Is there a market for freelance accountants?
I am a Chartered Accountant with 17 years experience, 7 years in a large audit firm and 10 years working for a large media company, but would like to investigate the possibility of going freelance. From what I can see from trawling the web, most opportunities seem to be in the tax and bookkeeping areas, whereas my skills are in general financial management and commerice.
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Answer 1 :
get started as freelance consultant including writing accounts. experience aside you seem to be having some good contacts and you should also explore the possibility of starting with freelance assignments without sacrificing your present job, until you have a fairly good clientele
Answer 2 :
Go to http://www.guru.com/ to find jobs from legitimate companies that you may have the skills to do
Answer 3 :
I'm sure there is a market for general accounting services. Check the requirements for a practicing certificate ( unless you already have this) i also know some people who take short term contracts and temp. They seem to make pretty good money too, although I'm talking about the financial services sector ( I don't know about other industries)
Answer 4 :
If you are in the U.K. - I recommend the folks at the Professional Contractors Group. They have compiled a terrific resource library for freelancers, including Chartered Accountants
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