Finance and Accounting Professionals in Highest Demand
Within each scoring indicator, a role is awarded points if it is above average compared to other finance and accounting roles. Roles that had below-average demand received zero points toward their score. Roles were scored by comparing their 2022 growth to the second half of 2021 and their Q2 specialized unemployment rates.
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Financial Analysts3.75
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AR/AP Specialists, Bookkeepers3.37
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Accountants and Auditors2.80
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Billing Specialists2.14
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Cost Accountants2.05
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Finance Managers2.02
Ranking of roles is based on proprietary analysis of more than 6 million positions posted on more than 100 independent job boards and company websites, specialized unemployment rates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and placement data from Robert Half.
Finance and Accounting Managers’ Hiring Plans
July–December 2022
hiring for new roles
hiring for vacated roles
increasing the number of contract employees in their department
Finding Skilled Talent Is Toughest in These Areas
of finance and accounting managers said it’s challenging to find skilled professionals
The most challenging areas to hire:
- Finance and financial planning and analysis
- General accounting
- Financial reporting
Motivations of Finance and Accounting Workers on the Move
The main reasons professionals in this sector plan to look for a new job:
- Higher salaries
- More opportunities for advancement
- Remote work flexibility
of finance and accounting employees are actively searching for a new role or plan to by the end of the year
Current Unemployment Rates

1.0%
Financial analysts
1.1%
Accountants and auditors
1.2%
Financial managers
1.4%
Billing clerks
1.8%
Bookkeepers
2.2%
Compliance officers
2.2%
Loan officers
Current Population Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 8, 2022. Percentages reflect unemployment rates for select positions that were near or below the national unemployment rate at the end of second-quarter 2022.
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Data Sources:
*Robert Half calculations are based on job postings provided by TalentNeuron™, a comprehensive source of global labor market analytics by Gartner.
The Employment Situation — July 2022, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Aug. 5, 2022
Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2022, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Aug. 2, 2022
Online surveys developed by Robert Half and conducted by independent research firms in 2022. Respondents included executives, senior managers and employees from small (20-249 employees), medium (250-499 employees) and large (500+ employees) in private, publicly listed and public sector organizations across the United States.