Financial staffing and interim management firm Robert Half Management Resources recently surveyed 1,000 CFOs and found that nine in ten respondents view a consulting career as attractive for senior-level accounting and finance executives. "It's been as much driven by employers as it has by employees," said Tim Hird, executive vice-president at the firm.
Consulting is especially attractive to finance professionals, whose expertise is highly coveted by companies worldwide. Finance experts help clients with strategic growth, mergers and acquisitions, initial public