrid models.
Like many leading professions, the finance community has largely welcomed hybrid working models and the technological advancements from moving work away from the office.
We believe that more organisations in accounting and finance should embrace this new working model and ensure that their staff has access to the best wellness and upskilling programs.
In an increasingly volatile, employee-driven labour market, these are now paramount considerations for Central and Eastern European organisations wishing to attract and retain the profession’s brightest talent.
