Atlanta CFOs Plan to Hire Many Financial Professionals in 2007

It’s a good time to be in finance and accounting all across the United States, and Atlanta Georgia is no different from the rest of the country. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Metro Atlanta lead financial officers expect the recruiting of full time-time accountants and finance professionals to increase by a considerable amount in the first quarter of the new year.
Seven percent of the CFOs, who were asked about their hiring intentions for 2007, stated that they planed to be adding to their already existing staff. Only one percent of the two hundred asked were expecting to have any considerable cuts in the amount of Atlanta jobs at the beginning of the year. Only companies with more than twenty employees were surveyed.
This gives the city a likely six percent net increase in hiring in the financial sector, which is three points above the national average. Overall the city’s employment rate has grown by 2.1 percent in the last twelve months. The national increase for the year was significantly lower at 1.4 percent.
According to the U.S. Labor Bureau, Atlanta businesses have hired over two thousand eight hundred financial professionals with in the last year alone. This employment growth caused the city to rank in the top six fastest growing metropolises in the country, rating higher than Miami, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Interestingly, the top five cities for the highest employment rise were all in the south.

With this news, those in Atlanta currently seeking jobs in finance should begin to contact potential employers so that they may benefit from the first quarter hirings. Those not in Atlanta who are not opposed to relocating might want to consider it.
This increase in hiring is being caused by business expansions through out the Metro Atlanta area. With all the extra work, current employees are experiencing increased workloads, which are prompting the CFOs to bring in new talent.
What does this mean for those seeking employment in the financial sector in Atlanta? Right now businesses are beginning to compete for the best employees. The strongest competition is occurring over individuals qualified to fill such positions as staff and senior accountants, internal auditors, and financial analysts. When Businesses compete for the best employees, it is always good news for those seeking new positions. Individuals in these fields are much more likely to find themselves with competitive salaries and benefits.
If one is among those highly sought out financial professionals mentioned above, it would probably be to their best interest to apply to several different businesses simultaneously. When employers are so enthusiastic about staffing, one will likely end up with job offers at more than one location, allowing them to take the position that best fits their needs. The benefits to this approach are, as always, higher incomes and better perks along with the ability to chose an up and coming company that provides one with room to grow.