We’ve all had those days when we’re fed up with our job and would like to switch careers for something less taxing – perhaps getting paid to review beaches or something. But according to new research by E-conomic, nearly half of accountants would prefer to be doing something else in the next five years. When asked what they were most looking forward to during this time period the most popular answer was ‘retirement’! Here’s what else they had to say:

• Almost 90% said it’ll become harder to keep up with financial reporting regulations
• Three quarters stated that they see themselves moving away from their current role to a more profitable consultant and business adviser
• Over 80% said that in the future it’ll be important for them to advise clients on how they can use IT to boost profit and efficiency

You can see the full report on Accountancy Age here.

Do you think life will become tougher for accountants in the 2010s? Or does the profession need to do more to motivate its people?